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[Event "Aagaard Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/fV9emnFt"] [Date "2025.10.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Stefanmartie"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.10.28"] [UTCTime "17:00:10"] [WhiteElo "1250"] [BlackElo "1300"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-20"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nc3 Qg5 5. g3 Qf6 6. Nb5 Bc5 7. Nxc7+ Kd8 8. Nxa8 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1