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[Event "Taimanov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/QRV8Td9r"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Jovmir_Stefan"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "17:00:10"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1365"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+119"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Nf3 Qe7 5. Ng5 Nd4 6. O-O Nxb5 7. Nxb5 d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 Qd6 12. Nxf7+ Kc8 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 { Black resigns. } 1-0