FEN
[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/2Z8SXLXT"]
[Date "2026.09.01"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Gabriel1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.09.01"]
[UTCTime "21:56:58"]
[WhiteElo "1688"]
[BlackElo "1844"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+142"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-220"]
[WhiteTitle "🏔"]
[BlackTitle "GM🏈"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6?! { (0.21 → 1.04) 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. Nbd2 h6 9. Bh4) 3. d4 Nge7?! { (1.20 → 1.84) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (3... d5 4. e5 f6 5. c3 fxe5 6. dxe5 Nh6 7. Bxh6 gxh6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nbd2) 4. Nc3 g6?? { (1.38 → 3.97) Blunder. d5 was best. } (4... d5 5. Bd3 h6 6. O-O g5 7. Re1 Bg7 8. h3 f5 9. e5 b6 10. Bd2 Nb4 11. Bf1) 5. Be3?? { (3.97 → 1.27) Blunder. d5 was best. } (5. d5 Nb8 6. Qd4 Rg8 7. Qa4 Bg7 8. Bf4 exd5 9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 dxe4 11. Ng5 h6) 5... Bg7 6. Bb5 a6 7. Ba4?? { (1.36 → -0.35) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } (7. Bxc6 Nxc6) 7... b5 8. Bb3 e5?? { (-0.19 → 2.85) Blunder. Na5 was best. } (8... Na5 9. d5) 9. d5 Na7?? { (2.32 → 4.98) Blunder. Na5 was best. } (9... Na5 10. d6 cxd6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nxb3 13. axb3 Rb8 14. Qxd6 Rb7 15. Rxa6 Qc7 16. Bc5) 10. O-O?? { (4.98 → 1.51) Blunder. d6 was best. } (10. d6 cxd6) 10... c6?? { (1.51 → 8.76) Blunder. d6 was best. } (10... d6 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 c5 13. dxc6 Naxc6 14. Qd2 Na5 15. Qxb4 Nec6 16. Qc3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3) 11. d6 Ng8 12. Re1?! { (9.07 → 4.98) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (12. Nd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Nh6 14. Bxh6 O-O 15. Qxa8 Nc6 16. Be3 h6 17. Bd5 Nb4 18. c3 Nd3) 12... Nf6?! { (4.98 → 7.82) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } (12... Bb7 13. a4) 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nxe5 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Qxh5 Bxe5?! { (12.88 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8 was best. } (17... Qe8 18. Ng4) 18. Bxe5 Kh7 19. Bd4?! { (Mate in 6 → 13.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxf7 was best. } (19. Bxf7 Rg8 20. Re3 Qf8 21. Rh3 b4 22. Bxg8+ Kxg8 23. Qg6+ Qg7 24. Qxg7#) 19... Rg8?! { (13.27 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } (19... c5) 20. Qxf7+ Rg7 21. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0