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[Event "Starr Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/VxHxBh4M"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Vladimir-Gh"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "16:24:47"] [WhiteElo "1655"] [BlackElo "1560"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+23"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A41"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 d6 { A41 Queen's Pawn } 2. e3 e5 3. c3 exd4 4. cxd4 h5 5. Nf3 d5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Qa4 cxb5 9. Qxb4 a6 10. Qc5 Nd7 11. Qxd5 g5 12. Nxg5 f6 13. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0