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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/wJE79dwd"] [Date "2026.06.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Gabisor"] [Black "Matvei2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.16"] [UTCTime "16:42:07"] [WhiteElo "1917"] [BlackElo "1381"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Bb4+ 3. c3 Bf8 4. Nf3 d5 5. e5 f6 6. exf6 Qxf6 7. Bg5 Qg6 8. Qd3 h6 9. Qxg6+ Kd7 10. Ne5+ Kd6 11. Qe8 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Kc6 { Black resigns. } 1-0