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[Event "Timman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/BZCpkpbe"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Kittykatbot"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.11.18"] [UTCTime "17:31:49"] [WhiteElo "1941"] [BlackElo "1496"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation #2 } Qf6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Bxe5 Qf5 5. Bxg7 Nh6 6. Bxh8 Ng4 7. e3 Qh5 8. d4 Bb4+ 9. c3 Ba5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Ne5 Qh4 12. Qxg4 Qf6 13. Qg8+ Ke7 14. Bxf6+ Kxf6 15. Qxf7+ Kg5 16. h4+ Kh6 17. g4 d6 18. g5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0