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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/7GBEBfx8"] [Date "2026.07.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad1234"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.07.08"] [UTCTime "14:30:01"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } Bc5 3. Qc2 Qf6 4. f3 Bxg1 5. Rxg1 Ne7 6. g4 O-O 7. g5 Qxf3 8. Be2 Qh3 9. d4 d5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Bf4 a5 12. a3 a4 13. b4 axb3 14. Qxb3 Ra5 15. a4 Bf5 16. Nc3 Ng6 17. O-O-O Nxf4 18. Bf3 Qxf3 19. Rxd4 Ne2+ 20. Nxe2 Qxb3 21. Rf4 Bd3 22. Nd4 Qc3+ 23. Kd1 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxg1 25. h4 Qh2+ 26. Kxd3 Qxf4 27. Nb3 Rxa4 28. Nc5 Qg3+ 29. Kd4 Ra1 30. Nxb7 Rd1+ 31. Kc5 Qf2+ 32. Kb5 Qb2+ 33. Kc5 Qd4+ 34. Kb5 Rb1+ 35. Ka5 Qa1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1