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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/3ufAhj6H"] [Date "2026.06.13"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.13"] [UTCTime "16:36:38"] [WhiteElo "1601"] [BlackElo "1453"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 { C41 Philidor Defense #2 } 3. d3 Qe7 4. Nc3 Bd7 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Bg5 Nf6 7. Nd5 Qe6 8. Nxc7+ Ke7 9. Nxe6 Bxe6 10. Bd2 Rc8 11. O-O Kd7 12. c4 Kc7 13. Ba5+ Kb8 14. b4 Be7 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 b6 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Qxb6+ Ka8 21. Bd5+ Nxd5 22. exd5 Rb8 23. Qc6+ Ka7 24. b5 Rhc8 25. Qa6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0