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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/fWd0RHWV"] [Date "2025.12.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Razvan8"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.12.16"] [UTCTime "17:22:02"] [WhiteElo "1654"] [BlackElo "1460"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Nc6 3. Nf3 Nb4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 Nc6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bd6 10. Nxd6+ cxd6 11. Bxd6 Nb4 12. O-O Nd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Re1+ Kf7 15. Re7+ Kg6 16. Qd3+ Kh6 17. Rae1 Rf8 18. Rxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0