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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/O01ifo36"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "David_2014"] [Black "AlexandrG"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:27:01"] [WhiteElo "1476"] [BlackElo "1418"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-60"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qg4 c6 6. Ba4 d5 7. Qf5 Bxf5 8. exf5 Qe7+ 9. Kd1 Qe4 10. Re1 Qxe1+ 11. Kxe1 O-O-O 12. d3 Re8+ 13. Kd2 g6 14. fxg6 fxg6 15. c3 dxc3+ 16. bxc3 Bh6+ 17. Kc2 Re2+ 18. Kd1 Rxf2 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. Nd2 Ng4 21. Rc1 Ne3+ 22. Ke1 Rxg2 23. Rd1 Rf8 24. Nf1 Rxf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1