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[Event "Rose98 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/kX3KVb4u"] [Date "2026.10.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Vladimir-Gh"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.01"] [UTCTime "16:18:50"] [WhiteElo "1704"] [BlackElo "1140"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [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 } Bc5 3. Bc4 Bb6 4. d3 Qe7 5. O-O h5 6. e5 h4 7. h3 f5 8. exf6 gxf6 9. Be3 f5 10. Re1 Nh6 11. Qe2 Rg8 12. Bxh6 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. d4 c6 15. Qe3 Bd8 16. Bd3 d6 17. Bxf5 Qg7 18. Bxe6 Bxg5 19. Bxg8+ Kf8 20. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0