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[Event "Duz-Khotimirsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/igYWIFCl"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "TihonConstantin"] [Black "David_2014"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "17:22:51"] [WhiteElo "1447"] [BlackElo "1306"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [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 } Qe7 3. Nf3 Qh4 4. g3 Qg4 5. h3 Qxe4+ 6. Nxe4 Bb4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Qa4 Na6 9. Bb5 c6 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. Nxd6+ Ke7 12. Qf4 Nh6 13. Nxc8+ Raxc8 14. O-O d6 15. Qh4+ Kf8 16. d3 a5 17. Bg5 Kg8 18. Bd8 Kf8 19. Qe7+ Kg8 20. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0