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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Pf80VTWR"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "dontnukeme"] [Black "cezar8"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "15:40:45"] [WhiteElo "1990"] [BlackElo "1662"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-52"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "15+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qf3 Qh4 4. g3 Qg5 5. Nh3 { White wins on time. } 1-0