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[Event "Rosenthal Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/5kRc6qaw"] [Date "2025.09.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Mate2017"] [Black "Matei2017"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.09.18"] [UTCTime "16:21:56"] [WhiteElo "1483"] [BlackElo "1547"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qg4 Qf6 4. Nh3 d5 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Bd3 Kd8 7. Ng5 Qxf2+ 8. Kd1 e5 9. Nh3 Bxg4+ 10. Be2 Qxe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1