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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/NJQpS6T5"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "David_2014"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:52:04"] [WhiteElo "1330"] [BlackElo "1407"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-26"] [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. Bb5 c6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 d5 6. Qe2 dxe4 7. Ne5 Qf6 8. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 9. Kd1 Nf6 10. Qd3 Qxg2 11. Re1 Qg4+ 12. Re2 Qg5 13. Re4 Qg1+ 14. Re1 Qg5 15. Qd6 Bxd6 16. Nxc6 Qg4+ 17. Re2 Bxh2 18. Bd5 Nxc6 19. Bxc6+ Nd7 20. Bxa8 Bg3 21. Nc3 Qh3 22. Ne4 Qf1+ 23. Re1 Qxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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