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[Event "Matveeva Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/F8cEaiaC"] [Date "2025.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2017"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.01.18"] [UTCTime "17:45:57"] [WhiteElo "1374"] [BlackElo "1419"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-33"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 { C23 Bishop's Opening } Qe7 3. Nh3 d6 4. Na3 Bg4 5. Qxg4 Nc6 6. Qf3 Nd4 7. Qg3 Nxc2+ 8. Nxc2 d5 9. exd5 e4 10. d6 Qxd6 11. d3 Be7 12. Bf4 Bh4 13. Qxh4 Qh6 14. Qg3 Qg6 15. Bg5 Qf5 16. Ne3 f6 17. Nxf5 fxg5 18. Nxg5 Nh6 19. Nxh6 gxh6 20. Nxe4 O-O-O 21. Qh3+ Rd7 22. Nf6 Rf8 23. Qxd7+ Kb8 24. Nxh7 Rc8 25. Nf6 Rf8 26. Nh7 Re8+ 27. Qxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0