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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/MrnqxjrW"] [Date "2026.04.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Damian2016"] [Black "cezar8"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.01"] [UTCTime "15:19:31"] [WhiteElo "1564"] [BlackElo "1237"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-116"] [BlackRatingDiff "+110"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "90+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Qf3 Bc5 3. d4 Bxd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nd5 Bxf2+ 7. Kxf2 Qh4+ { Black wins on time. } 0-1