FEN
[Event "August Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/1iEMZEQe"]
[Date "2025.08.17"]
[White "Maxim"]
[Black "Aaryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.08.17"]
[UTCTime "19:14:54"]
[WhiteElo "1705"]
[BlackElo "1325"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-6"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🧂"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 { C46 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } d5?? { (-0.11 → 1.66) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (4... Nxe4) 5. exd5 Nd4 6. d3?? { (1.79 → 0.10) Blunder. h3 was best. } (6. h3 Bd6 7. d3 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Nf5 11. Bd2 Nd4 12. Ne4 b5) 6... g6?? { (0.10 → 3.39) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } (6... Bg4 7. Ne4 Nxd5 8. c3 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Be6 10. Qb3 Be7 11. Rg1 Qd7 12. Qxb7 O-O 13. Bh6) 7. Nxe5?! { (3.39 → 2.55) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (7. O-O) 7... Bg7?! { (2.55 → 3.76) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (7... Bd6 8. f4 O-O 9. O-O Nh5 10. Qd2 Bc5 11. Kh1 Qh4 12. Ne4 b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. c3) 8. d6?? { (3.76 → 0.24) Blunder. O-O was best. } (8. O-O O-O) 8... Qxd6?? { (0.24 → 3.96) Blunder. O-O was best. } (8... O-O 9. Be3 Qxd6 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. O-O Nxe3 12. fxe3 Re8 13. Qd2 Bh6 14. Rae1 Be6 15. Bb3) 9. Nxf7 Qe7+ 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Be6?! { (3.71 → 5.74) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (11... b5 12. Nxb5 Nxb5 13. Nd6+ Kh8 14. Nxc8 Qd7 15. Bxb5 Qxb5 16. Nxa7 Qd7 17. a4 c6 18. c4) 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. Bxd4 Qxf7 14. Re1?! { (4.71 → 3.37) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (14. Qf3) 14... Rad8?! { (3.37 → 4.87) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (14... Qd7 15. Bxf6) 15. Bxf6?! { (4.87 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (15. Bc5 Rfe8) 15... Qxf6 16. Qd2 c5 17. g3 g5?! { (2.53 → 3.94) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (17... c4 18. Re4 Qb6 19. Rae1 Qxb2 20. d4 Rf3 21. Re8+ Rxe8 22. Rxe8+ Rf8 23. Qe3 Qxc2 24. Qe6+) 18. Ne4 Qf5 19. Qxg5 Qf3 20. Re3 Qf7 21. Rae1 Rde8 22. Nd6?? { (8.52 → 0.00) Blunder. Nf6+ was best. } (22. Nf6+) 22... Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Rxe3? { (0.00 → 1.40) Mistake. Re5 was best. } (23... Re5 24. Rxe5 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Qf2+) 24. Qd5+?? { (1.40 → -68.59) Blunder. Qxe3 was best. } (24. Qxe3 Bxb2 25. c4 Bd4 26. Qxf2 Rxf2 27. a4 b6 28. Re7 a5 29. Rb7 Ra2 30. Rb8+ Kg7) 24... Rf7 25. Rg1 Re1?! { (-8.17 → -5.48) Inaccuracy. Qf3+ was best. } (25... Qf3+ 26. Qxf3 Rfxf3 27. h4 c4 28. Ne4 Re2 29. Rg2 cxd3 30. cxd3 Re1+ 31. Rg1 Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1) 26. Rxe1?? { (-5.48 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf7+ was best. } (26. Qxf7+ Qxf7) 26... Qf1+?? { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 5) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe1+ was best. } (26... Qxe1+ 27. Kg2 Qf1#) 27. Rxf1 Bxb2 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0