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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/hpc9CQcf"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "RomanSereda"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:07:24"] [WhiteElo "1457"] [BlackElo "1654"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e6 2. Qh5 Qf6 3. Nh3 g6 4. Qd1 Nh6 5. Nf4 e5 6. Nh3 d6 7. Bc4 Bxh3 8. gxh3 c6 9. d4 d5 10. Bb3 exd4 11. exd4 Nf5 12. Qe2+ Ne7 13. h4 Qxd4 14. Qf3 Qxh4 15. Rg1 Qe4+ 16. Be3 Qxf3 17. Nd2 Qf6 18. Bg5 Qxb2 19. Rd1 Na6 20. Rb1 Qe5+ { White resigns. } 0-1