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[Event "Rose98 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/fuBnknqd"] [Date "2026.07.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcus01"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.07.11"] [UTCTime "16:33:59"] [WhiteElo "1576"] [BlackElo "1533"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 { C02 French Defense: Advance, Steinitz Variation } Bxc5 5. Bd2 Qh4 6. Nh3 f6 7. exf6 gxf6 8. Qe2 e5 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qb5+ Nc6 11. Qxc5 Bxh3 12. gxh3 Rc8 13. Qxa7 Nxa7 14. Nxd5 Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Rd8 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17. Bb4+ Kf7 18. Bc4+ Kg6 19. Rhg1+ Kh5 20. Be2+ Kh4 21. Rg4+ Kxh3 22. Kf3 Kxh2 23. Bd2 Nh6 24. Rh4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0