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[Event "Ilyin-Genevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Rlnk0XKn"] [Date "2026.01.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Razvan8"] [Black "MATEI11"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.20"] [UTCTime "17:26:26"] [WhiteElo "1551"] [BlackElo "1214"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [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 } Bb4+ 3. Nc3 Qh4 4. Nf3 Qf4 5. Bxf4 d6 6. e5 Ba5 7. Bd2 Bd7 8. exd6 cxd6 9. d5 Bb6 10. Nd4 Bxd4 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Bd3 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Nf6 14. Ne4 Ng4+ 15. Ke1 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Be4 d5 18. Bf3 Nd7 19. Bh6 Bf5 20. Bg7 Rg8 21. Bh6 Nc5 22. Qxd5 b5 23. Qxa8+ Ke7 24. Qxg8 Nb7 25. Qa8 Nc5 26. Rd1 Ke6 27. Qc6+ Ke5 28. Qxc5+ Ke6 29. Qd5+ Ke7 30. Qd6+ Ke8 31. Qd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0