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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/pZ4NbXo7"] [Date "2025.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "Robert2015"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.05.24"] [UTCTime "16:56:25"] [WhiteElo "1819"] [BlackElo "1362"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+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. e5 Ne4 4. d4 d5 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Bd3 d5 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxe4 c3 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qxc3 Bb5 13. Na3 Ba6 14. Qc6+ Ke7 15. Qxa6 Kd7 16. O-O Be7 17. Qb5+ Kc8 18. Bf4 Qxd4 19. Rfc1+ Kd8 20. Bc7+ Kc8 21. Bb6+ Kb8 22. Bxd4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0