FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/3ZQd8ROe"]
[Date "2026.01.23"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Ethan9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.23"]
[UTCTime "21:08:53"]
[WhiteElo "2015"]
[BlackElo "1267"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+0"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 { C50 Italian Game } d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bxf6?! { (0.11 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (8. Nc3 O-O) 8... Bxf6 9. c3 d5 10. exd5? { (-0.56 → -1.65) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } (10. Bd3 O-O) 10... cxd5 11. Qxd5?! { (-1.58 → -2.18) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } (11. Bxd5 Qe7+) 11... Qxd5?? { (-2.18 → 0.13) Blunder. Qe7+ was best. } (11... Qe7+) 12. Bxd5 Be6?? { (0.03 → 7.12) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (12... Rb8 13. Bb3 O-O 14. O-O g6 15. Rd1 a5 16. Na3 a4 17. Bxa4 Rxb2 18. Nc4 Rb7 19. Bc6) 13. Bxa8 Ke7 14. Bf3 Rd8 15. O-O g6 16. Na3 h5 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Rfe1 Rb8 19. Re2 g5 20. g3 g4 21. Bg2 Kf8 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rc8 24. Rxh5 Be7 25. Rh8+ Kg7 26. Rxc8 Bg5 27. Rxc7 a5 28. Re5 Bd8 29. Rd7 Bf6 30. Rxa5 Kg6 31. Ra6 Kf5?! { (64.48 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (31... Kg7 32. Raa7 Be5 33. Nc4 Bb8 34. Rxf7+ Kg6 35. Ne3 Bxa7 36. Rxa7 Kg5 37. Ra6 Kh5 38. Ra4) 32. Rxf6+?! { (Mate in 5 → 72.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf7 was best. } (32. Rxf7 Ke4 33. Rfxf6 Kd3 34. Rad6+ Ke2 35. Rf4 Ke1 36. Re4#) 32... Ke4?! { (72.88 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxf6 was best. } (32... Kxf6 33. Nc4 Ke6 34. Rd4 Ke7 35. Rf4 Ke6 36. Ne3 Ke7 37. Nxg4 Ke8 38. Nh6 Kd7 39. Rxf7+) 33. Rdxf7 Kd3 34. Re7 Kd2 35. Rd6+ Kc1 36. Nc4 Kb1 37. Re1+ Kxa2 38. Ra6+ Kb3 39. Ra3+ Kxc4 40. Re4+ Kb5 41. Rb3+ Kc5 42. Rxg4 Kd5 43. Rb5+ Kc6 44. Rh5 Kd7 45. Rg6 Ke7 46. Rh7+ Kf8 47. Ra6 Kg8 48. Rb7 Kf8 49. Ra8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0