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[Event "Pachman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/pOtDSLx9"] [Date "2025.06.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Rugalexandru1"] [Black "Matei2017"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.06.05"] [UTCTime "16:49:58"] [WhiteElo "1187"] [BlackElo "1494"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bf4 h5 3. Qd2 Nf6 4. e3 Ng4 5. Be2 e5 6. Bxe5 d6 7. Bg3 d5 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. O-O Bxg3 10. hxg3 h4 11. gxh4 Rxh4 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. g3 Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1