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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/b8jGmV0q"] [Date "2026.06.27"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "Rafael18"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.27"] [UTCTime "16:21:05"] [WhiteElo "1529"] [BlackElo "1194"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-27"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Ware Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 a5 { B00 Ware Defense } 2. d4 b5 3. Bxb5 c5 4. dxc5 Bb7 5. Nf3 Bxe4 6. O-O Bxc2 7. Qxc2 Qb6 8. cxb6 e6 9. Qc8+ Ke7 10. b7 Kd6 11. Rd1+ Ke7 12. Bg5+ f6 13. Rxd7+ Nxd7 14. Qxd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0