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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/dAiwpZHm"] [Date "2026.06.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Vladimir-Gh"] [Black "Fiodor2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.11"] [UTCTime "16:15:15"] [WhiteElo "1693"] [BlackElo "1137"] [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 } Nf6 3. e5 Ne4 4. d3 Nc5 5. d4 Ne4 6. Nc3 c5 7. Nxe4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Bg5 Bxg5 11. Nxg5 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Qh5+ Kf8 14. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0