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[Event "Zukertort Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/jwd27Uig"] [Date "2025.11.13"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.11.13"] [UTCTime "17:16:54"] [WhiteElo "1391"] [BlackElo "1789"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [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. Bc4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb3 Bg4 7. O-O Bd6 8. Ng5 Bxd1 9. Nxd1 Ng4 10. h3 Qxg5 11. hxg4 Qxg4 12. Re1+ Ne7 13. f3 Qg3 14. Rf1 O-O 15. Ne3 Ng6 16. Nf5 Qh2+ 17. Kf2 Bg3+ 18. Ke3 Bf4+ 19. Kf2 Rae8 20. d4 Bxc1 21. Raxc1 Nf4 22. Rce1 Nh3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1