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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/1PLdGYrP"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "Gabisor"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:56:00"] [WhiteElo "1416"] [BlackElo "2039"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 { C24 Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit } exd4 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nd2 Bb4 7. c3 dxc3 8. bxc3 Bxc3 9. Rc1 Bd4 10. Ndf3 Bb2 11. Rc2 Bc3+ 12. Nd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Nd4 14. Rc1 Qe5 15. Rd1 Qxe4+ 16. Ne2 Nxe2 17. Bxe2 Qxg2 18. Qxd7+ Bxd7 19. Rf1 Bh3 20. Bb5+ c6 21. Bxc6+ bxc6 22. Kd2 Qd5+ 23. Ke2 Qe4+ 24. Kd2 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Qd4+ 26. Kc2 Qc4+ 27. Kd2 Qxf1 28. Ke3 Rd8 29. Ke4 Qe2+ 30. Kf5 Rd5+ 31. Kf4 Qd3 32. Kg4 Rf5 33. Kh4 Qf3 34. h3 Rh5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1