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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
Markits (1520)
+7
Matvei2016 (1372)
−8
Checkmate • White is victorious
ELOTER Arena
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[Event "ELOTER Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/3VxVlhWl"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Matvei2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "17:25:14"] [WhiteElo "1520"] [BlackElo "1372"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Bc4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bxd5 Nb8 7. Bc4 b6 8. Ne5 Nh6 9. d4 Bb4 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Qf3 O-O 12. Qg3+ Kh8 13. Nxf7+ Rxf7 14. Bxf7 Qf8 15. Qf3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Na6 17. O-O Nb8 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Re8 Bb7 20. Qf6+ Nxf6 21. Rxf8+ Kg7 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Bc4 Nh5 24. Re1 Nf4 25. Re7+ Kf6 26. Rxh7 Kg6 27. Rxc7 Bxg2 28. Rxa7 Bh3 29. Bd3+ Kg5 30. Ra6 Ng2 31. Rxb6 Nh4 32. Rb7 Nf3+ 33. Kh1 Nd2 34. d5 Nf3 35. d6 Nd2 36. d7 Nf3 37. d8=Q+ Kh5 38. Qd5+ Kh4 39. Qxf3 Bg2+ 40. Qxg2 h5 41. Qg3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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