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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/u6Qldx0g"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "TihonConstantin"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "16:28:48"] [WhiteElo "1549"] [BlackElo "1479"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 c6 3. Nf3 Na6 4. d3 b5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Bd6 7. Ng5 h6 8. Nh3 g5 9. g3 Nf6 10. f4 gxf4 11. gxf4 O-O 12. e5 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Nh7 14. Qg4+ Kh8 15. Bxh6 Rg8 16. Qh5 Qf8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Ng5 Rg8 19. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0