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[Event "McShane Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/mUxW7Djp"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "ArianaL"] [Black "Dacian20244"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "17:09:59"] [WhiteElo "1077"] [BlackElo "1427"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [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. Ne5 d6 4. Nc4 d5 5. Nca3 Nxe4 6. f3 Nf6 7. f4 e5 8. fxe5 Ng4 9. e6 Bxe6 10. c4 Bc5 11. Nb5 Bb6 12. N5c3 Qf6 13. Na4 Qf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1