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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/mirHX7mN"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "16:45:33"] [WhiteElo "1554"] [BlackElo "1429"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Queen's Knight"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight } b6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Bb7 5. Nf3 Qf6 6. Bg5 Qg6 7. Qc1 d5 8. Ne5 dxc4 9. Nxg6 fxg6 10. dxc4 Bxe4 11. Nxe4 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bxf6 Rf8 14. Qg5 Nc6 15. Bg7 Rxf2 16. Bf6 Rxc2 17. b3 Kf7 18. Rf1 Kg8 19. Be5 Rf2 20. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 Rf8+ 23. Ke1 h5 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. Qxg6+ Rg7 26. Qxh5 Rh7 27. Qe8+ Kg7 28. Rd1 Rxh2 29. Qe7+ Kh6 30. Qf6+ Kh5 31. Qf5+ Kh6 32. Qf6+ Kh5 33. Rd5+ Kg4 34. Qf5+ Kh4 35. Qf4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
½1101111101111101111Markits20
½0010000010000010000maxim20168
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