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[Event "Malakhov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/4ewSWZQT"] [Date "2025.10.02"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "Matei2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.10.02"] [UTCTime "16:19:31"] [WhiteElo "1231"] [BlackElo "1627"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+23"] [BlackRatingDiff "-22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Franco-Benoni Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 { A43 Franco-Benoni Defense } exd5 4. exd5 c4 5. Bxc4 Bc5 6. Qe2+ Kf8 7. Nd2 Qf6 8. Ne4 Qf5 9. Nxc5 Qf6 10. Ne4 Qe5 11. Nf3 Qf5 12. Nd6 Qf6 13. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0