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[Event "Monthly Classical Inc Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/8tMNPzxD"] [Date "2026.01.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Luca878"] [Black "ZhigaIko_Sergel"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.02"] [UTCTime "19:46:54"] [WhiteElo "1118"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+55"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. Ne5 Nf6 4. Qf3 Nc6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. c4 e6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qc3 Qf6 12. Qa3 Bc6 13. d3 exd3 14. Bxd3 c4 15. Bxc4 Bxa3 16. bxa3 Qxa1 17. O-O O-O 18. Bd2 Qxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Rfd8 20. Ba5 Rd1 21. Bc7 Bb5 22. g3 Bxf1 23. Kh1 Bh3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1