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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
Markits (1565)
−11
paliciucpavel (1581)
+12
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Starr Arena
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[Event "Starr Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Xm3cbPxa"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "paliciucpavel"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "16:31:51"] [WhiteElo "1565"] [BlackElo "1581"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Hippopotamus Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nh6 { B00 Hippopotamus Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 g6 3. d3 Bg7 4. Bxh6 Bxh6 5. Qf3 O-O 6. d4 e6 7. e5 d5 8. Bb3 Nc6 9. Nh3 Nb4 10. Na3 Kg7 11. g4 Kg8 12. g5 Bg7 13. c3 Nc6 14. Qg4 a6 15. Bc2 Na5 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. f4 b6 18. Rf1 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. f5 exf5 21. Qh4 d4 22. cxd4 cxd4 23. Rd1 Be6 24. b4 Nc4 25. Nxc4 Bxc4 26. Rf4 Rb8 27. Rfxd4 Qb6 28. Rxc4 a5 29. bxa5 Qxa5+ 30. Ke2 Qxa2+ 31. Rc2 Qxc2+ 32. Rd2 Qc4+ 33. Qxc4+ Kh8 34. Qc7 Rbc8 35. Qe7 Rce8 36. Qd6 Bxe5 37. Qd5 Bc3+ 38. Kd3 Bxd2 39. Qd4+ Kg8 40. Qd5+ Kg7 41. Qd7+ Kh8 42. Qd4+ Kg8 43. Nf4 Rd8 44. Qxd8 Rxd8+ 45. Kc4 Bxf4 46. h4 h5 47. Kc5 Be3+ 48. Kc6 f4 49. Kc7 f3 50. Kxd8 f2 51. Ke7 f1=Q 52. Ke6 Qf5+ 53. Ke7 Qf7+ 54. Kd6 Kf8 55. Ke5 Ke7 56. Ke4 Kd6 57. Kxe3 Qe6+ 58. Kd4 Qd5+ 59. Kc3 Ke5 60. Kc2 Qd4 61. Kb3 Kd5 62. Kc2 Qe3 63. Kd1 Kd4 64. Kc2 Qc3+ 65. Kd1 Qh3 66. Kc1 Kc3 67. Kd1 Qh2 68. Ke1 Kd3 69. Kf1 Ke3 70. Ke1 Qe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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paliciucpavel
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Markits
8½
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