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[Event "Topalov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/rnnlPbFO"] [Date "2025.03.08"] [Round "-"] [White "PopaIon"] [Black "denys"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.08"] [UTCTime "17:49:02"] [WhiteElo "1296"] [BlackElo "1447"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 { C20 Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation } 3. Qh5 Nf6 4. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0