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[Event "Timman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/LeSFvlF0"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [Round "-"] [White "CucoviciAndrei"] [Black "Matei2017"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.11.18"] [UTCTime "17:15:34"] [WhiteElo "1492"] [BlackElo "1676"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-51"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. Nc3 Qf6 4. Bc4 g5 5. O-O Bd6 6. e5 Bxe5 7. Nxe5 Qxe5 8. d4 Qf5 9. Bd3 Qf6 10. Qd2 g4 11. Ne4 Qh4 12. f3 g3 13. c3 Qxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1