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[Event "Alekhine Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/NI0sqB6I"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "IHATELISHOGI"] [Black "Voitovici"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.02.18"] [UTCTime "17:41:05"] [WhiteElo "1248"] [BlackElo "1413"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 { C23 Bishop's Opening } Qe7 3. Nf3 Nh6 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bg5 f6 6. Bxh6 gxh6 7. Nh4 Rg8 8. Qh5+ Qf7 9. Qxf7+ Kd8 10. Qxg8 Ke8 11. Qf7+ Kd8 12. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0