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[Event "Casual Blitz game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/5mhi2QzS"] [Date "2026.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "dontnukeme"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.20"] [UTCTime "15:11:23"] [WhiteElo "1856"] [BlackElo "1069"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. Nc3 Qe7 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 f6 7. Bf4 Qa3 8. Qd2 Qb2 9. Qd1 Qxc3+ 10. Bd2 Qb2 11. e5 fxe5 12. dxe5 Nc6 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. Bc4 b6 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. O-O Na5 17. Bxa5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 bxa5 19. Qxa8+ Kf7 20. Qf3+ Ke7 21. Qc3 Kd8 22. Qd3 Qe7 23. c4 g5 24. h3 g4 25. Rbc1 h5 26. f3 gxf3 27. Rxf3 h4 28. c5 d6 29. exd6 cxd6 30. cxd6 Kd7 31. Qb5+ Kxd6 32. Rd1+ Kc7 33. Rc3+ Qc5+ 34. Rxc5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0