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[Event "Short Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/o9PQyg78"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "16:27:30"] [WhiteElo "1451"] [BlackElo "1508"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 { C23 Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack } 3. Qf3 d5 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Bxd5 Be6 6. Bxe6 fxe6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Ne4 Ndf6 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. Qxb7 Bc5 11. Nh3 Ne7 12. O-O Nfd5 13. a3 Nf5 14. Qxg7 Nxg7 { White resigns. } 0-1