[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.12.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto MMIV Turbo 18MHz"]
[Black "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "162"]

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