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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/EPrcSqQF"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "David_2014"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "16:48:56"] [WhiteElo "1347"] [BlackElo "1627"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. c4 dxc4 6. d5 Nb4 7. Bxc4 c6 8. Na3 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 g6 12. Qf3 Bf5 13. Ne2 Bxa3 14. bxa3 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qb5 16. Nd4 Qb2 17. Bc3 Qxa3 18. Ne2 Be4 19. Qf4 f6 20. Qc7 d4 21. Bxd4 b5 22. Qd6 { White resigns. } 0-1