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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/7KjlYU8r"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Grosu"] [Black "User113"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "16:10:00"] [WhiteElo "1230"] [BlackElo "1420"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+160"] [BlackRatingDiff "-183"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } Nc6 2. Nh3 Na5 3. d3 { Black left the game. } 1-0
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