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[Event "Taimanov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Mbqn4ckt"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Gabisor"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "17:37:48"] [WhiteElo "1947"] [BlackElo "1569"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Qf6 3. Nf3 e5 4. dxe5 Qd8 5. Nc3 f6 6. Nd4 fxe5 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qxe5+ Be7 9. Qxh8 Bh4 10. Qxg8+ Ke7 11. Nd5+ Kd6 12. Bf4+ Kc5 13. Nb3+ Kc6 14. Nb4+ Kb6 15. Be3+ c5 16. Bxc5+ Kc7 17. Nd5+ Kc6 18. Na5+ Kxc5 19. b4+ Kd4 20. c3+ Kxe4 21. Bd3+ Kxd3 22. O-O-O+ Ke2 23. Rd2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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