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[Event "Ilyin-Genevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/gzC7WXz4"] [Date "2026.01.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Robert2015"] [Black "Matvei2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.20"] [UTCTime "17:23:18"] [WhiteElo "1405"] [BlackElo "1332"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. Ne5 Qf6 4. Qf3 Qxe5 5. Bc4 d5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Ba4 dxe4 8. Qh3 Qf4 9. d3 exd3 10. Bxf4 Bxf2+ 11. Kxf2 g6 12. Bc7 Na6 13. Qg3 Nxc7 14. Qxc7 Nf6 15. Re1 Ng4+ 16. Kf1 Nxh2+ 17. Kg1 Ng4 18. Rf1 Ne3 19. Rxf7 Nxc2 20. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0