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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/4ewvhVuX"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex2016"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "15:40:45"] [WhiteElo "1337"] [BlackElo "1434"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-108"] [BlackRatingDiff "+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "15+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. f3 Bc5 3. g4 Qe7 4. Bc4 Bb6 5. d4 Qc5 6. Bd5 a6 7. dxc5 c6 8. cxb6 a5 { Black wins on time. } 0-1