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[Event "Alekhine Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/uudsxIQ9"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "DavidS"] [Black "IHATELISHOGI"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.02.18"] [UTCTime "17:43:29"] [WhiteElo "1051"] [BlackElo "1275"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-19"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Kadas Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h4 { A00 Kadas Opening } e5 2. Rh3 Bc5 3. Re3 d5 4. Rxe5+ Ne7 5. Rxd5 Qxd5 6. Nh3 Bxh3 7. gxh3 Qf5 8. Bg2 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1