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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Lm5S77zj"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Fiodor2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:20:36"] [WhiteElo "1432"] [BlackElo "1233"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-18"] [BlackRatingDiff "+20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Nh3 Be7 3. Qh5 e5 4. Bc4 Nh6 5. d4 d6 6. Bxh6 O-O 7. Qg4 Bxg4 { White resigns. } 0-1
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