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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/MeCINFFO"] [Date "2026.06.11"] [Round "-"] [White "David17"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.11"] [UTCTime "16:39:59"] [WhiteElo "1160"] [BlackElo "1492"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e6 2. d3 d5 3. e4 dxe4 4. dxe4 Bc5 5. Nh3 e5 6. Ng5 Qf6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Ng5 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1