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[Event "Koppel Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/JqYh2Ytw"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Robert2015"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "17:41:55"] [WhiteElo "1427"] [BlackElo "1390"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Qe7 3. Nc3 Qc5 4. Bc4 Qb6 5. Ne5 Bc5 6. Qf3 Bxf2+ 7. Kf1 Bh4 8. Qxf7+ Kd8 9. d4 Nh6 10. Qxg7 Re8 11. Bg5+ Bxg5 12. Qxg5+ Re7 13. Ke1 Nf7 14. Nxf7+ Ke8 15. Qg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0