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[Event "Starr Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/KG26JRHq"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "16:17:04"] [WhiteElo "1589"] [BlackElo "1392"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Be2 c5 5. Bf3 Bxf3 6. Nxf3 f6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. exf6 Qxf6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 { Black resigns. } 1-0