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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/1jVex3gb"] [Date "2026.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "filipcasiean"] [Black "lichess AI level 8"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.12"] [UTCTime "16:49:23"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nh3 Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Ng5 hxg5 9. Bb5 Qf5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qe2 Rb8 12. Qd1 Ba6 13. Qc1 Qe4+ 14. Kd1 Qe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1