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[Event "Chernev Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/liLDrMwE"] [Date "2025.03.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Iaroslav22"] [Black "PopaIon"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.27"] [UTCTime "17:17:50"] [WhiteElo "974"] [BlackElo "1322"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } Bc5 3. Bb5 Qh4 4. Nf3 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1