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[Event "Sargissian Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/xJS1hjXD"] [Date "2026.03.31"] [Round "-"] [White "ArianaL"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.03.31"] [UTCTime "16:08:56"] [WhiteElo "1009"] [BlackElo "1464"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. h3 Ngxe5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Qe2 d6 8. Nb5 Bd7 9. h4 Bxb5 10. Qxb5+ c6 11. d4 cxb5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. c3 Be7 15. c4 Bxg5 16. hxg5 O-O-O 17. g6 Qd6 18. cxb5 Qd2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1