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[Event "February-March Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/4S2m8A6M"] [Date "2026.03.01"] [White "EMmI"] [Black "xavi"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.01"] [UTCTime "20:34:52"] [WhiteElo "1667"] [BlackElo "1694"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [WhiteTitle "GM🐇"] [BlackTitle "GM🥉"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3?! { (0.75 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O) 3... Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 h6 7. h3 d6 8. d4?? { (0.13 → -2.56) Blunder. Na4 was best. } (8. Na4 Bb6 9. c3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Bd3 d5) 8... exd4 9. Na4 Nxe4 10. a3 Qe7?? { (-2.80 → 0.26) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (10... Re8 11. Re1) 11. Re1 Bf5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Nxd4?! { (-0.02 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } (14. Bd5 Rfe8 15. b5 Na5 16. Bb2 Qd7 17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxd4 f5 20. Nh4 Qf7) 14... Qf6 15. Bb2 Bxh3?? { (-0.75 → 5.09) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4) 16. Rxe4 Bxg2?! { (4.93 → 7.19) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } (16... Qg6 17. Qf3) 17. Kxg2 Qg6+ 18. Qg4 Qxg4+ 19. Rxg4 Ne5 20. Ne6?! { (7.15 → 4.42) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (20. Be2 Nxg4 21. Bxg4 c5 22. Nf5 cxb4 23. Ne7+ Kh7 24. axb4 Rxa1 25. Bxa1 Re8 26. Nd5 Re1) 20... Nxg4 21. Nxf8 Rxf8?! { (4.30 → 6.75) Inaccuracy. Kxf8 was best. } (21... Kxf8 22. a4) 22. Kg3?! { (6.75 → 4.63) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (22. Re1) 22... Ne5?! { (4.63 → 5.95) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (22... Re8) 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Re1? { (5.46 → 2.97) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } (24. Rd1 Ra8) 24... Re8 25. Bd5?! { (2.88 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (25. b5 g6) 25... c6 26. Bc4? { (2.28 → 1.11) Mistake. Ba2 was best. } (26. Ba2 b5 27. c4 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Ra8 29. Re3 Kf8 30. Rf3 f6 31. Kg4 Ke7 32. Kf5 Rd8) 26... b5 27. Bb3 Kf8 28. Kg4 g6 29. f3?! { (1.08 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } (29. Rh1 h5+ 30. Kg5 Kg7 31. Rd1 f6+ 32. Kh4 e4 33. Rd7+ Kh6 34. Kg3 g5 35. Rf7 h4+) 29... f5+?! { (0.32 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (29... Kg7 30. Kg3 h5 31. Kf2 Re7 32. Rd1 g5 33. c4 bxc4 34. Bxc4 e4 35. Re1 f5 36. fxe4) 30. Kg3 Kg7?! { (0.85 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (30... h5 31. Kh4 e4 32. fxe4 fxe4 33. c3 Ra8 34. Bc2 Rxa3 35. Bxe4 Rxc3 36. Bxg6 Kg7 37. Re6) 31. f4?? { (1.69 → -3.92) Blunder. Rd1 was best. } (31. Rd1) 31... e4?? { (-3.92 → 0.00) Blunder. exf4+ was best. } (31... exf4+ 32. Kf2 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Kf6 34. c4 Ke5 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. a4 bxa4 37. Bxa4 g5 38. Be8) 32. c4?? { (0.00 → -1.86) Blunder. Rd1 was best. } (32. Rd1 e3 33. Rd7+ Kh8 34. Rd1) 32... bxc4?? { (-1.86 → -0.19) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (32... Ra8) 33. Bxc4 b5 34. Bb3 Kf6? { (-0.15 → 1.04) Mistake. Ra8 was best. } (34... Ra8 35. Ra1 g5 36. Be6 Kf6 37. Bd7 Ra6 38. Rf1 Rxa3+ 39. Kg2 gxf4 40. Rxf4 Rc3 41. Kf2) 35. a4? { (1.04 → -0.19) Mistake. Rc1 was best. } (35. Rc1) 35... bxa4 36. Bxa4 Rc8? { (-0.07 → 1.20) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } (36... Rb8 37. Rb1 Rb6 38. Rc1 Rxb4 39. Rxc6+ Kg7 40. Ra6 g5 41. Bd7 Rb3+ 42. Kg2 Rf3 43. fxg5) 37. Kf2? { (1.20 → -0.05) Mistake. Rc1 was best. } (37. Rc1 Ra8 38. Rxc6+ Ke7 39. Bb3 Ra3 40. Rc7+ Kd8 41. Rc3 g5 42. b5 Ra5 43. Bc4 Kc7) 37... c5? { (-0.05 → 1.09) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } (37... Rb8 38. Rb1 Rb6 39. Rc1 Rxb4 40. Rxc6+ Ke7 41. Bd1 g5 42. Ke3 Rb1 43. fxg5 hxg5 44. Be2) 38. b5 g5 39. Kg3 c4 40. b6 Rb8 41. Rb1 c3 42. b7 Ke7 43. Rc1 Rxb7 44. Rxc3 Rb6 45. Rc5 Kf6 46. fxg5+ hxg5 47. Bd7 f4+ 48. Kf2 Rb2+ 49. Ke1 e3 50. Rf5+ Kg6 51. Rd5?? { (-0.21 → -3.89) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (51. Rf8 Rb1+ 52. Ke2 Kg7 53. Rf5 Rb2+ 54. Ke1 Kh6 55. Rf8 Ra2 56. Bg4 Rg2 57. Bf3 Rf2) 51... f3?? { (-3.89 → -0.45) Blunder. Kh5 was best. } (51... Kh5 52. Rf5) 52. Bf5+?? { (-0.45 → -3.48) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } (52. Bg4 f2+ 53. Kf1 Rb1+ 54. Rd1 Rxd1+ 55. Bxd1 Kf5 56. Kg2 Ke5 57. Be2 Kf4 58. Bd3 g4) 52... Kf6?? { (-3.48 → -0.54) Blunder. Kh5 was best. } (52... Kh5 53. Re5 Rb3 54. Kf1 Ra3 55. Kg1 e2 56. Re4 Ra1+ 57. Kf2 Rf1+ 58. Kg3 e1=Q+ 59. Rxe1) 53. Bd3?? { (-0.54 → -6.72) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } (53. Bg4 Rb1+ 54. Rd1 f2+ 55. Kf1 Rxd1+ 56. Bxd1 Ke5 57. Kg2 Kd4 58. Bf3 Kc3 59. Be2 Kd2) 53... f2+?? { (-6.72 → -0.46) Blunder. g4 was best. } (53... g4 54. Rf5+) 54. Kd1?? { (-0.46 → -64.34) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { White wins on time. } (54. Kf1 Rd2 55. Bc4 Rxd5 56. Bxd5 Ke5 57. Bc4 g4 58. Kg2 Ke4 59. Bb5 Kf4 60. Bf1 Kg5) 1-0