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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/v7xdaVq9"] [Date "2026.01.16"] [Round "-"] [White "ioan20"] [Black "Luca878"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.16"] [UTCTime "17:51:42"] [WhiteElo "1868"] [BlackElo "1238"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A30"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. c4 c5 { A30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation } 2. e3 e5 3. d4 cxd4 4. exd4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd5 Nb4 7. Qb5 Nc2+ 8. Kd1 Nxa1 9. c5 b6 10. Qe2+ Be7 11. Qf3 Ba6 12. Bc4 Bb5 13. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0