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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/9os1giuC"] [Date "2022.12.03"] [Round "-"] [White "bianca11"] [Black "Viky"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2022.12.03"] [UTCTime "17:43:18"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1422"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nxe5 Bxd1 7. Bc4 a6 8. Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Nd5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0