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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/OwLMNNsk"] [Date "2026.06.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.18"] [UTCTime "16:04:43"] [WhiteElo "1494"] [BlackElo "1789"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } Qf6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. f3 d5 5. cxd5 Qd4 6. Nh3 exd5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 Bxh3 9. Rf1 Bxg2 10. Bxc6+ Nxc6 11. d3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Qf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1