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[Event "Timman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/7hqpKa4k"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad220117"] [Black "Matei2017"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.11.18"] [UTCTime "17:40:49"] [WhiteElo "1622"] [BlackElo "1702"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Bc5 3. dxc5 b6 4. cxb6 cxb6 5. Bc4 Bb7 6. Qf3 Qc8 7. Bb3 Nf6 8. g4 Bxe4 9. Qf4 Bxh1 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qg4 Qc7 12. Qxh5 Qe5+ 13. Ne2 g6 14. Qh3 Nc6 15. Qf1 Nd4 16. Bf4 Qe4 17. Be3 Bf3 18. Qh3 Nxe2 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 { Black wins on time. } 0-1