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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/WxawYLvz"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "paliciucpavel"] [Black "CucoviciAndrei"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:34:19"] [WhiteElo "1610"] [BlackElo "1692"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted } 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Be3 Nxd4 7. Bxd4 Bxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O Ng4 11. Rfe1 Qh4 12. Kf1 Nxh2+ 13. Kg1 Ng4 14. Kf1 c5 15. Qc4 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1