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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/4vpIa6k1"] [Date "2026.08.19"] [White "Benton"] [Black "ZePHyRos"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.08.19"] [UTCTime "23:50:31"] [WhiteElo "1977"] [BlackElo "1768"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "🏔"] [BlackTitle "GM🥉"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo } d6 6. O-O Bg4?! { (0.25 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (6... O-O 7. a4 a6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. Re1 h6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bb3 Kh8 12. Nf1 Qe8 13. Ba2) 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3? { (0.88 → -0.25) Mistake. Nbd2 was best. } (8. Nbd2 O-O 9. a4 a5 10. Re1 h6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Nh4 Kh8 14. Be3 Bxe3) 8... Bxe3 9. fxe3 Qd7 10. Qb3? { (0.51 → -0.65) Mistake. a4 was best. } (10. a4) 10... O-O-O?! { (-0.65 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (10... Na5 11. Qb5) 11. Nbd2 h6? { (0.01 → 1.16) Mistake. Na5 was best. } (11... Na5) 12. Bb5?! { (1.16 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } (12. Qa4 Kb8 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qxc6 bxc6 16. b4 Kc8 17. Nc4 Kd7 18. Na5 Nh7) 12... a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. a4 g5 15. Qc4?! { (0.04 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } (15. Nc4 Nd7) 15... Qd7 16. b4 g4 17. Nxe5?? { (-1.00 → -4.01) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } (17. Nh4 d5 18. Qb3 gxh3 19. Rxf6 Qg4 20. Ndf3 dxe4 21. dxe4 Qxe4 22. b5 a5 23. b6 Rdg8) 17... dxe5 18. Rxf6 gxh3 19. b5 hxg2?? { (-4.55 → 0.00) Blunder. Rhg8 was best. } (19... Rhg8) 20. bxa6 Qh3 21. axb7+ Kb8 22. Qa6 Qxe3+?! { (0.00 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Qh1+ was best. } (22... Qh1+ 23. Kf2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1) 23. Kh2 Qa7 24. Qxa7+?! { (0.94 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } (24. Nb3 Rd6) 24... Kxa7 25. Nc4 Rhg8? { (0.33 → 1.48) Mistake. Rxd3 was best. } (25... Rxd3 26. Nxe5 Rd6 27. Rxd6 cxd6 28. Nc4 Kxb7 29. Nxd6+ Kc7 30. Nb5+ Kc6 31. Kxg2 Bg6 32. Kf3) 26. Nxe5 Kxb7? { (0.97 → 2.18) Mistake. Rd6 was best. } (26... Rd6 27. Rxd6 cxd6 28. Nd7 Kxb7 29. Nf6 g1=R 30. Rxg1 Rxg1 31. Kxg1 Bd1 32. Kf2 Bc2 33. Ke3) 27. Rb1+ Kc8 28. a5?? { (2.17 → 0.54) Blunder. Ra6 was best. } (28. Ra6 g1=Q+) 28... Rg5 29. d4 Rdg8? { (0.43 → 1.51) Mistake. Rd6 was best. } (29... Rd6) 30. a6?? { (1.51 → -6.02) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } (30. Kg1 Be2) 30... Kd8?? { (-6.02 → 7.23) Blunder. g1=Q+ was best. } (30... g1=Q+ 31. Rxg1 Rxg1 32. Rxh6 R1g2+ 33. Kh3 R2g3+ 34. Kh2 Bf3 35. Nc6 Rg2+ 36. Kh3 R8g3+ 37. Kh4) 31. Nc6+ Kd7 32. d5?? { (5.46 → -5.25) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } (32. Kg1 Bg6) 32... Be2?? { (-5.25 → 0.00) Blunder. g1=R was best. } (32... g1=R 33. Rxg1 Rxg1 34. Rf4 R1g2+ 35. Kh3 f6 36. Nb8+ Kd6 37. a7 Rg1 38. Rxf6+ Ke5 39. Rf2) 33. Rxf7+ Ke8?? { (0.00 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } (33... Kd6 34. Kg1 Rh5 35. Kf2 g1=R 36. Rf6+ Kc5 37. Rxg1 Rh2+ 38. Ke3 Rxg1 39. a7 Rg3+ 40. Kf4) 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Rb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0