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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/EfSjoJQ5"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "mateipascu"] [Black "David_2014"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:41:45"] [WhiteElo "1508"] [BlackElo "1335"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-21"] [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 } Bc5 3. d4 Bb6 4. d5 exd5 5. exd5 Qe7+ 6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qxe3+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 d6 10. Rf1 Bg4 11. Ng5 Nh6 12. Bxg4 Nxg4 13. Nxf7 Nc6 14. Nc3 Nh6 15. O-O-O Nxf7 16. Rde1+ Kf8 17. Rf2 Ne7 18. Ref1 Re8 19. Rxf7+ Kg8 20. Ne4 a5 21. Ng5 b6 22. Ne6 c6 23. Rf8+ Rxf8 24. Rxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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