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[Event "Open Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/yKzGmrgH"] [Date "2020.12.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Tabacarum"] [Black "nectarie"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2020.12.18"] [UTCTime "17:27:44"] [WhiteElo "1481"] [BlackElo "1259"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. d4 Bb6 4. Bg5 f6 5. Bh4 g5 6. Bg3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bxb8 Rxb8 9. h4 gxh4 10. Nxh4 Nh6 11. Qh5+ Nf7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Ng6 hxg6 14. Qh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0