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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/hoLKTBsd"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "Gabisor"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:30:08"] [WhiteElo "1986"] [BlackElo "1934"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-14"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d6 4. dxe5 { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } Nxe4 5. Qd3 Bf5 6. exd6 Ng3 7. Qe3+ Ne4 8. Nfd2 Qh4 9. g3 Qg5 10. f4 Qg6 11. Nc3 cxd6 12. Ndxe4 Bxe4 13. Bd3 f5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Qe6 16. Bxb7 Qxe3+ 17. Bxe3 { Black resigns. } 1-0