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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/iuGgzWZu"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Marc4"] [Black "Tricolici"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "16:38:39"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1265"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+5"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Nc6 3. Na3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. f4 Nf6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Ba4 Ne4 8. g3 g5 9. c3 Bd6 10. Nc2 O-O 11. Nh3 gxf4 12. g4 b5 13. Bxb5 Na5 14. Bf1 c5 15. Nxf4 Qf6 16. Qe2 Nc4 17. Nxd5 Qh4+ 18. Qf2 Qxg4 19. Qf6 Be6 20. Bxc4 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rae8 22. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Kd2 Bf4+ 24. Kd1 Qf3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1