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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/WOzrxpyo"] [Date "2026.10.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "DavidP"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.10.08"] [UTCTime "16:25:17"] [WhiteElo "1524"] [BlackElo "1223"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-20"] [BlackRatingDiff "+23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Nc3 Qh4 4. Nh3 Nh6 5. O-O Bd6 6. g3 Qxh3 7. Qf3 Bc5 8. Nb5 Na6 9. Nc3 Nb4 10. Bb3 Nxc2 11. Bxc2 Bb6 12. e5 Ba5 13. Nb5 Bb4 14. Nxc7+ Ke7 15. d3 Ng4 16. Bg5+ f6 17. exf6+ gxf6 18. Bxf6+ Kf8 19. Bxh8+ Ke7 20. Nxa8 Qxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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