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[Event "Schallopp Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/g6CPw74r"] [Date "2026.05.07"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "Matvei2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.07"] [UTCTime "16:01:19"] [WhiteElo "1738"] [BlackElo "1351"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nd5 6. Nxd5 exd5 7. e3 O-O 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c6 10. Ne5 d6 11. Nxf7 Qb6 12. Nh6+ Kh8 13. Nf7+ Kg8 14. Nxd6+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Qc7 16. Nxa7 Rxa7 17. Qb4 Na6 18. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0