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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/3PqOJuwI"] [Date "2026.02.13"] [White "MrCohenOS"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.13"] [UTCTime "21:33:56"] [WhiteElo "1998"] [BlackElo "2345"] [WhiteTitle "👀"] [BlackTitle "GM☾"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bg4?! { (0.26 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (4... e6 5. Bxf5 exf5 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 h5 8. c4 h4 9. h3 Qd7 10. Nc3 O-O-O 11. Bb2) 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. Ng5?! { (0.52 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (8. c4 O-O 9. a3 a5 10. h3 Bh5 11. b3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 f5) 8... Bxe2 9. Qxe2 h6 10. Ngf3 O-O 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Re8 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. Bf4 d5?! { (-0.54 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (14... e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 e4 17. Nd2 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. c3 Qa4 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. h3) 15. c3 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. Qh5?! { (0.21 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } (17. Rfe1 Ne7 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. Ne5 Nf5 21. g3 Rc7 22. g4 Ne7 23. h4 Rcc8) 17... Nf5 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. Ne5?? { (0.00 → -2.56) Blunder. Be5 was best. } (19. Be5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rac8 21. Rae1 b5 22. Nd3 a5 23. a3 g6 24. Qd1 Kg7 25. Re5 Nd6) 19... Nxe5?? { (-2.56 → -0.30) Blunder. Nfxd4 was best. } (19... Nfxd4 20. Nxc6) 20. Bxe5 Qg6?! { (-0.21 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } (20... Qg5) 21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. g4 Ne7 23. Rfe1 Nc6 24. Re3 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 Rac8 26. Rae1 Kf7 27. R1e3 Rc6 28. f4 Rb6?! { (0.60 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (28... Rd8 29. h4 b5 30. Kg2 a5 31. Kg3 b4 32. h5 gxh5 33. gxh5 bxc3 34. bxc3 Rdc8 35. f5) 29. Re2 Rh8 30. Kg2 h5 31. h3?! { (1.37 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (31. f5 gxf5 32. gxf5 Rh6 33. Kh3 Rf6 34. fxe6+ Rbxe6 35. Rxe6 Rxe6 36. Rxe6 Kxe6 37. Kh4 g6) 31... hxg4 32. hxg4 a5 33. Kg3 a4 34. f5 gxf5?! { (0.47 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } (34... exf5 35. Rxd5 Re8 36. Rd7+ Kf8 37. Rh2 Re3+ 38. Kf4 Re4+ 39. Kf3 Kg8 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Rh5) 35. gxf5 Rh6 36. Rf2 Ke7 37. Kg4?! { (0.81 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rfe2 was best. } (37. Rfe2 a3) 37... Rd6? { (0.00 → 1.30) Mistake. Kd6 was best. } (37... Kd6 38. a3 exf5+ 39. Rexf5 Rh1 40. Rg2 Rb1 41. Rff2 Kc6 42. Kf5 Kb5 43. Rxg7 Kc4 44. Rc7+) 38. Kg5?! { (1.30 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Rfe2 was best. } (38. Rfe2 Kd8) 38... Rh1?! { (0.52 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } (38... Kd8 39. fxe6 Rhxe6 40. Rxe6 Rxe6 41. Rf5 Kc7 42. Rxd5 Rb6 43. Ra5 Rxb2 44. Rxa4 b5 45. Ra7+) 39. Rg2?! { (1.24 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Rfe2 was best. } (39. Rfe2 Rg1+) 39... Rh6?? { (0.26 → 2.08) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } (39... Kf7) 40. Rge2 b5 41. a3 Rf6?? { (3.31 → 7.32) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } (41... Kf7 42. Rxe6) 42. Rxe6+ Rdxe6 43. Rxe6+ Rxe6 44. fxe6 Kxe6 45. Kg6 Kd7 46. Kxg7 Ke7 47. Kg6 Ke6 48. Kg5 Ke7 49. Kf5 Kd7 50. Ke5 Kc6 51. Ke6 b4 52. axb4 Kb6 53. Kxd5 Kb5 54. c4+ Kxb4 55. c5 Kb3 56. c6 Kxb2 57. c7 a3 58. c8=Q a2?! { (72.49 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a2 was best. } (58... a2 59. Qb7+ Kc2 60. Qa6 Kb2 61. Qb5+ Kc2 62. Qa5 Kd3 63. Qxa2 Ke3 64. Ke5 Kf3 65. d5) 59. Qa8?! { (Mate in 17 → 60.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb7+ was best. } (59. Qb7+ Kc2 60. Qa6 Kb1 61. Qf1+ Kb2 62. Qe2+ Kc1 63. Qxa2 Kd1 64. Kc5 Ke1 65. d5 Kf1) 59... a1=Q 60. Qxa1+ Kxa1 61. Kc6 Kb2 62. d5 Kb3 63. d6 Kb4 64. Kc7 Ka5 65. d7?! { (Mate in 9 → 57.10) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kc6 was best. } (65. Kc6 Kb4 66. d7 Kc3 67. d8=Q Kb3 68. Kc5 Kb2 69. Qd3 Ka1 70. Kc4 Kb2 71. Qe2+ Kc1) 65... Kb5?! { (57.10 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb4 was best. } (65... Kb4 66. d8=Q Kc3 67. Qd5 Kb2 68. Qc4 Kb1 69. Qe2 Kc1 70. Kb8 Kb1 71. Qf2 Ka1 72. Kc7) 66. d8=Q Kc5 67. Qd6+ Kc4 68. Qe5 Kd3 69. Qf4 Kc3 70. Qe4 Kb3 71. Qd4 Kc2 72. Qe3 Kb2 73. Qd3 Ka2 74. Qc3 Kb1 75. Qd2 Ka1 76. Kc6 Kb1 77. Kc5 Ka1 78. Kc4 Kb1 79. Kc3 Ka1 80. Qb2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0