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[Event "Monthly Classical Inc Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/0TdkXCvj"] [Date "2026.01.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Rasty-Rose15"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.02"] [UTCTime "15:01:35"] [WhiteElo "1039"] [BlackElo "1504"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-31"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. d4 Bb6 4. c3 c5 5. Bc4 cxd4 6. Ne5 Qf6 7. Nd3 dxc3 8. Nxc3 d5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Qd6 12. Qe2+ Kd8 13. Bf4 Qxd5 14. O-O Bxb5 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. Rfe1 Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1