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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/DQKqxsEC"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "ioan20"] [Black "DavidBoteZ"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "16:20:29"] [WhiteElo "1877"] [BlackElo "1687"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-44"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Qh5 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Nh3 Nd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. dxe5 Nh5 8. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0