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[Event " 790 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/kC3PQSTa"] [Date "2026.05.11"] [Round "-"] [White "dontnukeme"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.11"] [UTCTime "15:52:36"] [WhiteElo "1779"] [BlackElo "1120"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "240+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nxe4 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 e5 9. Nf3 e4 10. Bg5 exf3 11. Bxd8 Kxd8 12. Qxf3 Re8+ 13. Be2 Rxe2+ 14. Qxe2 b6 15. O-O-O Ba6 16. Qxa6 Ke7 17. Rhe1+ { White wins on time. } 1-0