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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/JHU3qF8E"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Topaconstantin"] [Black "Catalin17"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "17:32:52"] [WhiteElo "1196"] [BlackElo "1144"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 Qh4 5. Nc3 Qg5 6. Qxg5 Nf6 7. Bb5 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 O-O 9. Nf6+ Kh8 10. Qh4 h5 11. Qxh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0