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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/FiNTyxZ0"] [Date "2026.07.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Margarint20"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.07.16"] [UTCTime "07:31:57"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [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 Nh6 4. Bc4 O-O 5. O-O Na6 6. Ne5 Nb4 7. Nb5 Na6 8. d4 Qh4 9. c3 Be7 10. Qf3 d6 11. Nd3 Nb4 12. cxb4 g5 13. e5 g4 14. Qf4 a5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. Nxc7 Bd7 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Rh5 19. Bxh6 Rxh6 20. Ne5 Qxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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