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[Event "Rose1 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/eoQ8eu79"] [Date "2026.07.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "DavidP"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.07.16"] [UTCTime "16:37:02"] [WhiteElo "1548"] [BlackElo "990"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } Bc5 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 Nb4 7. Nfg5 Nxd3+ 8. Qxd3 Bxf2+ 9. Nxf2 f6 10. Nfe4 fxg5 11. Nxg5 h6 12. Qg6+ Ke7 13. Qf7+ Kd6 14. b3 hxg5 15. Ba3+ Ke5 16. Bb2+ Ke4 17. Qf3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0