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[Event "Taimanov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/7TJPUTAr"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcus01"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "17:00:01"] [WhiteElo "1450"] [BlackElo "1436"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e5 Ng4 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bb5 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qd2 e5 13. dxe5 fxe5 14. Qxh6 Rb8 15. O-O-O d4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Rde1 dxc3 18. Rxe7+ Kxe7 19. bxc3 Be6 20. Re1 Rb7 21. Qxe6+ Kd8 22. Qe7+ Kc8 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
              1001½0maxim20162½
              0110½1Marcus013½
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