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[Event "Schlechter Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/rVUI63Ux"] [Date "2025.04.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2017"] [Black "mike"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.04.17"] [UTCTime "16:26:00"] [WhiteElo "1377"] [BlackElo "1211"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. Bc4 Bb4 3. Qf3 Qg5 4. Qxf7+ Kd8 5. c3 Qxg2 6. cxb4 Qxh1 7. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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