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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/dZcmjIvL"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "vlc13985"] [Black "TihonConstantin"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:41:47"] [WhiteElo "1999"] [BlackElo "1456"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A50"] [Opening "Mexican Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 { A50 Mexican Defense } 3. e3 e5 4. Nc3 exd4 5. exd4 Bb4 6. Ne2 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 O-O 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bd3 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Re8 11. Qd2 Nb4 12. O-O Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Re7 14. Nd5 Re6 15. Qf5 Qe8 16. Nxc7 Rb8 17. Nxe8 Rxe8 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Qf8+ Rxf8 20. Rxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0