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[Event "Anand Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/x3RHI0ta"] [Date "2020.07.18"] [Round "-"] [White "RusuInga"] [Black "Maxim_G"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2020.07.18"] [UTCTime "17:04:54"] [WhiteElo "1076"] [BlackElo "1540"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } Qh4 3. a4 Qxe4+ 4. Be2 Bc5 5. Nc3 Qf4 6. Nd5 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1