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[Event "Kashdan Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/oWfLmpz4"] [Date "2025.08.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Iaroslav2016"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.08.16"] [UTCTime "16:44:33"] [WhiteElo "1596"] [BlackElo "1546"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 { C42 Petrov's Defense } 3. Qe2 Qe7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 g5 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. O-O-O Nb4 13. a3 Na2+ 14. Kb1 b5 15. Kxa2 O-O 16. h4 gxh4 17. Rh3 Rfb8 18. f4 a5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qg4+ Bg7 21. Rh1 Rb6 22. Rg1 Raa6 23. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0