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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
Markits (1510)
−7
RomanSereda (1663)
+8
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Short Arena
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[Event "Short Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/INwjQbE7"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "RomanSereda"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "16:10:06"] [WhiteElo "1510"] [BlackElo "1663"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: King's Indian Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d3 { C00 French Defense: King's Indian Attack } Qf6 3. h4 Bc5 4. f3 Nh6 5. Bg5 Qxb2 6. Nd2 Bd4 7. c3 Bxc3 8. Rc1 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 10. Bxd2 Nc6 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. h5 Nd4 13. Nh3 O-O 14. Nf4 e5 15. Nd5 c6 16. Ne7+ Kg7 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Be2 Nxe2 19. Kxe2 c5 20. g4 b5 21. Ke3 c4 22. dxc4 bxc4 23. f4 exf4+ 24. Kxf4 Rfe8 25. Rhg1 c3 26. g5 Rc4 27. Kf5 Rexe4 28. gxh6+ Kxh6 29. Rg5 Rf4+ 30. Ke5 Rce4+ 31. Kd5 Rd4+ 32. Ke5 Rfe4+ 33. Kf6 Rf4+ 34. Ke7 Rfe4+ 35. Kxf7 Rd6 36. Rcg1 Rf4+ 37. Ke7 Re6+ 38. Kxd7 Rfe4 39. Rh1 Kxg5 40. a4 Re1 41. Rh2 c2 42. Rxc2 R6e2 43. Rc5+ Kf4 44. a5 Rd2+ 45. Kc6 Re6+ 46. Kb7 a6 47. Rc6 Rd7+ 48. Kxa6 Rxc6+ 49. Kb5 Rc1 50. a6 Rdc7 51. Kb6 Rc8 52. Kb7 R8c2 53. a7 Rb2+ 54. Ka8 Rc8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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Markits
8½
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RomanSereda
30½
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