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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/jYodhYLG"] [Date "2026.01.16"] [Round "-"] [White "kmi_26"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.16"] [UTCTime "08:32:19"] [WhiteElo "1576"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 { C40 King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit } 3. Nxe5 Qh4 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 h5 8. O-O Bd6 9. h3 Rh6 10. d3 Rg6 11. a4 Ng4 12. Qxf7+ Kd8 13. Qxg6 Ne5 14. Qxg7 Ng4 15. Qg8+ Ke7 16. Bg5+ Nf6 17. Bxh4 Be5 18. Qf7+ Kd8 19. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0