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[Event "Rose1 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/davbwRxb"] [Date "2026.07.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Vladimir-Gh"] [Black "DavidP"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.07.16"] [UTCTime "16:28:47"] [WhiteElo "1596"] [BlackElo "962"] [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 Bxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Qe2 Nc3 8. Nxc3 Qe7 9. Bg5 d6 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. Ng6+ Kf6 12. Nxh8 h5 13. Nd5+ Kf5 14. Nxc7 Na6 15. Nxa8 Nb4 16. Qf3+ Ke5 17. Qc3+ Ke4 18. Qxb4+ Kd5 19. Bc4+ Kd4 20. O-O Ke5 21. Rad1 b5 22. Rxd6 bxc4 23. Re1+ Kf5 24. Qxc4 Kg5 25. Re5+ Bf5 26. Nxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0