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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HysfYfE9"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "EdChiriac"] [Black "cezar8"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "16:17:10"] [WhiteElo "1259"] [BlackElo "1052"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e5 2. Bc4 Bb4 3. Qg4 Bxd2+ 4. Bxd2 Kf8 5. Qf3 Qe7 6. g4 Nc6 7. b4 Nxb4 8. a3 Nxc2+ 9. Kd1 Qd6 10. Kxc2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 d5 12. Bxd5 Bd7 13. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0