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[Event "Ivanchuk Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/jBGnz0r3"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "16:00:07"] [WhiteElo "1721"] [BlackElo "1782"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Franco-Benoni Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 { A43 Franco-Benoni Defense } exd5 4. exd5 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 Qc7 6. Qe2+ Ne7 7. Nc3 Na6 8. Nb5 Qb6 9. d6 Qc6 10. O-O-O Qd5 11. Re1 Qxa2 12. Bc3 Qe6 13. Qf3 Qf5 14. Qxf5 g6 15. Rxe7+ Bxe7 16. Qe5 O-O 17. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0