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[Event "Almási Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ADSo3gJp"] [Date "2025.12.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.12.20"] [UTCTime "17:44:19"] [WhiteElo "1549"] [BlackElo "1430"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bd6 3. g3 Bxg3 4. hxg3 Nf6 5. Nh4 Nxe4 6. Qf3 Ng5 7. Qf4 f6 8. Bc4 e5 9. Qg4 Nf7 10. Qxg7 Qe7 11. Ng6 Qd6 12. Qxf7+ Kd8 13. Nxh8 Nc6 14. Qg8+ Ke7 15. Qf7+ Kd8 16. Qxh7 Nd4 17. Nf7+ Ke7 18. Nxd6+ Kxd6 19. Qf7 Nc6 20. Rh7 Nd8 21. Qd5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0