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[Event "Verlinsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/OSX8e5BD"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "RomanSereda"] [Black "AlexandrG"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "16:27:56"] [WhiteElo "1691"] [BlackElo "1609"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [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. Qf3 Nc6 3. Bd3 Bd6 4. Nh3 g6 5. O-O Nh6 6. b3 Nf5 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Bxf5 exf5 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. Qd3 Nb4 11. Qc3 Nd5 12. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0