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[Event "Ruan Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/D4FWWfCj"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.03"] [UTCTime "17:56:56"] [WhiteElo "1480"] [BlackElo "1351"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Qf6 4. d4 Nh6 5. dxc5 Qh4 6. g3 Qh3 7. Bxh6 gxh6 8. Qf3 { Black resigns. } 1-0