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[Event "Kramnik Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/P1DseIwh"] [Date "2026.03.21"] [Round "-"] [White "ioan20"] [Black "Dennis"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.21"] [UTCTime "17:41:06"] [WhiteElo "1936"] [BlackElo "1150"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [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 } a5 2. Qh5 g6 3. Qe5 Ra6 4. Qxh8 Rb6 5. Qxg8 Rc6 6. Na3 g5 7. Bc4 Rg6 8. Bxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0