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[Event "Taimanov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/SOiY71MP"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Mate2017"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "17:44:06"] [WhiteElo "1436"] [BlackElo "1453"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+25"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } g6 2. Bc4 Bg7 3. Qf3 f6 4. Nh3 Nh6 5. Nf4 e6 6. Nxe6 dxe6 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Bc4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nf7 10. Na4 b5 11. Bb3 bxa4 12. Bxa4 Na6 13. g4 Ne5 14. Qe4 Bb7 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Qf4 g5 17. d4 gxf4 18. exf4 Nf3+ 19. Ke2 Qxd4 20. Kf1 Qd1+ 21. Kg2 Ne1+ 22. Kf1 Nd3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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