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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/nH3u2f4d"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "-"] [White "EthanMarian1222"] [Black "david781"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.02"] [UTCTime "15:39:13"] [WhiteElo "1218"] [BlackElo "1468"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. h3 Nc6 3. Qf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Qe7 5. Qh5 b6 6. Bg6 fxg6 7. Qxg6+ hxg6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. Nc3 Nb4 10. Nd5 Nfxd5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. h4 Nxc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxa1 14. Rh3 Qe4 15. Rg3 Qc2+ 16. Ke1 Qxc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1