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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ZmpvMDXq"] [Date "2026.01.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Vvictoria_Procopiuc1"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.05"] [UTCTime "18:13:16"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. Bxd5 Nxd5 8. Ng5 O-O 9. Qh5 f6 10. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0