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[Event "Kramnik Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/lQ8TO7E0"] [Date "2026.03.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad220117"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.21"] [UTCTime "17:09:03"] [WhiteElo "1731"] [BlackElo "1386"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. e5 f6 5. exf6 Qxf6 6. Nf3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nh6 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. Nc3 Rg8 10. Ne4 Qf4 11. d5 exd5 12. Qxd5 c6 13. Qxg8 Qxf3 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Nc8+ Kf6 16. Qxf8+ { Black resigns. } 1-0