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[Event "Duz-Khotimirsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HNfaYDXR"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "17:10:27"] [WhiteElo "1985"] [BlackElo "1473"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. d4 Qf6 4. Bg5 Qg6 5. Bd3 f5 6. e5 Bb4+ 7. c3 Be7 8. Bxe7 Ngxe7 9. O-O Ng8 10. Nbd2 Nh6 11. h3 d6 12. b4 dxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qg5 15. Ndf3 Qf4 16. h4 Ng4 17. g3 Qh6 18. Nxg4 fxg4 19. Nh2 e5 20. Re1 O-O 21. Bc4+ Be6 22. Qb3 Rfe8 23. Rxe5 Qf6 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Qf7 26. Rae1 Rf8 27. Re8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0