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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/QW9Lhg7u"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "tapesvlad"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:48:46"] [WhiteElo "1559"] [BlackElo "1513"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-15"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [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 } Bc5 3. Bb5 c6 4. Bc4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bd3 Qe7+ 7. Be2 Bg4 8. O-O Bd6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qe5 11. c3 Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
            000000½1Markits1½
            111111½0tapesvlad6½
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