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[Event "Englisch Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/RWqf3TXG"] [Date "2026.03.19"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcus01"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.19"] [UTCTime "17:14:56"] [WhiteElo "1477"] [BlackElo "1353"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [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 } Nh6 3. d4 b6 4. Bxh6 gxh6 5. Nc3 d5 6. e5 Bb7 7. Bb5+ Bc6 8. Bxc6+ Nxc6 9. Qd2 Bb4 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nb8 12. Nd2 Rg8 13. Rhg1 f6 14. exf6 Qe7 15. fxe7 Kxe7 16. Qxc7+ Nd7 17. Nf3 Rgc8 18. Qb7 Rcb8 19. Qc7 Rc8 20. Qb7 Rcb8 21. Qc6 Rc8 22. Qa4 Rc7 23. Qa3+ Kf6 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5+ Kxe5 26. Rde1+ Kf6 27. Qf3+ Ke7 28. Qe3 Rac8 29. Qxe6+ Kd8 30. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0