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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/o6fQ2m5v"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Yakub19"] [Black "Dan169"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "16:46:41"] [WhiteElo "1929"] [BlackElo "1175"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Qg5 3. Bxg5 Nf6 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. e5 fxe5 6. dxe5 f6 7. Nf3 fxe5 8. Nxe5 d6 9. Qh5+ Ke7 10. Qf7+ Kd8 11. Bb5 Rg8 12. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0