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[Event "Bacrot Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/N38PUMIO"] [Date "2026.02.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Gabisor"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.12"] [UTCTime "17:11:30"] [WhiteElo "1980"] [BlackElo "1421"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [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. e5 Qe7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nb4 6. a3 Nd5 7. Nxd5 exd5 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bf4 g5 10. Bg3 f5 11. h4 f4 12. Bh2 gxh4 13. Bxf4 Nh6 14. Rxh4 Nf5 15. Bg5 Qf7 16. Rf4 Qg6 17. Bd3 d6 18. e6 Bxe6 19. Qe2 Kf7 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Nh4 Qxg5 22. Rxf5+ Kg7 23. Rxg5+ Kf7 24. Qf3+ Ke6 25. Qf5+ Ke7 26. O-O-O Bh6 27. Re1+ Kd8 28. Qf6+ Kd7 29. Re7+ Kc6 30. Nf5 Bxg5+ 31. Qxg5 Kb5 32. Qg7 Rhd8 33. Rxc7 Re8 34. Nxd6+ Kb6 35. Rxb7+ Kc6 36. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0