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[Event "Grob Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/AOV8rlG8"] [Date "2026.01.22"] [Round "-"] [White "paliciucpavel"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.22"] [UTCTime "17:57:10"] [WhiteElo "1621"] [BlackElo "1817"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Qh4 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Qd8 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d5 7. Be3 Bc5 8. O-O dxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Qf3 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Qxd4 13. Rad1 Qe5 14. Qh3 g6 15. Rd3 Nc6 16. Rg3 Nd4 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qh6 Qxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1