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[Event "Vidmar Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HzwZAGG7"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "TihonConstantin"] [Black "Alex2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.02"] [UTCTime "16:23:26"] [WhiteElo "1455"] [BlackElo "1163"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-39"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense, Declined Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense, Declined Variation } d5 3. Nc3 b5 4. exd5 a5 5. dxc6 e5 6. Nxe5 Bd7 7. cxd7+ Qxd7 8. Nxd7 Kxd7 9. Nxb5 Ke8 10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 Bd6 12. Bb5 Nf6 13. Qe2 Kc8 14. Qc4+ Kd8 15. Qxf7 Kc8 16. Qd7+ Kb8 17. Qxd6+ Kxa8 18. Bc6+ Ka7 19. Qc7+ Ka6 20. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0