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[Event "Topalov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/9VeanRjg"] [Date "2025.03.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "leonid"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.08"] [UTCTime "17:43:27"] [WhiteElo "1660"] [BlackElo "1327"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 { C40 King's Knight Opening } Qh4 3. Nxh4 Bc5 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nf5 g6 6. Ng7+ Kf8 7. d4 Bb6 8. d5 Nb4 9. a3 Kxg7 10. axb4 Nf6 11. f3 Nh5 12. g4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 Kf6 14. Bh6 d6 15. g5+ Ke7 16. Bg7 Rg8 17. Bf6+ Kf8 18. Nc3 Bh3 19. Nb5 Bg2 20. Rf1 Bxf1 21. Bxf1 a6 22. Nc3 a5 23. bxa5 Bxa5 24. Kf2 Bb6+ 25. Kg2 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 Bd4 27. Qa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0