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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/wxytL0oT"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "vlc13985"] [Black "TihonConstantin"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:50:59"] [WhiteElo "2035"] [BlackElo "1468"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 Nc6 { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 d6 4. Nbd2 Bg4 5. e4 Bxf3 6. gxf3 d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. fxg4 Qd7 9. Bg2 g6 10. O-O h5 11. h3 f5 12. exf6 exf6 13. Re1+ Be7 14. Nb3 hxg4 15. Qxg4 f5 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Qxg5+ Ne7 19. Nc5 Qd6 20. Nxb7+ Kc8 21. Nxd6+ Kd7 22. Qxe7+ Kc6 23. Bxd5+ Kxd5 24. Re5+ Kc6 25. Rc5+ Kb6 26. Qxc7+ Ka6 27. Qa5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0