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[Event "Botterill Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ufvYAZ8z"] [Date "2025.08.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2017"] [Black "Francesco5"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.08.14"] [UTCTime "16:39:55"] [WhiteElo "1529"] [BlackElo "1585"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+46"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit I"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 { C01 French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit I } 3. exf5 exf5 4. Qe2+ Qe7 5. Be3 g6 6. Qd1 Bg7 7. d5 Bxb2 8. Nc3 Bxc3+ 9. Ke2 Bxa1 10. d6 cxd6 11. Qxa1 f4 12. Qxh8 Qe6 13. Nf3 fxe3 14. fxe3 b6 15. Ng5 Ba6+ 16. Ke1 Qxe3+ 17. Be2 Qxe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1