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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/4vGHZC0q"] [Date "2026.07.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "ANS"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.07.17"] [UTCTime "15:21:53"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense #2 } 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Bd6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. O-O Bc5 9. Nc3 d6 10. Na4 Bb4 11. Nd2 d5 12. Qg4 Bxg4 13. c3 Bd6 14. Rae1 d4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Re3 Qe5 17. Nf3 Bxf3 18. g3 dxe3 19. Re1 e2 20. Rxe2 Bxe2 21. b3 Bf3 22. d4 Qxd4 23. e5 Qd1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1