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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/wDzy9rNG"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "DanielOprea"] [Black "Grosu"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "16:38:41"] [WhiteElo "1549"] [BlackElo "1212"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Bird Invitation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Bb5 { C00 French Defense: Bird Invitation } Bc5 3. Qh5 g6 4. Qe5 f6 5. Qg3 a6 6. Ba4 a5 7. Nh3 Bd6 8. Qb3 e5 9. Qd5 Ne7 10. Qd3 b6 11. Qg3 f5 12. Qh4 g5 13. Qh6 Ng8 14. Qg7 Be7 15. Qxh8 Bf8 16. Qxg8 Ra6 17. Bb3 a4 18. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0