FEN
[Event "January Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/7hAu6uzs"]
[Date "2026.01.25"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "xavi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.25"]
[UTCTime "21:24:17"]
[WhiteElo "2016"]
[BlackElo "1772"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+3"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-3"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "GM🥉"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[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 5. d3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 d6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Nxb4 Nxb4 13. O-O Bg4 14. a3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne5 16. Be2 Qf6 17. Nxe5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qxe5 19. f4? { (0.16 → -1.30) Mistake. Rac1 was best. } (19. Rac1 Rac8) 19... Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Rfe8 21. Rad1? { (-0.85 → -2.46) Mistake. Rae1 was best. } (21. Rae1 Re7) 21... Qxe4 22. Qb5 Rab8 23. h3 Qe7?! { (-2.09 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (23... a6 24. Qb3) 24. Rfe1 Qd8?! { (-1.89 → -1.32) Inaccuracy. Qxe1+ was best. } (24... Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1) 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Qb3 Qe4 { Black offers draw } 27. Qc3 Qe7?! { (-1.74 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (27... Rc8 28. Rd4 Qf5 29. b4 Qf6 30. Qe3 a6 31. Kh2 Qf5 32. Qc3 Kf8 33. Qc1 g5 34. a4) 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Re3 f6? { (-1.52 → -0.39) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } (29... Rc8) 30. Re6 Kf7 31. Qf3 Rh8?? { (-0.63 → 1.26) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (31... Re8 32. f5) 32. f5? { (1.26 → -0.13) Mistake. Qh5+ was best. } (32. Qh5+ Kf8) 32... Re8 33. Qh5+ Kf8 34. Qg6 Qf7 35. Qh7 Qg8?? { (0.00 → 26.87) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (35... Rc8 36. b4 Qg8 37. Qg6 Rd8 38. b5 Qf7 39. Qh7 Qg8) 36. Rxe8+ { Black resigns. } 1-0