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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/IDOVKgPA"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcc"] [Black "marindragutan"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.08.20"] [UTCTime "08:05:30"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb5+ c6 4. Ba4 Nd7 5. exd5 exd5 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. g4 Qf6 8. Ng1 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1