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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/tDk8hsJZ"] [Date "2025.11.20"] [Round "-"] [White "kmi_26"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.11.20"] [UTCTime "15:50:55"] [WhiteElo "1576"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Ware Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. a4 { A00 Ware Opening } e5 2. Nc3 Nh6 3. e4 Ng4 4. Qxg4 Nc6 5. Nd5 Bb4 6. Qxg7 Rf8 7. Qxh7 Qg5 8. Nxc7+ Kd8 9. Nxa8 Bxd2+ 10. Bxd2 Nd4 11. Bxg5+ Ke8 12. Nc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0