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[Event "Hourly Rapid Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/a3zanpzU"] [Date "2022.12.16"] [Round "-"] [White "DGTU"] [Black "Petrozavotsk"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2022.12.16"] [UTCTime "09:42:31"] [WhiteElo "1844"] [BlackElo "1220"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Ware Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 a5 { B00 Ware Defense } 2. Qf3 h5 3. Bc4 Na6 4. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0