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[Event "Verlinsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/iGI0kR3o"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "16:18:33"] [WhiteElo "1494"] [BlackElo "1585"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Bb4+ 4. c3 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. h4 e5 7. Bg5 f6 8. dxe5 fxg5 9. hxg5 Nxe5 10. Qh5+ Nf7 11. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
       0010100110100Markits5
       1101011001011CristeaIon8
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