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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/XW6gjBsM"] [Date "2026.06.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Ioan2012"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.27"] [UTCTime "16:41:47"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1816"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } Qf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nh6 5. Bg5 Qg6 6. d4 Bb6 7. c5 Ba5+ 8. b4 Bxb4+ 9. Ke2 Qxe4+ 10. Be3 Nf5 11. Nbd2 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. Rd1 d5 14. g3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bg2 d4 18. f4 Qe7 19. g4 Nxe3 20. Qxd4 Nxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Bxg4+ 22. Kd2 Rd8 23. Qxd8+ Qxd8+ 24. Ke3 O-O 25. Bxb7 Re8+ 26. Kf2 Qd2+ 27. Kg3 Bh5 28. Kh4 g6 29. Kg5 f6+ 30. Kxf6 Qxf4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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