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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/xdTsyPGN"] [Date "2025.12.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.12.18"] [UTCTime "17:57:58"] [WhiteElo "1538"] [BlackElo "1277"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 { C23 Bishop's Opening } Nh6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bxh6 Bc5 5. Qh5 Qe7 6. Bg5 Qf8 7. Bxf7+ Qxf7 8. Qf3 Qxf3 9. Nxf3 d3 10. cxd3 Nc6 11. d4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Na3 Bxb2 14. Rd1 Bxa3 15. O-O Bd6 16. Rfe1 h6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Bf4 O-O 19. Rxe5 Rxf4 20. Rde1 d6 21. Re8+ Kh7 22. g3 g6 23. gxf4 b6 24. R1e7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
      0111½½10010½11Markits8½
      1000½½01101½00EdChiriac5½
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