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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/LUt218zp"] [Date "2026.02.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "kmi_26"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.12"] [UTCTime "15:06:35"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1576"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Ware Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nf3 a5 { A04 Zukertort Opening: Ware Defense } 2. e4 e6 3. Nc3 h5 4. Bc4 Bb4 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. Ne5 Rf8 7. b3 d6 8. Ba3 dxe5 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxe4 12. Qxh5 Nc6 13. Qf3 f5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 Qd2+ 16. Kf1 Rf6 17. Qh5+ Ke7 18. Qf7+ Rxf7 19. Bxf7 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1