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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/WQLXVIgn"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad220117"] [Black "DanielOprea"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "16:30:58"] [WhiteElo "1888"] [BlackElo "1335"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. d4 Bb6 4. Nc3 Qf6 5. Bc4 d5 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. e5 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 f6 11. Nxc4 e5 12. Qe4 Ne7 13. O-O f5 14. Qxe5 Rg8 15. Nd5 Rg7 16. Qxg7 Nxd5 17. Rfe1+ Ne7 18. Qxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0