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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/sTmf5cVO"] [Date "2025.08.26"] [Round "-"] [White "MateiR"] [Black "Razvan8"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.08.26"] [UTCTime "16:32:50"] [WhiteElo "1791"] [BlackElo "1564"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+31"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Open } 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf5 Nc6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Na5 8. Qxe5+ Ne7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Bxe7 Qb6 11. Bxf8 Nc4 12. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0