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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
Markits (1526)
−4
ioan20 (1829)
+4
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Short Arena
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[Event "Short Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/QTakPZkx"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "16:35:07"] [WhiteElo "1526"] [BlackElo "1829"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. f3 Qh4+ 3. g3 Qf6 4. f4 e5 5. fxe5 Qxe5 6. d3 Bc5 7. Nf3 Qf6 8. e5 Qe6 9. Bf4 f6 10. d4 Bb6 11. h4 fxe5 12. Bh3 Qf6 13. dxe5 Qc6 14. Nc3 Ne7 15. Qe2 Ba5 16. Ng5 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Qxc3+ 18. Qd2 Qxa1+ 19. Qc1 Qd4 20. Be3 Qe4 21. Rf1 Qxe5 22. c3 Qxg3+ 23. Ke2 Qxh4 24. Bd4 Qh5+ 25. Ke1 Rg8 26. Qf4 Nd5 27. Qe5+ Ne7 28. Qf4 Ng6 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. Bxg7 Re8+ 31. Kf2 Qe2+ 32. Kg3 Qe3+ 33. Kg4 Ne5+ 34. Kf5 Nxf7 35. Nxf7+ Ke7 36. Ng5 Qxh3+ 37. Kf4 Qxf1+ 38. Kg4 Rg8 39. Bd4 Qg2+ 40. Kf5 Qxg5+ 41. Ke4 d5+ 42. Kd3 Bf5+ 43. Ke2 Qg4+ 44. Kf2 Qg3+ 45. Ke2 Bd3+ 46. Kd1 Qf3+ 47. Kd2 Qe2+ 48. Kc1 Qc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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