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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/r9M3fh0h"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [Round "-"] [White "ceavdarialexandr"] [Black "Matei2018"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.02"] [UTCTime "16:35:00"] [WhiteElo "1564"] [BlackElo "1613"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-41"] [BlackRatingDiff "+17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bd6 3. Nc3 Qf6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. d3 Ne5 6. Bg5 Qg6 7. O-O Nxf3+ 8. Qxf3 Qxg5 9. Qg3 Bxg3 10. fxg3 Nf6 11. h4 Qe3+ 12. Kh1 Ng4 13. Nd1 Qxg3 14. Kg1 Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1