[Event "CB-Emu"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.12.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Novag Scorpio"]
[Black "Mephisto Amsterdam Phoenix SE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2003"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[Annotator "Clive"]
[PlyCount "142"]

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