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[Event "Rose98 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/yHjr4em3"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Lucaous28"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "17:45:22"] [WhiteElo "1428"] [BlackElo "1430"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [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 } Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Bd6 5. Ng5 Ng4 6. Qxg4 f5 7. exf5 exf5 8. Qxf5 Nc6 9. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0