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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/NIbzDqon"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Tricolici"] [Black "theodor12"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.27"] [UTCTime "12:42:01"] [WhiteElo "1265"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+5"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit #2 } cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qd1 Nf6 5. f3 d5 6. c4 d4 7. Ne2 e5 8. Nd2 Nb4 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 a5 11. a3 a4 12. Qd1 Nd3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1