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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/DrsdOrO8"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "-"] [White "hazzard031"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.01.14"] [UTCTime "17:37:51"] [WhiteElo "1598"] [BlackElo "1400"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 { C40 King's Knight Opening } Qg5 3. Nxg5 f6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 Bb6 7. dxe5 fxe5 8. Nxe5 Nf6 9. Bd3 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 d6 11. Qh5+ Kf8 12. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0