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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/xbJQGn1D"] [Date "2026.04.21"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.21"] [UTCTime "16:22:34"] [WhiteElo "1330"] [BlackElo "1912"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 Nf6 3. c3 Ne4 4. Nd2 Qh4 5. g3 Nxg3 6. fxg3 Qf6 7. e4 e5 8. dxe5 Qxe5 9. Ngf3 Qf6 10. Bc4 Nc6 11. O-O Bc5+ 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Rxf6 Nf3+ 14. Kh1 gxf6 15. Qxf3 d6 16. Qxf6 Rf8 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. Bb5+ c6 19. Bg5 { Black resigns. } 1-0