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[Event "Kramnik Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ToxkNfcg"] [Date "2026.03.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Petrica"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.03.21"] [UTCTime "17:30:27"] [WhiteElo "1299"] [BlackElo "1403"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [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 } e6 2. Qh5 b6 3. Bc4 Bb7 4. f4 Nh6 5. Bb5 g6 6. Qh3 Qf6 7. Nf3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Nc6 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. e4 Qxf4 11. Kf2 Bc5+ 12. Ke2 Rd8 13. Nc3 Bb4 14. Rb1 Bxc3 15. dxc3 Qd6 16. Qxh6 Ke7 17. Qg7 Rhe8 18. Qxh7 Qc5 19. Bg5+ Qxg5 20. Rbg1 Qb5+ 21. Ke3 Rd7 22. b3 Red8 23. c4 Qb4 24. Qh4+ Ke8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qh4+ f6 27. Qh7+ Ke8 28. Qxg6+ Ke7 29. Qg7+ Ke8 30. Qxf6 Qd2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1