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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/03WDWQcA"] [Date "2026.09.23"] [White "Benton"] [Black "ZePHyRos"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.09.23"] [UTCTime "23:16:14"] [WhiteElo "2021"] [BlackElo "1800"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM☣"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C64"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 { C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation } 4. d3?! { (0.75 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (4. c3) 4... d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Be3 Qd7? { (0.50 → 1.55) Mistake. Bxe3 was best. } (7... Bxe3 8. fxe3 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qe1 Ne7 11. b3 O-O 12. Nc3 a5 13. Nh4 f6 14. Qg3) 8. Bxc5 dxc5? { (1.92 → 3.63) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } (8... Bxf3) 9. Nbd2?? { (3.63 → 0.93) Blunder. g4 was best. } (9. g4 Bxg4) 9... a6? { (0.93 → 2.53) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } (9... Bxf3 10. Nxf3) 10. Ba4?? { (2.53 → 0.37) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } (10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nxe5 Qe6 13. Nec4 f6 14. f4 Qd7 15. f5 Bf7 16. Qf3 Ne7) 10... b5?! { (0.37 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } (10... Nge7 11. g4 b5 12. gxh5 bxa4 13. Kh2 Qd6 14. Qe2 a3 15. bxa3 O-O 16. Rg1 Nd4 17. Nxd4) 11. Bb3 Nd4?? { (0.73 → 2.98) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (11... Nf6 12. Qe1 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Qd6 14. c3 O-O 15. Qe3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. a4 Na5 18. Bc2) 12. c3?? { (2.98 → 0.76) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (12. Nxe5 Bxd1 13. Nxd7 Be2 14. Nxc5 Bxf1 15. Kxf1 Nf6 16. c3 Nxb3 17. Ndxb3 Nd7 18. d4 Nxc5) 12... Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 Nf6?? { (0.67 → 2.97) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (13... Rd8 14. Re1) 14. Re1?? { (2.97 → 0.64) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (14. Nxe5 Qe7 15. g4 c4 16. Nc6 Qc5 17. dxc4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qxc6 19. cxb5 axb5 20. e5 Rd8) 14... h6?? { (0.64 → 3.47) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (14... Bxf3) 15. Rc1?? { (3.47 → 0.79) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (15. Nxe5) 15... g5?? { (0.79 → 3.24) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 O-O 17. d4 Qd6 18. Qf5 Rae8 19. Rcd1 cxd4 20. cxd4 c5 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Re2) 16. c4?? { (3.24 → 0.60) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (16. Nxe5) 16... b4?? { (0.60 → 2.69) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } (16... Qd6 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 O-O 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nxe5 Qxd5 22. Nxg6 fxg6 23. Qc2) 17. a3?? { (2.69 → 0.05) Blunder. Ba4 was best. } (17. Ba4 c6) 17... a5?? { (0.05 → 1.82) Blunder. bxa3 was best. } (17... bxa3 18. Ba4 c6 19. Rb1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Ke7 21. Qe3 a2 22. Ra1 Qd6 23. Bd1 a5 24. Rxa2) 18. Ba4 c6 19. Nxe5 Qe6?! { (2.26 → 2.99) Inaccuracy. Bxd1 was best. } (19... Bxd1 20. Nxd7 Kxd7 21. Rcxd1 Kc7 22. e5 Nd7 23. e6 Nb6 24. Bc2 fxe6 25. Rxe6 Rad8 26. Rde1) 20. Bxc6+?! { (2.99 → 2.15) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (20. Nf3) 20... Qxc6?? { (2.15 → 4.83) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } (20... Ke7 21. Qa4 Qxe5 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. axb4 g4 24. Qc6 Rd8 25. hxg4 Nxg4 26. Qxc5+ Qxc5 27. bxc5) 21. Nxc6 Bxd1 22. Rexd1 h5?! { (4.68 → 6.06) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } (22... Kd7 23. Ne5+) 23. axb4 axb4 24. Ra1 O-O 25. Ne7+ Kg7 26. Nf5+ Kg6 27. f3 b3 28. Ra3?? { (4.97 → 0.82) Blunder. h4 was best. } (28. h4 Nd7) 28... Rfb8?? { (0.82 → 6.79) Blunder. Rxa3 was best. } (28... Rxa3) 29. Rda1 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 g4 31. hxg4 hxg4 32. Kf2 Kg5 33. g3?! { (7.30 → 4.83) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } (33. Ke3 Nh5) 33... Nh5?! { (4.83 → 7.70) Inaccuracy. gxf3 was best. } (33... gxf3 34. Kxf3) 34. f4+ Kf6?? { (6.38 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf4 was best. } (34... Nxf4 35. gxf4+) 35. Ne3? { (Mate in 2 → 8.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra6+ was best. } (35. Ra6+ Rb6 36. Rxb6#) 35... Ke6 36. Ra6+ Kd7 37. Nxg4 Kc7 38. Ne3 Ng7 39. Nd5+ Kd7 40. Ra7+ Ke6? { (9.87 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } (40... Ke8 41. Nf6+) 41. f5+? { (Mate in 3 → 9.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7+ was best. } (41. Re7+ Kd6 42. e5+ Kc6 43. Rc7#) 41... Ke5 42. Ke3 Rf8 43. Re7+ Kd6?! { (10.28 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne6 was best. } (43... Ne6 44. fxe6) 44. e5+ Kc6 45. Rc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0