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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/1HRYLy30"] [Date "2025.05.10"] [Round "-"] [White "Albatros"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.05.10"] [UTCTime "14:28:19"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Stafford Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 { C42 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit } 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. Bc4 d5 6. exd5 Bf5 7. dxc6 Qb8 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 bxc6 10. Bg5 Bxf2+ 11. Rxf2 Qxb2 12. Ne5 Qxa1 13. Bxf6 Qxe5 14. Bxe5 Kh8 15. Rxf5 Rg8 16. Bxf7 Raf8 17. Qg4 h5 18. Qxh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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