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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/8hcxsdMV"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "vlc13985"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:24:43"] [WhiteElo "1456"] [BlackElo "1867"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+21"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } c5 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 b5 4. Qf3 c4 5. Nh3 cxb3 6. Ng5 Nf6 7. cxb3 Bg4 8. Qf4 e6 9. h3 Bd6 10. Qd4 Nc6 11. Qd3 Bf5 12. Qc3 Rc8 13. d4 Bb4 14. Qxb4 Nxb4 15. Bd2 Nc2+ 16. Kd1 Nxa1 17. Nc3 Nxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. e4 dxe4 20. g4 Bg6 21. Bf4 Qxd4+ { White resigns. } 0-1