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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/XD81MA2Z"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Bogdasea"] [Black "cezar8"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.08.20"] [UTCTime "15:30:49"] [WhiteElo "1405"] [BlackElo "1061"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "360+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bd6 3. Ng5 Qxg5 4. h4 Qf4 5. g3 Bb4 6. gxf4 Nc6 7. Qh5 Nd4 8. c3 Nc2+ 9. Kd1 Nxa1 10. cxb4 Nb3 11. axb3 Nf6 12. Qb5 Nh5 13. Qa4 e5 14. Bb5 Nxf4 15. Bxd7+ Bxd7 16. Rg1 Bxa4 17. bxa4 { White wins on time. } 1-0