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[Event "Alekhine Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/kjgJoxSU"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "leonid"] [Black "DavidS"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.02.18"] [UTCTime "17:06:24"] [WhiteElo "1337"] [BlackElo "1227"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+104"] [BlackRatingDiff "-54"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit #2 } b6 3. Qh5 cxd4 4. Be2 g6 5. Qf3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0