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[Event "July Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/1swq3udy"] [Date "2026.07.12"] [White "Gabriel1"] [Black "Caedmon"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.07.12"] [UTCTime "18:19:08"] [WhiteElo "1447"] [BlackElo "1496"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-107"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏈"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. O-O?! { (1.13 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 c5 8. Qd3 Be7 9. Bf4 Nf6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 12. Nxe5 Bb7) 6... Be7?! { (0.12 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (6... c5 7. Ne2) 7. d3? { (1.13 → 0.05) Mistake. d4 was best. } (7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 c5 9. Nc6 Qd7 10. Na5 Bd8 11. f4 f5 12. exf5 Qxf5 13. Qf3 Rb8) 7... Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nh6?? { (0.64 → 3.86) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (9... Nf6 10. Qg3 O-O 11. Bh6 Ne8 12. Bd2 f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Qg4 Rf7 15. Qa4 Qd7 16. f4) 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. g4?? { (3.88 → 1.18) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } (11. Ne2 O-O) 11... Bg5 12. Qg3?? { (1.34 → -0.25) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } (12. Ne2 c5) 12... Bf6? { (-0.25 → 1.17) Mistake. Rg8 was best. } (12... Rg8 13. Kh1 Qf6 14. Ne2 h5 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qe6 18. Qf5 hxg4 19. Qxh7) 13. Qe3 Bh4 14. Qxh6 Qg5?! { (1.63 → 2.53) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (14... Bg5) 15. Qxg5 Bxg5 16. Rae1? { (2.60 → 1.42) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } (16. Kg2 h5) 16... Bh4? { (1.42 → 2.74) Mistake. h5 was best. } (16... h5 17. Kg2) 17. Re3?! { (2.74 → 1.79) Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } (17. Nd1) 17... Rg8?! { (1.79 → 2.58) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (17... h5 18. gxh5 Ke7 19. Ne2 Rxh5 20. Rf3 Ke6 21. Ng3 Rhh8 22. Nf5 a5 23. Kh2 Bg5 24. Rg1) 18. Rf3 O-O-O?? { (2.56 → 6.92) Blunder. h5 was best. } (18... h5 19. Kh2) 19. Ne2?? { (6.92 → 2.51) Blunder. Rxf7 was best. } (19. Rxf7 h5 20. Rh7 Rh8 21. Rxh5 Rxh5 22. gxh5 Rh8 23. Ne2 Rxh5 24. Kg2 Bg5 25. Ng3 Rh4) 19... Rg7?? { (2.51 → 5.22) Blunder. h5 was best. } (19... h5 20. Rxf7 hxg4 21. Kg2 gxh3+ 22. Kxh3 Bg5 23. Rg1 Kb7 24. Rg3 Bd2 25. Kg2 a5 26. d4) 20. Ng3 Bxg3 21. Rxg3? { (5.58 → 3.43) Mistake. fxg3 was best. } (21. fxg3 Rf8) 21... Rdg8 22. Re1 Rg5 23. Ree3 d5?? { (2.83 → 6.45) Blunder. Kd8 was best. } (23... Kd8 24. Ref3) 24. exd5?! { (6.45 → 4.00) Inaccuracy. Ref3 was best. } (24. Ref3 Rf8) 24... cxd5 25. Ref3 Rf8 26. h4 Rg6 27. h5 Rh6 28. Rh3? { (4.57 → 2.75) Mistake. Rf5 was best. } (28. Rf5 Rc6) 28... e4?! { (2.75 → 3.98) Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } (28... Rb6 29. b3 f6 30. Rf5 Rc6 31. c4 Rg8 32. Rg3 dxc4 33. dxc4 h6 34. f4 exf4 35. Rxf4) 29. dxe4 dxe4 30. Re3?! { (3.71 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } (30. Rf5 Rb6 31. b3 Rb5 32. Rg3 Rxf5 33. gxf5 Kd7 34. Rg4 Kc6 35. Kf1 Kd5 36. Rg7 Ke5) 30... f5 31. gxf5 Rxf5 32. Rxe4 Rg5+ 33. Kf1 Rd6? { (2.22 → 3.80) Mistake. Rc5 was best. } (33... Rc5 34. Re2 Rhxh5 35. Rxh5 Rxh5 36. Kg2 Ra5 37. a3 Rg5+ 38. Kh3 h5 39. Rd2 Rf5 40. Kg3) 34. Re7 Rd1+ 35. Ke2 Rgd5?! { (4.59 → 6.81) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } (35... Rd7 36. Rxd7 Kxd7 37. Rh4 h6 38. Kd3 a5 39. b3 Ke6 40. Kd4 Kd6 41. Ke3 Re5+ 42. Kd3) 36. Rd3?? { (6.81 → 2.04) Blunder. Rc3 was best. } (36. Rc3 Rd7 37. Rxd7 Rxd7 38. Rc5 Re7+ 39. Kf3 Kd7 40. b3 Kd6 41. b4 Re5 42. Rxe5 Kxe5) 36... R1xd3 37. cxd3 Rxh5 38. f3? { (1.76 → 0.34) Mistake. b3 was best. } (38. b3) 38... Rh2+ 39. Ke3 Rg2? { (0.11 → 1.47) Mistake. Rxb2 was best. } (39... Rxb2 40. a4 Rb4 41. Re4 Rxe4+ 42. fxe4 c5 43. Kf4 Kd7 44. Kf5 Ke7 45. a5 Kf7 46. Kg5) 40. f4?! { (1.47 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best. } (40. Re8+) 40... h5 41. f5 Kd8 42. Rh7 Rg5?? { (1.01 → 4.21) Blunder. Rxb2 was best. } (42... Rxb2 43. a4) 43. f6?? { (4.21 → 1.05) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } (43. Ke4) 43... Rf5 44. f7?! { (1.07 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } (44. Rh6 Ke8 45. Ke4 Ra5 46. a4 Rxa4+ 47. Ke5 Rb4 48. Rh8+ Kf7 49. Rh7+ Kg8 50. Rg7+ Kf8) 44... Ke7 45. Ke4 Rxf7 46. Rxh5 Rf2 47. Ra5 Rxb2 48. Rxa6 Kd7 49. a4 Ra2 50. Kd4 c6 51. Kc5 Rc2+ 52. Kd4 Kd6 53. a5 Ra2 54. Ra8 Ra4+ 55. Ke3 Kd5 56. d4 Ra3+ 57. Kf4 Kxd4 58. a6 Re3?? { (0.00 → 55.61) Blunder. Kc5 was best. } (58... Kc5 59. Ke4 Kb5 60. a7 Kc4 61. Ke5 Kc5 62. Kf4 Kb6 63. Rb8+ Kxa7 64. Rb1 Rd3 65. Ke5) 59. a7 Re4+ 60. Kf5 Re5+ 61. Kf6 Ke4 62. Rc8 Ra5 63. a8=Q Rxa8 64. Rxa8 Kd5 65. Rc8 c5 66. Kf5 Kd4 67. Kf4 c4 68. Kf3?! { (54.90 → 6.02) Inaccuracy. Rd8+ was best. } (68. Rd8+ Kc5 69. Ke5 Kb4 70. Kd4 Kb3 71. Rb8+ Kc2 72. Ke3 c3 73. Rc8 Kb3 74. Kd3 Kb4) 68... Kd3?! { (6.02 → 54.39) Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } (68... Ke5 69. Ke3 Kd5 70. Rc7 Ke5 71. Rc5+ Kd6 72. Rxc4 Kd5 73. Rc3 Ke5 74. Rc5+ Kd6 75. Kd4) 69. Kf2 c3 70. Ke1 Kc2?? { (5.50 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c2 was best. } (70... c2 71. Rc6 Kd4 72. Kd2 Ke5 73. Rh6 Kf5 74. Kc1 Ke5 75. Kxc2 Kf5 76. Rh5+ Kg6 77. Rh8) 71. Ke2 Kb2 72. Kd3 { Black resigns. } 1-0