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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/JLmpt40C"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "ArianaL"] [Black "Fiodor2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:39:37"] [WhiteElo "1193"] [BlackElo "1315"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [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 Qe7 5. dxe6 Qc5 6. Qd3 dxe6 7. e5 Qxf2+ 8. Kd1 h5 9. Ng5 Rh6 10. Nxe6 Rxe6 11. Qc4 Rxe5 12. c3 Re1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1