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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/WNZmIQ6L"] [Date "2026.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "dontnukeme"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.20"] [UTCTime "15:50:17"] [WhiteElo "1970"] [BlackElo "1452"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "15+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Bd6 3. Qf3 c5 4. Nh3 b6 5. e5 a6 6. exd6 f6 7. d3 g6 8. Bxe6 h6 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Ne4 Rb8 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. O-O Kd8 14. Qxf6+ Kc8 15. Qe7 Nf8 16. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0