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[Event "Academie22 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HgygRmkR"] [Date "2025.10.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Contautomat2002"] [Black "nicholas007"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.10.01"] [UTCTime "16:27:47"] [WhiteElo "1635"] [BlackElo "1330"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 { C23 Bishop's Opening } Nh6 3. d3 Ng4 4. Qf3 Nxf2 5. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0