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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ve4Pi3Xy"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "CiprianCiopa"] [Black "DavidP"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:08:03"] [WhiteElo "1418"] [BlackElo "1252"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nf3 b5 { A04 Zukertort Opening: Polish Defense } 2. Nc3 Ba6 3. e3 b4 4. Bxa6 d6 5. Bb7 Nd7 6. Bxa8 a5 7. Nb5 Qxa8 8. Nxc7+ Kd8 9. Nxa8 Ke8 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Nd5 b3 12. cxb3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. d4 e6 15. Nb6 Ke7 16. dxe5 g5 17. Bd2 g4 18. O-O h5 19. h3 Rh6 20. hxg4 hxg4 21. Qxg4 Rh1+ 22. Kxh1 Kd8 23. Rfc1 Bc5 24. Rxc5 Ke8 25. Qxg8+ Ke7 26. Bxa5 f6 27. exf6+ Kxf6 28. Rd1 e5 29. f4 exf4 30. exf4 Ke7 31. Rd6 Kxd6 32. Rd5+ Kc6 33. Qc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0