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[Event "Sokolov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/gdeV6gNn"] [Date "2025.12.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Savciuc"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.12.04"] [UTCTime "17:05:20"] [WhiteElo "993"] [BlackElo "1466"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [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. d5 exd5 3. e4 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. gxf3 Bc5 6. Qxd7+ Bxd7 7. Ba6 bxa6 8. Bh6 Nxh6 9. Na3 Qe7+ 10. Ne2 Qe3 11. Kd1 Bb4 12. c3 Bc5 13. Kc2 Nf5 14. Rae1 Nd4+ 15. Nxd4 Bf5+ 16. Kb3 Be6+ 17. Kc2 Qxf3 18. Re3 Qxh1 19. Re1 Qxe1 20. Nb1 Qe5 21. Ne2 Qxe2+ 22. Kc1 Be3+ 23. Nd2 Qxd2+ 24. Kb1 Qc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1