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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/6EoD8BoG"] [Date "2025.11.08"] [White "Wali"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.11.08"] [UTCTime "17:15:57"] [WhiteElo "1811"] [BlackElo "2001"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM☾"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4?! { (0.31 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { C46 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } (4. Bb5) 4... Bb4?! { (-0.23 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (4... Nxe4) 5. O-O?! { (0.64 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (5. Nd5 Nxe4 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nxb4 Nxb4 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. d3 d6 10. Bd2 Nbd5 11. Nf3 Re8) 5... Bxc3 6. bxc3 Nxe4 7. Re1?! { (0.21 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } (7. Bd5 Nf6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. d3 Nd7 12. Nc4 Rxe1+ 13. Qxe1 b6) 7... d5 8. Bb3?! { (-0.09 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Qf6 11. Nd3 Bf5 12. a4 Nd6 13. a5 Rfe8 14. Ba3 Bxd3) 8... O-O 9. Bb2?! { (-0.86 → -1.93) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (9. d3 Nxc3 10. Qd2 d4 11. Bb2 a5 12. Bxc3 dxc3 13. Qxc3 a4 14. Bc4 Ra5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5) 9... Re8 10. d3?! { (-1.56 → -2.29) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (10. c4 dxc4 11. Ba4 Qd5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nxe5 f6 14. Ng4 Rb8 15. Ne3 Qc5 16. Bc3 Be6) 10... Nc5 11. d4 Nxb3 12. axb3 e4 13. Nd2 Qf6? { (-2.25 → -0.99) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } (13... Qg5 14. Qe2) 14. f3 e3? { (-1.50 → -0.15) Mistake. Qg6 was best. } (14... Qg6) 15. Nf1 Qf4 16. g3?! { (0.22 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } (16. Bc1 Be6) 16... Qh6 17. f4?! { (0.00 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. Qd3 a5 20. c4 dxc4 21. bxc4 Qf6 22. Ng4 Qa6 23. d5 f6) 17... Bh3?! { (-0.79 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (17... Bf5) 18. Nxe3 Rad8 19. Qf3 Be6?? { (0.21 → 2.91) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } (19... Ne7 20. f5 c6 21. g4 Nc8 22. c4 Nd6 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. c4 Qh4 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2) 20. f5 Qf6 21. g4?! { (3.13 → 2.17) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } (21. Rf1 Bc8 22. Nxd5 Qd6 23. c4 f6 24. c3 Qd7 25. Qf4 b6 26. Ba3 Na5 27. Rae1 c5) 21... h6 22. Rf1 Bc8 23. Nxd5 Qd6 24. Ne3 b6 25. Ba3?! { (2.43 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (25. f6 Qxf6) 25... Qf6 26. Nd5?! { (2.06 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (26. Nd5 Qh4) 26... Qg5?? { (1.49 → 3.76) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } (26... Qh4 27. Nxc7) 27. f6?? { (3.76 → -6.49) Blunder. Bc1 was best. } (27. Bc1) 27... Qxd5 28. Qg3?! { (-5.60 → -7.92) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } (28. Qxd5) 28... Qg5?! { (-7.92 → -5.77) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } (28... Nxd4) 29. fxg7 Qxg4 30. Qxg4 Bxg4 31. Rf2 Kh7? { (-6.53 → -3.24) Mistake. Re6 was best. } (31... Re6 32. h3 Bxh3 33. Kh2 Bg4 34. Raf1 f5 35. Bf8 a5 36. Rxf5 Bxf5 37. Rxf5 Re2+ 38. Kg3) 32. Rxf7 Rg8?! { (-2.53 → -1.53) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } (32... Rd7 33. Rxd7) 33. Bf8 Be6?? { (-2.05 → -0.37) Blunder. Bh5 was best. } (33... Bh5 34. Rf2) 34. Rf2?? { (-0.37 → -3.95) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } (34. Rf6 Bd5) 34... Rdxf8?? { (-3.95 → -0.31) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } (34... Ne7 35. Rf6 Ng6 36. Rxe6 Nxf8 37. Re7 Rxg7+ 38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 39. Rxa7 Rd7 40. c4 Kf6 41. Kf2) 35. Rxf8 Rxg7+ 36. Kf2 Bh3 37. Re1 Rg2+ 38. Ke3 Rxc2? { (0.20 → 1.64) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } (38... Ne7 39. Rf7+) 39. Kd3?? { (1.64 → 0.07) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } (39. Rg1 Rxc3+ 40. Kd2 Nxd4 41. Rfg8 Rc2+ 42. Kd3 Bf5+ 43. Kxd4 h5 44. R1g7+ Kh6 45. Rg2 Rxg2) 39... Rxh2 40. d5 Na5 41. Rb1?? { (0.66 → -2.76) Blunder. b4 was best. } (41. b4 Nb7) 41... Kg7 42. Rf3?! { (-2.54 → -3.83) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } (42. Rf4 Rg2 43. b4 Nb7 44. Re1 Nd6 45. Re7+ Kg6 46. Rxc7 Kg5 47. Rf3 Bf5+ 48. Ke3 h5) 42... Bd7?? { (-3.83 → 7.01) Blunder. h5 was best. } (42... h5 43. Rg1+ Bg4 44. b4 Nb7 45. c4 a5 46. bxa5 Nxa5 47. Kd4 Kg6 48. Rf8 Rc2 49. Rgf1) 43. Rg1+ Kh8 44. Rf8+ Kh7 45. Rf7+ Kh8 46. Rxd7 Rh3+ 47. Kd4 Nxb3+ 48. Ke5 Re3+?! { (6.46 → 10.22) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (48... Nc5 49. Rxc7 Rxc3 50. Rxa7 Rf3 51. Rg6 Re3+ 52. Kd6 h5 53. Kc6 Rc3 54. Kxb6 Ne4 55. Re6) 49. Kf4 Re8 50. Rxc7 Nc5 51. Rgg7 Nd3+ 52. Kf5 Rf8+ 53. Ke4 Nc5+ 54. Kd4 Nb3+ 55. Ke5 Re8+? { (8.31 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2 was best. } (55... Rf2 56. Rh7+) 56. Kd6? { (Mate in 5 → 7.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf6 was best. } (56. Kf6 Rf8+ 57. Kg6 Ra8 58. Rh7+ Kg8 59. Rcg7+ Kf8 60. Rh8#) 56... Nd2 57. Rh7+ Kg8 58. Rxh6 Ne4+ 59. Kd7 Rf8 60. Kc6 Nxc3 61. Rhh7 Rf6+ 62. d6 b5? { (8.15 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne2 was best. } (62... Ne2 63. Rhe7) 63. Rxa7?! { (Mate in 6 → 53.94) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rhg7+ was best. } (63. Rhg7+ Kh8 64. Rge7 Rg6 65. Rc8+ Rg8 66. d7 Nd5 67. Rxg8+ Kxg8 68. d8=Q#) 63... b4 64. Rag7+ Kf8 65. Kd7?? { (67.11 → 0.21) Blunder. Rb7 was best. } (65. Rb7 Kg8 66. Rhg7+ Kf8 67. Rgc7 Re6 68. Rc8+ Re8 69. Rxe8+ Kxe8 70. d7+ Ke7 71. Rb8 Kf6) 65... b3?? { (0.21 → 5.15) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } (65... Nb5 66. Rg4 Rxd6+ 67. Kc8 b3 68. Rf4+ Ke8 69. Rh3 Ke7 70. Kb7 Rf6 71. Rb4 Nd6+ 72. Kc6) 66. Re7 Kg8 { Black wins on time. } 0-1