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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/VGT5eAR4"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:23:09"] [WhiteElo "1517"] [BlackElo "1786"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [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 } Nf6 3. Ne5 Nxe4 4. Qh5 g6 5. Qf3 Ng5 6. Qf4 Bd6 7. d4 Nc6 8. Qh4 Bxe5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bxg5 Qxg5 11. Qxg5 Nc4 12. Bxc4 d5 13. Bb5+ c6 14. Ba4 h6 15. Qe5 Rg8 16. O-O Bd7 17. Nc3 O-O-O 18. Nb5 cxb5 19. Bb3 f5 20. c4 dxc4 21. Rac1 Bc6 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rge8 24. Rd4 Bd5 25. Rc1+ Bc6 26. Rcd1 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 g5 28. f4 g4 29. h3 gxh3 30. gxh3 Rg8+ 31. Kh2 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Re2+ 33. Qe4 Bxe4+ { White resigns. } 0-1
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