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[Event "Estrin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/AY9Qc3GP"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad220117"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.29"] [UTCTime "17:49:06"] [WhiteElo "1720"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [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 } e5 3. dxe5 Bc5 4. Nc3 Qh4 5. Be3 Bb4 6. Nf3 Qd8 7. Bg5 f6 8. exf6 gxf6 9. Ne5 fxg5 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0