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[Event "Verlinsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/wHV7L2s1"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad220117"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "16:17:05"] [WhiteElo "1860"] [BlackElo "1396"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Nc3 c5 5. Bc4 Na6 6. O-O cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bc5 8. Qxg7 Qf6 9. Qg4 Bd6 10. Re1 Nh6 11. Qh5 Qg6 12. Qxh6 Qxh6 13. Bxh6 Rg8 14. e5 Bc5 15. Bxa6 Bxa6 16. Rad1 Bb4 17. a3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Ng5 Rg6 20. Nxh7 Rxh6 21. Nf6+ Ke7 22. Rxd7+ Kf8 23. Rxa7 Bb5 24. Nd7+ Ke7 25. Nxb6+ Rc7 26. Rxc7+ Kd8 27. Rxf7 Be8 28. Rf8 Ke7 29. Rg8 Bf7 30. Ra8 { Black resigns. } 1-0