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[Event "Classical Shield Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/nKCaAXtY"] [Date "2023.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "vlobov"] [Black "master1"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.05.12"] [UTCTime "16:40:49"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+162"] [BlackRatingDiff "-163"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 { C23 Bishop's Opening } a6 3. Qh5 b5 4. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0