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[Event "Duz-Khotimirsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/oGdkDFGB"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "TihonConstantin"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "17:26:56"] [WhiteElo "1455"] [BlackElo "1405"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Queen's Knight"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight } Bc5 3. Nf3 Qf6 4. d3 Na6 5. Bg5 Qg6 6. d4 Bb4 7. Bxa6 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 bxa6 9. Bh4 Nf6 10. Ne5 Qxg2 11. Rf1 Qxh2 12. Nf3 Qd6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. e5 fxe5 15. dxe5 Qc6 16. Ng5 a5 17. Qh5 O-O 18. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0