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[Event "Kupchik Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/nvUJjHUM"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "16:31:09"] [WhiteElo "1556"] [BlackElo "1380"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } Bc5 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. c3 Be7 5. Nf3 Bf8 6. Bd3 d5 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nc6 11. O-O Nh6 12. Nc3 Ng4 13. Qf4 Nh6 14. Ne4 Nb4 15. Rac1 Nxa2 16. Bxa2 b5 17. Neg5 Bb7 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qd5 20. Nxc7+ Kd7 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. e6+ Bxe6 23. Ne5+ Kd6 24. Rc6+ Kd5 25. Rxe6 Kxe6 26. Nf7 Nxf7 27. Re1+ Kd5 28. Qxf7+ Kxd4 29. Qxg7+ Kd5 30. Re7 Rhc8 31. g3 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rac8 33. Qe5+ Kc4 34. Qe4+ Kc5 35. Re5+ Kb6 36. Qd4+ R8c5 37. Re6+ Kc7 38. Qd6+ Kb7 39. Qd7+ Rc7 40. Qxb5+ Kc8 41. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0