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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/vbD2n3WD"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.08.20"] [UTCTime "16:38:57"] [WhiteElo "1539"] [BlackElo "1544"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 Nh6 5. Bg2 Ng4 6. O-O Nxf2 7. Qb3 Nh3+ 8. Kh1 Nf2+ 9. Kg1 Ng4+ 10. Kh1 Nf6 11. e4 Ng4 12. h3 Nf2+ 13. Kh2 Nd3 14. Ng5 Qxg5 15. Nd5 Qh6 16. Qxd3 Bxh3 17. Bxh3 Na6 18. Qf3 c6 19. Qxf7+ Kd8 20. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0