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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/kPCcjQR1"] [Date "2025.03.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Black12"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.04"] [UTCTime "18:33:55"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } Qxd5 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bd2 Nc6 6. Bc3 Nf6 7. Nh3 Ne4 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. Bxe5 Qxe5 12. Nc3 Ng5 13. Re1 Qc5 14. Qh5 Nd4 15. Nxg5 Be6 16. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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