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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/qEHOhGaB"] [Date "2026.06.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.18"] [UTCTime "15:49:21"] [WhiteElo "1332"] [BlackElo "1652"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } Bc5 3. d3 Qf6 4. Be3 Bxe3 5. fxe3 Qxb2 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. d4 Qxd4 8. exd4 { Black resigns. } 1-0