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[Event "Open Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/nBDiup8t"] [Date "2021.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Stefanos"] [Black "GrigoreG"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:00:03"] [WhiteElo "1541"] [BlackElo "1517"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 { C23 Bishop's Opening } g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxe5 Bxe5 5. Qd5 Nh6 6. Bxh6 c6 7. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0