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[Event "Ruan Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/bHWILctI"] [Date "2025.10.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.10.16"] [UTCTime "16:42:12"] [WhiteElo "1383"] [BlackElo "1313"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-36"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nf6 { B02 Alekhine Defense } 2. f3 Nh5 3. Bc4 Nf4 4. g3 Ng2+ 5. Kf1 Nf4 6. gxf4 c5 7. f5 Nc6 8. f4 Nd4 9. Qh5 Nxc2 10. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0