[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.12.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mephisto Montreal"]
[Black "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1951"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "117"]

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