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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/hKs1OIu1"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "RomanSereda"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:11:05"] [WhiteElo "1654"] [BlackElo "998"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [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. Qf3 Nh6 3. d3 Bb4+ 4. c3 Ba5 5. e4 e5 6. Qh5 d6 7. d4 g6 8. Qf3 exd4 9. Bxh6 Rf8 10. Bxf8 Kxf8 11. Bc4 Qe7 12. b4 Bb6 13. Nh3 dxc3 14. Nxc3 a5 15. Nd5 Bc5 16. Nxe7 axb4 17. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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