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[Event "ELOTER Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/57OlpRAK"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Petrica"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "17:15:16"] [WhiteElo "1520"] [BlackElo "1342"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Nf6 3. e5 Ne4 4. Qe2 Nc5 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nf3 g5 7. h4 Rg8 8. hxg5 hxg5 9. Rh7 Qe7 10. g4 Bg7 11. Nxg5 Rh8 12. Rxg7 Kf8 13. Rxf7+ Ke8 14. Rxe7+ Kxe7 15. Qf3 Rg8 16. Qf7+ Kd8 17. Qxg8+ Ke7 18. Qf7+ Kd8 19. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0