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[Event "Verlinsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/rXbXnGPC"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "CristeaIon"] [Black "Dominique"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "16:20:38"] [WhiteElo "1570"] [BlackElo "1183"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [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 } d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nh5 4. g4 Nf6 5. g5 Nh5 6. Bh3 Nf6 7. Bxc8 Qxc8 8. gxf6 exf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nh4 O-O 11. e4 Rd8 12. Nf5 g5 13. f4 g4 14. Qxg4+ Kh8 15. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0