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[Event "Gunsberg Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/hCCkWvsk"] [Date "2025.10.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Stefanmartie"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.10.25"] [UTCTime "16:30:45"] [WhiteElo "1267"] [BlackElo "1278"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-26"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [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 cxd6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. Nf3 Qd8 7. Ng5 Qxg5 8. d3 Qf6 9. c4 Nh6 10. Nc3 Ng4 11. O-O Qh6 12. h3 Qg6 13. f3 Ne3 14. Bxe3 d5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. cxd5 Bd6 17. Qa4+ Nc6 18. Qd1 Qg3 19. Bf2 Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1