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[Event "Verlinsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/rLxRfG1T"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "ioan20"] [Black "Dennis"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "16:17:05"] [WhiteElo "1825"] [BlackElo "1111"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } d5 2. Qf3 f6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bxc4 b5 5. Bxb5+ c6 6. Bxc6+ Kf7 7. Bxa8 Bb7 8. Bxb7 e5 9. Bd5+ Ke7 10. Qf5 Ke8 11. Bxg8 Rxg8 12. Qe6+ Be7 13. Qxg8+ Bf8 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. Nd5 Nb6 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Nf3 e4 18. Nd4 b5 19. Nc6 Qb6 20. Qe6+ Be7 21. Qxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0