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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/fwJw7RAQ"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Robert2015"] [Black "DavidB"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:49:56"] [WhiteElo "1409"] [BlackElo "1257"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 d5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense } 2. Bb5+ Bd7 3. Bxd7+ Qxd7 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Qh5 Qe5+ 6. Qxe5 f6 7. Qxc7 Na6 8. Qxb7 Nc7 9. Qxc7 Kf7 10. Nc3 Kg6 11. f4 e5 12. fxe5 fxe5 13. Qxe5 Kh6 14. d3+ Kg6 15. Qe6+ Kh5 16. Ne4 g6 17. Qh3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0