FEN
[Event "August Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/3V4O6TVu"]
[Date "2024.08.18"]
[White "Shepherd"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2024.08.18"]
[UTCTime "19:00:00"]
[WhiteElo "1438"]
[BlackElo "1785"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-32"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+2"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Mieses Opening: Reversed Rat"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. d3 e5 { A00 Mieses Opening: Reversed Rat } 2. h4? { (0.11 → -1.17) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf6) 2... d5 3. Bg5 Nf6 4. c4?! { (-1.44 → -2.31) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } (4. e3 h6) 4... d4?! { (-2.31 → -1.61) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } (4... dxc4) 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qd1 Bc5 7. g3 Nc6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4?! { (-2.09 → -1.00) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (9... a5) 10. O-O h6 11. Nh2?! { (-1.34 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (11. Bxf6) 11... hxg5 12. Nxg4?? { (-2.09 → -7.68) Blunder. hxg5 was best. } (12. hxg5 Bd7 13. gxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd2 Qh6 15. a3 a5 16. Rb1 a4 17. b4 axb3 18. Rxb3 b6) 12... Nxg4 13. f3 Ne3 14. Qb3 Nxf1 15. Bxf1 b6 16. Bg2 gxh4 17. f4 Na5 18. Qb5 c6 19. Qa6 Rc8 20. Na3 hxg3 21. Qxa7 exf4 22. Kf1 Rc7 23. Qa6 Qb8 24. Bh3 Ra7 25. Qxa7 Qxa7 26. e4 fxe3 27. Kg2 Bd6 28. Rh1 Qb7 29. Bf5 c5+ 30. Be4 Qxe4+ 31. dxe4 f6 32. Nc2 Re8 33. Ne1 Rxe4 34. Nf3 e2 35. a3 Nxc4 36. b3?! { (-17.46 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } (36. Re1 d3) 36... Nxa3?! { (Mate in 5 → -16.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne3+ was best. } (36... Ne3+ 37. Kg1 Rf4 38. Rh8+ Kxh8 39. Kh1 e1=Q+ 40. Nxe1 Rf1#) 37. Kh3 Nc2 38. Kg2?! { (-43.48 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } (38. Re1 Nxe1) 38... e1=Q 39. Nxe1 Nxe1+ 40. Kh3 Re2 41. Kg4 d3 42. Rh5 d2 43. Rd5 Re4+ 44. Kh3 Rd4 45. Rxd4 cxd4 46. Kg4 d1=Q+ 47. Kf5 Qxb3 48. Ke4 g2 49. Kxd4 g1=Q+ 50. Ke4 Qd3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1