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[Event "Duz-Khotimirsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/N1rPuUyz"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Razvan8"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "17:03:59"] [WhiteElo "1591"] [BlackElo "1480"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Qf6 3. Nf3 Bd6 4. e5 Qe7 5. exd6 Qxd6 6. Ng1 e5 7. Nf3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. Qe2+ Kf8 10. Nf5 Qf4 11. Bxf4 Ng4 12. Qe7+ Kg8 13. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0