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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/wC0bla8W"] [Date "2026.10.15"] [Round "-"] [White "RomanSereda"] [Black "LaiuDamian"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.15"] [UTCTime "16:31:10"] [WhiteElo "1839"] [BlackElo "1608"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. Qh5 g6 3. Qxe5+ Qe7 4. Qxh8 Nf6 5. b3 Nc6 6. Bb2 d6 7. Bxf6 Bd7 8. Bxe7 Rd8 9. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0