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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/OzKAyGr7"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "-"] [White "david781"] [Black "cezar8"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.08.20"] [UTCTime "15:39:27"] [WhiteElo "1487"] [BlackElo "1055"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "360+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Nh3 Qh4 4. Rf1 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Nxc5 e5 8. Bxd5 Qxh3 9. gxh3 Bg4 10. hxg4 h5 11. Qf3 hxg4 12. Qxf7+ Kd8 13. Qd7+ Nxd7 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. d3 c6 16. Bc4 c5 17. Bg5 Kd6 18. Rd1 Kc6 19. a4 b5 20. axb5+ Kb6 21. Ra1 Rxh2 22. Ra6+ Kb7 23. Bd5+ Kc7 24. Rc6+ Kb7 25. Ke2 { White wins on time. } 1-0