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[Event "Pachman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/vKxV8dw9"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "-"] [White "TihonConstantin"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.09"] [UTCTime "16:13:15"] [WhiteElo "1493"] [BlackElo "1406"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [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 } b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bg5 Nf6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. c3 d6 9. b4 d5 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Bb5+ Bc6 12. Bxc6+ Nxc6 13. exd5 exd5 14. Qe2+ Ne7 15. O-O Qxc3 16. Nxc3 Rb8 17. Nxd5 Rb7 18. Rfe1 O-O 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 { Black resigns. } 1-0