FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/6TlTAVn4"]
[Date "2026.01.15"]
[White "Wali"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.15"]
[UTCTime "00:26:08"]
[WhiteElo "1767"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-3"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+3"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🏆"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Opening "Scotch Game: Classical Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 { C45 Scotch Game: Classical Variation } 5. Be3 Qe7?! { (0.22 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (5... Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3) 6. Nf5? { (1.10 → 0.02) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } (6. Nc3 Nxd4) 6... Qe5?? { (0.02 → 2.52) Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } (6... Qxe4 7. Nxg7+ Kd8 8. Qe2 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 10. fxe3 Nf6 11. Bd3 Nd5 12. e4 Ne3 13. g3) 7. f4?? { (2.52 → -0.68) Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } (7. Bxc5 Qxc5) 7... Qxe4?? { (-0.68 → 1.10) Blunder. Qxb2 was best. } (7... Qxb2 8. Bxc5 Qxa1 9. Bb5 Qf6 10. O-O Nge7 11. Nxe7 Nxe7 12. Bd4 Qh6 13. f5 Nc6 14. Bb2) 8. Nxg7+?? { (1.10 → -8.76) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (8. Bd3 Qb4+) 8... Kf8 9. Qh5 Qxe3+ 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Qh6 Kg8?! { (-9.49 → -6.02) Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } (11... Ng8 12. Ne6+ Ke8 13. Nxc7+ Kd8 14. Qg5+ f6 15. Qg7 Qc1+ 16. Bd1 Kxc7 17. Qxh8 Qxf4 18. Rf1) 12. Qg5?! { (-6.02 → -15.92) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (12. Nf5 Qf2+) 12... Ne4 13. Qg4 Qc1+ 14. Bd1 Bf2+ 15. Kf1 Kf8 16. Nf5 Rg8 17. Qh5 Qxf4 18. Bf3 Bb6 19. g3 Qe5 20. Qxh7 d5 21. Nh6?! { (-11.93 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } (21. Nc3 Bxf5) 21... Rg7?! { (Mate in 7 → -12.41) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh3+ was best. } (21... Bh3+ 22. Ke1 Bf2+ 23. Kd1 Qd4+ 24. Kc1 Be3+ 25. Nd2 Qxd2+ 26. Kb1 Qc1+ 27. Rxc1 Nd2#) 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Ng8+ Rxg8 24. Qxg8?! { (-12.66 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe5+ was best. } (24. Qxe5+ Nxe5) 24... Bh3+ { White resigns. } 0-1