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[Event "Rublevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/dd26CxYP"] [Date "2026.01.31"] [Round "-"] [White "Cristi_63"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.31"] [UTCTime "17:34:36"] [WhiteElo "1316"] [BlackElo "1078"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [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 } e6 2. Qh5 Ke7 3. b3 Kd6 4. Ba3+ Kc6 5. Qb5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0