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[Event "Ruan Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/BTls9GKN"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "-"] [White "DavidP"] [Black "ceavdarialexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.03.03"] [UTCTime "17:41:56"] [WhiteElo "1096"] [BlackElo "1301"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Qd3 Qf6 3. Qe3 Nh6 4. Qxe6+ Be7 5. Qxf7+ Qxf7 6. e4 Ng4 7. f4 O-O 8. g3 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 a5 10. Bxb4 axb4 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. Ndf3 Ne3 13. Ng5 Nxc2+ 14. Kf2 Qe8 15. Nxh7 Nxa1 16. Nxf8 Qxf8 17. f5 g6 18. f6 Qxf6+ 19. Ke1 Nc2+ 20. Kd1 N6xd4 21. Kc1 Qxf1+ 22. Kd2 Qe2+ 23. Kc1 Qe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1