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[Event "Caruana Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/a3PcQ5M9"] [Date "2026.01.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Stefanmartie"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.01"] [UTCTime "17:21:29"] [WhiteElo "1535"] [BlackElo "1380"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } Nc6 2. Qh5 e5 3. Bc4 Ke7 4. b3 Kd6 5. Ba3+ Nb4 6. Bxb4+ Kc6 7. Qxe5 Bxb4 8. Qd5+ Kb6 9. Qb5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0