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[Event "Grob Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/hYsD2zMh"] [Date "2026.01.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Cristi_63"] [Black "Dacian20244"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.22"] [UTCTime "17:17:09"] [WhiteElo "1323"] [BlackElo "1279"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-21"] [BlackRatingDiff "+21"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bxd5 c6 7. Bc4 b5 8. Bd3 Qe7+ 9. Be2 Bb6 10. O-O Bc7 11. Nd4 Qd6 12. b3 Qxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1