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[Event "Ariadna Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/WeLciLAw"] [Date "2025.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "david2323"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.02.27"] [UTCTime "14:39:47"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1323"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+106"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "King of the Hill"] [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 } Ke7 3. d4 e5 4. dxe5 d5 5. Bg5+ Ke6 6. c4 Qd7 7. cxd5+ Qxd5 8. Qxd5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0