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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/5piGjvVE"] [Date "2026.02.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2018"] [Black "Damian2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.11"] [UTCTime "16:53:30"] [WhiteElo "1622"] [BlackElo "1342"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van Geet Opening"] [Termination "Abandoned"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nc3 { A00 Van Geet Opening } { Black wins by forfeit. } 1-0