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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Wwa9UDhM"] [Date "2026.09.22"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "ceavdarialexandr"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.09.22"] [UTCTime "16:17:02"] [WhiteElo "1594"] [BlackElo "1485"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A28"] [Opening "English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nf3 { A28 English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation } Bc5 5. h3 O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bd2 Be6 9. Qe2 a5 10. O-O-O Ra6 11. g4 h5 12. gxh5 Nxh5 13. b3 Ba3+ 14. Kb1 a4 15. b4 Nxb4 16. Ng5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rg1 e5 20. Qg4 Rf7 21. h4 Nc6 22. h5 Ne7 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Rb6+ 25. Kc2 Rc6+ 26. Kd2 Bb4+ 27. Ke2 Rc2+ 28. Kf3 g5 29. hxg6 Rg7 30. Qh5 Bc5 31. Rh1 Rxf2+ 32. Kg4 Qd7+ 33. Kh4 Rh7 34. gxh7+ Qxh7 35. Qxh7+ Kxh7 36. Kg5+ Kg7 37. Bh3 Rf3 38. Be6 Rg3+ 39. Bg4 Ba7 40. Rh6 Kf7 41. Rdh1 Be3 42. Rh7+ Kg8 43. Rh8+ Kf7 44. R1h7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0