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[Event "Verlinsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/DMVBEnJ6"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "CristeaIon"] [Black "Dennis"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "16:08:43"] [WhiteElo "1574"] [BlackElo "1120"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } d5 2. Nc3 Bg4 3. Be2 f5 4. Bxg4 fxg4 5. Qxg4 h5 6. Qd1 d4 7. exd4 e5 8. dxe5 Rh6 9. d4 Re6 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O b5 12. Nxb5 a6 13. d5 Rxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 c5 16. Nc6 Qc8 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. Re1 Bxe5 19. Rxe5+ Kd7 20. g4 Ne7 21. gxh5 Qf8 22. Qg4+ Kd8 23. d6 Nc8 24. Bg5+ Ne7 25. Bxe7+ Qxe7 26. dxe7+ Ke8 27. Rxc5 Rd8 28. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 29. Qd4+ Ke7 30. Qxg7+ Ke8 31. Re1+ Kd8 32. Qd4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0