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C48 Four Knights Game: Ranken Variation
1e4e52Nf3Nc63Nc3Nf64Bb5a65Bxc6dxc66Nxe5Be67O-OQd48Re1Bd69Nd3O-O10b4Bxb411Nxb4Qxb412a3Qc513d4Qh514f3Qg615f4Bh316f5Qxg2#
0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Tricolici Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/IEEQ8uxG"] [Date "2025.03.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Vasile"] [Black "DavidGavrilas"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.11"] [UTCTime "16:42:44"] [WhiteElo "1505"] [BlackElo "1626"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+29"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C48"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Ranken Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6 { C48 Four Knights Game: Ranken Variation } dxc6 6. Nxe5 Be6 7. O-O Qd4 8. Re1 Bd6 9. Nd3 O-O 10. b4 Bxb4 11. Nxb4 Qxb4 12. a3 Qc5 13. d4 Qh5 14. f3 Qg6 15. f4 Bh3 16. f5 Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
          0110000000Vasile2
          1001111111DavidGavrilas8
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN