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[Event "Grachev Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Tf5GylzN"] [Date "2025.09.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Dragos1"] [Black "erikst19"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.09.04"] [UTCTime "16:10:10"] [WhiteElo "1326"] [BlackElo "1473"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-135"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nf3 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Qf6 3. Bc4 Bb4 4. O-O Qg5 5. d3 Qg6 6. Bd2 Bc5 7. b4 Bd6 8. Nh4 Qh6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Qh5 e5 11. d4 exd4 12. c3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 Nf6 14. Nd5 Rg8 15. Nxf6+ Kd8 16. Nxg8 Bxb4 17. Qxf7 Bd2 18. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0