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[Event "Ranken Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/cKxovp7W"] [Date "2025.07.26"] [Round "-"] [White "ArianaL"] [Black "RomanSereda"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.07.26"] [UTCTime "16:27:09"] [WhiteElo "1301"] [BlackElo "1481"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+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. Nc3 Qf6 4. e5 Qg6 5. Nb5 Kd8 6. Bc4 Qh5 7. Bxe6 dxe6 8. d4 Bb4+ 9. Qd2 Bxd2+ 10. Bxd2 Nh6 11. Ng5 Ng4 12. Nxf7+ Qxf7 13. Bb4 Qxf2+ 14. Kd1 Ne3+ 15. Kc1 Qxc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1