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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/MSy57id8"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "ElisabetaL"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:27:33"] [WhiteElo "1389"] [BlackElo "1814"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-16"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 c5 3. Bd3 cxd4 4. exd4 Qf6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qxe5 9. Re1 Qf6 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Qxd6 Nf5 12. Qc5 b6 13. Qb4 a5 14. Qc3 Nd4 15. Be3 O-O 16. Bxd4 Qg6 { Black wins on time. } 0-1