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[Event "Koltanowski Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/iFXPC1LX"] [Date "2026.02.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Sova"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.05"] [UTCTime "17:30:39"] [WhiteElo "1870"] [BlackElo "1364"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A02"] [Opening "Bird Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. f4 { A02 Bird Opening } e6 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. b3 a5 7. Bb2 Qd7 8. Ne5 Qd6 9. Nb5 h5 10. Nxd6+ Bxd6 11. O-O Bxe5 12. fxe5 g5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 { Black resigns. } 1-0