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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/PFoEjBXc"] [Date "2026.03.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcus01"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.26"] [UTCTime "17:18:13"] [WhiteElo "1483"] [BlackElo "1414"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [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 } b6 3. d3 Be7 4. h4 h6 5. g3 g5 6. h5 g4 7. Nh4 Bxh4 8. gxh4 Nf6 9. e5 Nxh5 10. Qxg4 Nf6 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Rh2 Nc6 14. Qf4 Qxf4 15. Bxf4 Ke7 16. Bxc7 Rag8 17. Nc3 Rg1+ 18. Bf1 Rhg8 19. O-O-O R1g4 20. f3 d6 21. fxg4 Rxg4 22. Bb8 Nxb8 23. Be2 Rf4 24. Rg1 Na6 25. Ne4 Nc5 26. Nxc5 bxc5 27. h5 Bd5 28. c4 Bc6 29. Kb1 d5 30. cxd5 Bxd5 31. b3 Rb4 32. Bd1 a5 33. Bc2 a4 34. a3 Rb6 35. Ka2 axb3+ 36. Bxb3 c4 37. dxc4 Bxc4 38. Bxc4 Rc6 39. Rc1 e5 40. Re2 Rc5 41. Kb3 e4 42. Rxe4+ { Black resigns. } 1-0