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[Event "de Rivière Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/2WKsgNO7"] [Date "2025.09.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad220117"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.09.16"] [UTCTime "16:06:15"] [WhiteElo "1633"] [BlackElo "1747"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Nf6 3. Nc3 Bd6 4. d4 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nxe4 7. Ne5 Qf6 8. Ng4 Qf5 9. Bd3 Qd5 10. Qf3 f5 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. Qg3 e3 14. Bxe3 Nc6 15. Bh6 g6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0