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[Event "Gunsberg Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/hBccvMjF"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcus01"] [Black "Stefanmartie"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.12.23"] [UTCTime "17:07:00"] [WhiteElo "1584"] [BlackElo "1479"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [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 } Qh4 3. Nh3 e5 4. dxe5 Bc5 5. Bg5 d6 6. Bxh4 Nc6 7. exd6 g6 8. Qf3 h5 9. Bc4 Rh7 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. Qf4 Bxd6 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Ne6+ Kc8 15. Qe8+ Nd8 16. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0