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A00 Van't Kruijs Opening
1e3d52Ke2Nf63Kd3Nc64Qf3e55Nc3Bf5+6Qxf5Ke77Qxe5+Nxe5+8Kd4#
1-0
King in the center, White is victorious
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[Event "Academie Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/cL3Xzbv3"] [Date "2023.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Andreeauag"] [Black "Academie"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.03.18"] [UTCTime "13:51:19"] [WhiteElo "1336"] [BlackElo "1467"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+28"] [BlackRatingDiff "-110"] [Variant "King of the Hill"] [TimeControl "240+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } d5 2. Ke2 Nf6 3. Kd3 Nc6 4. Qf3 e5 5. Nc3 Bf5+ 6. Qxf5 Ke7 7. Qxe5+ Nxe5+ 8. Kd4# { Game ends by variant rule. } 1-0