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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/KwCMYjV0"] [Date "2026.03.26"] [Round "-"] [White "TihonConstantin"] [Black "David_2014"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.26"] [UTCTime "17:29:26"] [WhiteElo "1482"] [BlackElo "1407"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [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 } Qf6 3. d3 Nh6 4. Bg5 Qg6 5. Bxh6 Qxh6 6. Nc3 g5 7. Nb5 Kd8 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Qxb4 g4 10. Qc3 Qf8 11. Ne5 Rg8 12. g3 Qh6 13. Nxf7+ Ke7 14. Nxh6 { Black resigns. } 1-0