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[Event "Rated Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/rErUCk3L"] [Date "2026.01.10"] [Round "-"] [White "ioan20"] [Black "Luca878"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.10"] [UTCTime "15:06:53"] [WhiteElo "1859"] [BlackElo "1263"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+10"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 d5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense } 2. Bb5+ Bd7 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bxc4 e5 5. Qh5 g6 6. Qxe5+ Be6 7. Bxe6 f5 8. Bxg8+ Kd7 9. Qe6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0