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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/yp31Ftlm"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "ioan20"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "16:40:46"] [WhiteElo "1877"] [BlackElo "1479"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e6 2. Nf3 Bc5 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d5 5. Bd3 Na6 6. O-O Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 e5 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. d4 exd4 11. Qxd4 Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 Qa5 13. Nd6+ Kd8 14. Nxf7+ Ke8 15. Qxg7 Qc7+ 16. g3 Qxf7 17. Qxh8 Bf5 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Bh6+ Qg7 20. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0