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[Event "Grachev Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/OmAFfRjR"] [Date "2025.09.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2017"] [Black "erikst19"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.09.04"] [UTCTime "16:54:05"] [WhiteElo "1546"] [BlackElo "1116"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C21"] [Opening "Center Game #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. d4 { C21 Center Game #2 } Bb4+ 3. c3 Bxc3+ 4. bxc3 Qh4 5. g3 Qxe4+ 6. Ne2 Nh6 7. Bg5 Qxh1 8. Qa4 Qd5 9. Qb4 exd4 10. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0