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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/8MrPVH82"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "DavidBoteZ"] [Black "TihonConstantin"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "16:12:42"] [WhiteElo "1619"] [BlackElo "1488"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+68"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 { C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense } 3. d3 Nc6 4. g4 d6 5. g5 Bg4 6. f3 h5 7. fxg4 hxg4 8. gxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxg4 Rh6 10. Bxh6 Qxh6 11. Qf3 f6 12. Qf5 Qh4+ 13. Kd2 Qh6+ 14. Kc3 Be7 15. Qe6 Qe3 16. Qg8+ Kd7 17. Be6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0