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[Event "McShane Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/62cBS00j"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "DavidP"] [Black "LaurentiuCSI"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "17:07:51"] [WhiteElo "1112"] [BlackElo "1301"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 Nc6 { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. d5 Nb4 3. Qd4 Nxc2+ 4. Kd1 Nxd4 5. Nc3 e5 6. Na4 Bb4 7. Nc5 Bxc5 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Rc1 Bb4 11. Rxc7 Qxc7 12. d6 Qxd6 13. h4 Ba5 14. Rh3 Qb4 15. Rf3 Qe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1