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[Event "Academie22 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/qF0MCqA2"] [Date "2025.08.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Contautomat2002"] [Black "david781"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.08.16"] [UTCTime "07:27:55"] [WhiteElo "1577"] [BlackElo "1482"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } b6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bd3 Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bc4 Qh4 8. g3 Qh3 9. d3 Qg2+ 10. Kxg2 Nh6 11. Ncb5 Be5 12. f4 Bxd4 13. Nxc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Bxa8 15. f5 exf5 16. Qh5 fxe4 17. Qxf7 Nxf7 18. Rxf7 exd3+ 19. Kf1 d5 20. Bxd3 Re8 21. Rxa7 Bc6 22. Rxg7 Bc5 23. Rxh7 d4 24. Bg5+ Kc8 25. Bf5+ Kb8 26. Bf4+ Ka8 27. c3 dxc3 28. bxc3 b5 29. Rb1 b4 30. cxb4 Bd4 31. b5 Bh1 32. b6 Bc3 33. b7+ Ka7 34. Be3+ Kb8 35. a4 Rxe3 36. Rh8+ Ka7 37. b8=Q+ Ka6 38. Qb6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0