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[Event "Short Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/PfrAOnLj"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "16:17:33"] [WhiteElo "1503"] [BlackElo "1398"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [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. e5 Qf5 4. Bd3 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 6. Bxf5 Bd6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. Bc2 Nc6 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Ba4 Nc4 11. d5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Nb6 13. Qb3 Nxa4 14. Qxa4 a6 15. Qa5 b5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Qd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0