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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/V61qiHHF"] [Date "2026.06.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad1234"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.14"] [UTCTime "13:33:25"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } d6 3. exd6 cxd6 4. d4 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. f3 Qd4 7. Qxd4 exd4 8. c4 d3 9. f4 d2+ 10. Kxd2 f5 11. Ke1 b5 12. cxb5 a6 13. bxa6 Rxa6 14. a3 Rh6 15. a4 Rh4 16. h3 Rxf4 17. Ne2 Re4 18. g4 fxg4 19. hxg4 Rf4 20. g5 Rg4 21. Nec3 Bd6 22. Nd5 Bg3+ 23. Kd1 Be1 24. Kxe1 Bf5 25. Bb5+ Nd7 26. Bxd7+ Kxd7 27. Ne7 Kxe7 28. g6 Bxg6 29. Rh2 Rg1+ 30. Kd2 h5 31. Rxh5 Rxh5 32. Kc3 Rxc1+ 33. Kd4 Bxb1 34. Rxb1 Rxb1 35. b3 Rxb3 36. a5 Ra3 37. a6 Rxa6 38. Kd3 Ra3+ 39. Ke2 Rh2+ 40. Ke1 Ra1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1