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[Event "Rose98 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/5FHxhmbj"] [Date "2026.07.09"] [Round "-"] [White "DavidP"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.07.09"] [UTCTime "16:17:57"] [WhiteElo "978"] [BlackElo "1800"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qh5 Qf6 4. Qxc5 Nc6 5. e5 Nxe5 6. Qxc7 Nh6 7. Qxb7 Bxb7 8. Bxe6 Qxe6 9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Kf1 Qe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1