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[Event "Polugaevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/e3BeyZoZ"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Lucaous28"] [Black "Sova"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "17:25:44"] [WhiteElo "1467"] [BlackElo "1913"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bc4 h6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. O-O Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Qe2 Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Rac1 Bh3 15. Qf3 Bg4 16. Qg3 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Qd2 19. Kf1 Bh5 20. Bb3 Kh7 21. Ba4 b5 22. Bb3 Re8 23. Rb1 a5 24. a4 bxa4 25. Bxa4 Re7 26. Qh4 Re5 27. Qxd4 Be2+ 28. Kg1 Bxd3 29. cxd3 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1