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[Event "Ranken Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/qu3ZnYEa"] [Date "2025.07.26"] [Round "-"] [White "EdChiriac"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.07.26"] [UTCTime "16:28:31"] [WhiteElo "1185"] [BlackElo "1772"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [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. Ng5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Nxg5 5. Qg4 Qf6 6. Qh4 Bc5 7. Qh5 g6 8. Qf3 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Qxf3 10. Rg1 Qxf2+ 11. Kd1 Qxg1 12. Ke2 Qxh2+ 13. Ke1 Qf2+ 14. Kd1 Qxf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1