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[Event "Ivkov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/rCUugNwc"] [Date "2026.05.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Kittykatbot"] [Black "RomanSereda"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.14"] [UTCTime "16:42:42"] [WhiteElo "1975"] [BlackElo "1698"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. d4 Bb6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O Qe7 7. e5 Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Qd2 h5 11. Qh6 Kh8 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Qxh5 Nc6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nce4 Rf5 17. Qxh6+ Kg8 18. c3 d6 19. g4 Rf8 20. f4 d5 21. Ng3 Bd7 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Nh5 Rfe8 24. Bg6+ Kg8 25. Bf7+ Qxf7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0