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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/JqXe8rjO"] [Date "2026.10.08"] [Round "-"] [White "DavidP"] [Black "LaurentiuCSI"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.08"] [UTCTime "16:05:35"] [WhiteElo "1220"] [BlackElo "1669"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+25"] [BlackRatingDiff "-22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "Portuguese Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bb5 { C20 Portuguese Opening } Nf6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bc4 h6 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qh5 g6 7. Qf3 f6 8. O-O Nd6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Qg4 fxe5 11. Qxg6+ Nf7 12. Qg7 d5 13. Bg6 Be6 14. Re1 e4 15. d4 Nc6 16. Bxh6 Qd7 17. Bxf7+ Bxf7 18. Qxh8+ Bf8 19. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0