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[Event "Verlinsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/w4oG7oLe"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "16:34:18"] [WhiteElo "1527"] [BlackElo "1596"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. Bb2 Nxe4 7. Qe2 f5 8. d3 Nf6 9. c4 O-O 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nf3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Re8 15. d4 c5 16. dxc5 Ng4 17. f4 Re7 18. h3 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Qe8 20. Qc4 dxc4 21. Bxc4+ Be6 22. Bxe6+ Rxe6 23. Kd1 Rxe5 24. Kd2 Rd8+ 25. Kc3 Re3+ 26. Kc4 Qe4+ 27. Kb5 a6+ 28. Kb6 Qe6+ 29. Kxb7 Rd7+ 30. Kb8 Qe8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
       0010100110100Markits5
       1101011001011CristeaIon8
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