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[Event "Ruan Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HXA3zsVH"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "-"] [White "maxim2016"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.03"] [UTCTime "17:32:37"] [WhiteElo "1380"] [BlackElo "1498"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. Na3 Bc5 3. Qf3 Nf6 4. b3 Bb6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bxe5 Qe8 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Qxf6 d6 9. Bd3 Bd4 10. Qh6 Bg7 11. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0