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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/oAKIx2op"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "TihonConstantin"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "16:23:24"] [WhiteElo "1424"] [BlackElo "1380"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 { C23 Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack } 3. Qh5 Qf6 4. f3 g6 5. Qh3 b5 6. Bb3 Na6 7. d3 Nc5 8. a4 Nxb3 9. cxb3 bxa4 10. bxa4 Ba6 11. d4 exd4 12. Qg3 Bd3 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Qxd6 Bxd6 15. Nd2 Bb4 16. Rd1 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Bc4 18. Rxd4 Ba6 19. Bf4 O-O-O 20. Rb4 Bb7 21. a5 c5 22. Rb5 c4 23. a6 Ne7 24. axb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0