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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/yWHHPDYp"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "wining"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:23:29"] [WhiteElo "1639"] [BlackElo "1442"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-182"] [BlackRatingDiff "+14"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. Bc4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ne5 Qf6 6. Bxd5 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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