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[Event "Alehin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/JvRDmQlg"] [Date "2020.07.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Dany"] [Black "Dominic"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2020.07.15"] [UTCTime "16:44:52"] [WhiteElo "1534"] [BlackElo "1352"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Be7 3. Bc4 b6 4. O-O b5 5. Bxb5 Nc6 6. Nc3 Ne5 7. Nxe5 Bd6 8. d4 Qh4 9. Qf3 f6 10. g3 Qh6 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0