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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/9mi1Tx5U"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Lucaous28"] [Black "Kittykatbot"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:37:12"] [WhiteElo "1388"] [BlackElo "1987"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation } d6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O g6 6. Nb5 Bg7 7. d3 Nge7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bf4 a6 10. Bxd6 axb5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxb5 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rb6 Qd6 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nf3 Rxa2 18. Qb1 Ra1 19. Qb3 Rxe1+ 20. Nxe1 Bd4 21. Nf3 Qf4 22. Nxd4 Qc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1