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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/zW8TRgPJ"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "mateipascu"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:09:30"] [WhiteElo "1528"] [BlackElo "1464"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [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. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 e5 5. dxe5 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Bxb6 cxb6 8. Bc4 d5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Na6 12. Bb5+ Ke7 13. d6+ Ke6 14. Qd5+ Kf5 15. Qe4+ Ke6 16. Qd5+ Kf5 17. Qxf7+ Kxe5 18. Qd5+ Kf6 19. Rg1 Qe8+ 20. Kf1 Nh6 21. Qg5+ Ke6 22. Re1+ Kxd6 23. Rxe8 Rhxe8 24. Ne4+ Kc7 25. Qg3+ Kd8 26. Qd6+ Kc8 27. Qd7+ Kb8 28. Qxe8+ Kc7 29. Qxa8 { Black resigns. } 1-0
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