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[Event "McShane Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/2eHwDbBS"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "ioan20"] [Black "Vlad220117"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "17:36:15"] [WhiteElo "1932"] [BlackElo "1770"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nd4 Bc5 4. Bc4 Bxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 6. Qh5 g6 7. Qd5 Nh6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Qxe4+ Kf8 10. O-O d6 11. d3 f5 12. Bxh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0