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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/7HcKNPqJ"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcus01"] [Black "Lucaous28"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "16:19:18"] [WhiteElo "1602"] [BlackElo "1439"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Be2 Nxf3+ 5. Bxf3 Qf6 6. c3 Bc5 7. g3 d6 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Qxd4 10. Be3 Qxb2 11. Bxc5 dxc5 12. Nd2 Be6 13. Rb1 Qxa2 14. Rxb7 O-O-O 15. Rb1 Qa6 16. Ra1 Qd3 17. Be2 Qd7 18. Rb1 Nf6 19. Ba6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0