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[Event "Taimanov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/z11HAFvZ"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "17:08:24"] [WhiteElo "1546"] [BlackElo "1432"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Queen's Knight"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight } Qf6 3. d4 Nc6 4. e5 Nxe5 5. dxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be3 d5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Bd3 d4 9. Nb1 dxe3 10. fxe3 Qxe3+ 11. Ne2 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bc5 13. b4 Bb6 14. Na3 Qf2+ 15. Kd2 Be3+ 16. Kc2 f5 17. Nb5 cxb5 18. Bxb5+ Bd7 19. Qxd7+ Kf8 20. Bc4 Re8 21. Bxe6 Nf6 22. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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