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[Event "Bohatyrchuk Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/nwcytAd3"] [Date "2025.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Daniil_Fadeev"] [Black "Maximilian"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.04.29"] [UTCTime "16:27:59"] [WhiteElo "1428"] [BlackElo "1515"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-115"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. d5 exd5 3. Qxd5 Ne7 4. Qb3 b5 5. e4 f6 6. Bxb5 a6 7. Bc4 Bb7 8. Bf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0