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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/VpVPwB96"] [Date "2026.06.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "ArianaL"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.04"] [UTCTime "16:19:55"] [WhiteElo "1495"] [BlackElo "917"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 { C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense } 3. Qf3 d5 4. exd5 c6 5. dxc6 bxc6 6. d3 g5 7. Bxg5 Ng8 8. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0