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B00 Barnes Defense
1e4f62Qf3g53Qh5#
1-0
Checkmate, White is victorious
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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/mgBkJBpD"] [Date "2023.03.12"] [Round "-"] [White "ya"] [Black "WorstFish"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.03.12"] [UTCTime "18:35:56"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "540+9"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Barnes Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 f6 { B00 Barnes Defense } 2. Qf3 g5 3. Qh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0