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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/fnbI1nBK"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "dontnukeme"] [Black "cezar8"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "15:44:46"] [WhiteElo "2047"] [BlackElo "1445"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "15+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 { C23 Bishop's Opening } Bb4 3. Qf3 Qf6 4. Qxf6 Bc3 5. Nf3 Bxd2+ 6. Kxd2 { White wins on time. } 1-0