FEN
[Event "April Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/6GOrcNBp"]
[Date "2026.04.26"]
[White "xavi"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.04.26"]
[UTCTime "19:58:54"]
[WhiteElo "1649"]
[BlackElo "1984"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🥉"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 { C50 Giuoco Piano } 4. Nc3 d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Nd4 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Ne2 Bb6 12. Qc1 Qd7 13. a4 a6 14. a5 Ba7 15. Be3 d5?! { (0.12 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } (15... Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Rf7 17. Kh2 h6 18. b4 Raf8 19. f3 c6 20. Rab1 Qd8 21. Rb2 d5 22. c3) 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Qg5 dxe4 18. Qxe5 exd3 19. cxd3 Nd5 20. Rae1 Nb4?! { (0.47 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } (20... Rf6 21. Nc3) 21. Nf4 Nc6?! { (1.02 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } (21... Rf6 22. Qe4 Nc2 23. Rc1 Nd4 24. Rfe1 b5 25. axb6 cxb6 26. Rc4 Nf5 27. Nxe6 Nd6 28. Qe5) 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6?? { (1.54 → -7.00) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } (23. Nxe6 Rf7) 23... Rxf4 24. Re4 Rf5 25. g4 { White offers draw } 25... Rxa5 26. Re8+ Kf7 27. Rh8 h6 28. Rc1 Rd5 29. Rc4 Rxd3 30. Rf4+ Kg6 31. Rc8 Nd4 32. Re4 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Ng5?! { (-7.09 → -4.41) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (33... b5) 34. Re3? { (-4.41 → -7.62) Mistake. Re7 was best. } (34. Re7 Nxh3 35. Rcxc7 Nf4+ 36. Kh2 Kg5 37. Rxg7+ Kh4 38. Rh7 Ra8 39. Rxh6+ Kxg4 40. Rxb7 Rd2) 34... Rd7?! { (-7.62 → -4.95) Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best. } (34... Rxe3) 35. Rce8 Rd6?? { (-6.25 → -1.83) Blunder. Nh7 was best. } (35... Nh7 36. R3e7) 36. f4 Nf7? { (-2.42 → -1.06) Mistake. b5 was best. } (36... b5 37. fxg5) 37. f5+ Kh7 38. R8e7?? { (-1.31 → -3.31) Blunder. R3e7 was best. } (38. R3e7 Rd8) 38... Rd2+?? { (-3.31 → 0.00) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } (38... Rf6 39. Rxc7 Ra8 40. Ree7 Kg8 41. Rxb7 Kf8 42. Kg3 Nd6 43. Rbc7 Rf7 44. Rxf7+ Nxf7 45. Kh4) 39. Kg3 Nd6 40. Rxc7?? { (0.00 → -3.68) Blunder. f6 was best. } (40. f6 Rd4 41. Rxg7+ Kh8 42. Kf3 Rd1 43. Ke2 Rd4 44. Kf3) 40... Ra8 41. Ree7?! { (-3.56 → -4.63) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } (41. Re6 Rf8) 41... Rd3+?! { (-4.63 → -3.43) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } (41... Rg8) 42. Kh4?! { (-3.43 → -4.38) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } (42. Kf4 Ne8) 42... Rg8 43. f6 Rd4? { (-4.27 → -2.26) Mistake. Ne8 was best. } (43... Ne8 44. Rxe8 Rxe8 45. Rxg7+ Kh8 46. Rg6 h5 47. Rg7 Rg8 48. Rxb7 hxg4 49. hxg4 Rd4 50. f7) 44. fxg7?? { (-2.26 → -7.61) Blunder. Rxg7+ was best. } (44. Rxg7+ Rxg7) 44... Nf5+ 45. Kh5 Nxe7 46. Rxe7 Rd5+ 47. Kh4 Rxg7 48. Re6 Rb5 49. Re2 a5 50. Kg3 a4 51. h4 Rf7 52. h5 { White offers draw } 52... Rg5 53. Re4 Rfg7 54. Rxa4 Rxh5 55. Kf4 Rb5 56. Rc4 Rxb2 57. Kg3 Rb6 58. Rf4 Rb3+ 59. Kg2 b5 60. Kf2 b4 61. Kg2 h5 62. Kf2 hxg4 63. Rf5 g3+ 64. Kg2 Rb2+ 65. Kg1 Kh6 66. Rf6+ Rg6 67. Rf4 Kh5?! { (Mate in 8 → -65.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g2 was best. } (67... g2 68. Rh4+ Kg7 69. Rc4 Rb1+ 70. Kf2 g1=Q+ 71. Kf3 Rb3+ 72. Rc3 Rxc3+ 73. Kf4 Qe3+ 74. Kf5) 68. Rf8 Kg4 69. Rc8 Rb1+ 70. Kg2 Rb2+ 71. Kg1 b3 72. Rc4+ Kh3 73. Rc1 Rg2+ 74. Kf1 Rf6+ 75. Ke1 Rh2 76. Rc8 Ra6 77. Rh8+ Kg2 78. Rd8 Ra2 79. Rd3 Rh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1