FEN
[Event "March Chess Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/1Jniyuxc"]
[Date "2026.03.15"]
[White "Wali"]
[Black "Troy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.15"]
[UTCTime "19:32:40"]
[WhiteElo "1820"]
[BlackElo "1716"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-107"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🏆"]
[BlackTitle "NM🦍"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6?! { (0.21 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Re8 8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. c4) 3. d4 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. h3 Nh6 6. Nc3 Bb4?! { (1.70 → 2.91) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (6... Nf5 7. h4 d6 8. g4 Nh6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Qe2 a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. d5) 7. Bc4?! { (2.91 → 1.86) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (7. Bd3) 7... d6 8. exd6?! { (2.30 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (8. Bg5 Qd7) 8... cxd6 9. O-O Nf5 10. Re1 d5 11. Bb3?? { (1.47 → -0.12) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (11. Bxd5 O-O) 11... Bd7?? { (-0.12 → 2.01) Blunder. O-O was best. } (11... O-O 12. Qd3 Na5 13. Bd2 Nxb3 14. axb3 Be7 15. Ne2 a5 16. c3 b6 17. Bf4 f6 18. Bh2) 12. Bd2?? { (2.01 → 0.32) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (12. Bxd5 O-O) 12... Nfxd4?! { (0.32 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } (12... Bxc3) 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd5? { (1.27 → -0.06) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } (14. Qg4 Nxb3) 14... Nxb3?? { (-0.06 → 2.69) Blunder. Bxd2 was best. } (14... Bxd2 15. Qxd2) 15. axb3?? { (2.69 → -0.14) Blunder. Bxb4 was best. } (15. Bxb4 Nxa1 16. Qg4 Rg8 17. Rxa1 a5 18. Bd6 exd5 19. Re1+ Be6 20. Rxe6+ Kd7 21. Be7 Qxe7) 15... Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Bc6 17. c4?? { (-0.06 → -5.61) Blunder. Rad1 was best. } (17. Rad1) 17... Bxd5?? { (-5.61 → 0.96) Blunder. O-O was best. } (17... O-O) 18. cxd5 O-O 19. Re5? { (1.08 → -0.33) Mistake. d6 was best. } (19. d6 Qd7 20. Rac1 Rad8 21. Red1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qxd6 25. Qc8+ Qf8) 19... f6 20. Rxe6 Re8 21. Rae1 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 g6 23. d6 Qd7 24. Re7 Qd8 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Rxh7+ Kg8 28. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0