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[Event "ioan20 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ALKMzTR9"] [Date "2025.10.27"] [Round "-"] [White "ioan20"] [Black "Luca878"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.10.27"] [UTCTime "10:09:07"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1165"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "360+2"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Ware Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. a4 { A00 Ware Opening } h6 2. a5 Rh7 3. a6 Rh8 4. axb7 Rh7 5. bxa8=Q Rh8 6. Rxa7 Rh7 7. Qxb8 Rh8 8. Rxc7 Rh7 9. Rxc8 Rh8 10. Rxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0