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[Event "Ilyin-Genevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/g9tXZVuy"] [Date "2026.01.20"] [Round "-"] [White "TihonConstantin"] [Black "Fiodor2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.20"] [UTCTime "17:17:01"] [WhiteElo "1480"] [BlackElo "1300"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Queen's Knight"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight } Bc5 3. Nf3 Qf6 4. d3 Bb6 5. Bg5 Qg6 6. Na4 Bc5 7. Nxc5 b6 8. Na4 b5 9. Nc5 d6 10. Nb3 c5 11. d4 c4 12. Na5 Qh5 13. b3 c3 14. Bxb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. g4 Qh3 17. b4 Qxf3 18. Qxf3 Ndf6 19. Qxc3 Rc8 20. Qxc8+ Ke7 21. Nc6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0