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[Event "Ponziani Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/SO07ng5q"] [Date "2026.01.10"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.10"] [UTCTime "17:00:03"] [WhiteElo "1405"] [BlackElo "1389"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } Nc6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Nh6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ng4 8. Qxg4 h5 9. Qxg7 Ke7 10. Bg5+ { Black resigns. } 1-0