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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/WBRWtJMN"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:14:42"] [WhiteElo "1510"] [BlackElo "1424"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. h4 d5 7. Bb3 d4 8. Ng5 d3 9. Qh5 Be7 10. Qxf7+ Kd7 11. Bxe6+ Nxe6 12. Nxe6 Qe8 13. Qxg7 Kxe6 14. f4 Bd7 15. cxd3 Qg8 16. Qh6+ Bf6 17. Qxf6+ Kd5 18. d4 Nxd4 19. d3 Rf8 20. Qh6 Bg4 21. Be3 Nc6 22. Nc3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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 1101100010010010100CiprianCiopa8
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