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[Event "Walbrodt Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/iAaBNW0B"] [Date "2026.03.28"] [Round "-"] [White "paliciucpavel"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.28"] [UTCTime "17:43:40"] [WhiteElo "1548"] [BlackElo "1306"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [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 } Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. exd5 exd5 7. Bb5 Bb4 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Qd3 Qe6 15. Ng5 Qd6 16. Qxh7+ Kf8 17. Qh3 Ke7 18. Re1+ Kd8 19. Nxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0