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[Event "Chigorin"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/8I8UutaS"] [Date "2025.11.20"] [White "Maxim"] [Black "Beckett2"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.11.20"] [UTCTime "00:05:00"] [WhiteElo "1706"] [BlackElo "1662"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [WhiteTitle "GM🧂"] [BlackTitle "GM🍏"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense } 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. d3 e5? { (0.00 → 1.54) Mistake. a6 was best. } (6... a6 7. Bd2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Qe2 Na5 10. O-O Nxb3 11. axb3 e6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. dxe4) 7. Bg5? { (1.54 → 0.25) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } (7. Ng5 Nd8) 7... Be7 8. Bxf6?! { (0.63 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nd5 Qd6 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Bd5 f6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6) 8... Bxf6?! { (0.06 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. gxf6 was best. } (8... gxf6 9. Ne4 Qd7 10. Qe2 Na5 11. d4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 b5 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. dxe5) 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bxc6? { (0.57 → -0.47) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } (12. Ne4) 12... Bxc6 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. dxe4 Rad8 15. Qxd6 cxd6? { (0.02 → 1.11) Mistake. Rxd6 was best. } (15... Rxd6 16. Red1 Rb6 17. b3 Be7 18. Rd5 Rc6 19. c4 f6 20. Kf1 b6 21. Ke2 a5 22. Ne1) 16. Rad1 Re6 17. Rd5 Rc8 18. c3 b6 19. Red1 Rc6?! { (1.14 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (19... Be7 20. Ne1 g6 21. Nc2 Kf8 22. g3 Ke8 23. Ne3 Bg5 24. Ng2 Be7 25. h4 Kd7 26. Ne3) 20. h3?! { (1.75 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } (20. Ne1 Be7 21. Nc2 g6 22. g3 Kf8 23. Kg2 h5 24. h4 Rc4 25. f3 Ra4 26. a3 f5) 20... Kf8 21. Nh2?! { (1.10 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } (21. Ne1 Be7) 21... Ke7 22. Ng4?! { (0.85 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (22. Nf3 Kd7) 22... Rc5?? { (0.10 → 1.80) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } (22... Bg5 23. Nh2 Rc4 24. Re1 g6 25. Nf3 Bh6 26. g3 Rc5 27. Re2 f5 28. Kf1 Rf6 29. Rd3) 23. Nxf6? { (1.80 → 0.38) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } (23. Ne3 Kd7) 23... Rxf6 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. f3 g5?! { (0.07 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (25... a5) 26. Rd3 h5?! { (0.47 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } (26... Rf4) 27. c4?! { (1.00 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (27. b4 g4 28. Kf2 cxb4 29. cxb4 gxf3 30. gxf3 Rf4 31. Ra3 d5 32. Rxa7+ Kd6 33. Ke3 d4+) 27... Rh6?? { (0.08 → 1.68) Blunder. g4 was best. } (27... g4 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. Ra3 gxf3 30. gxf3 Ke6 31. Kf2 Rh6 32. Ke3 Rh2 33. b3 f5 34. exf5+) 28. Ra3 Ke6 29. Rxa7 Rh8 30. b3?! { (2.05 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Rh3 32. Kg2 Rh8 33. b3 Rb8 34. Kf2 Rh8 35. Kg1 Rb8 36. Kg2 Kf6) 30... Rb8?! { (1.24 → 2.33) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (30... g4 31. h4 gxf3 32. gxf3 f5 33. exf5+ Kxf5 34. Kf2 e4 35. Ke3 exf3 36. Kxf3 Ke6 37. Rg7) 31. Kf2 f5 32. exf5+ Kxf5 33. Ke3 Ke6? { (1.76 → 3.39) Mistake. h4 was best. } (33... h4 34. Ra6 Ke6 35. Ra5 Kd7 36. Kd3 Ke7 37. Ra6 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kd7 39. Ke4 Ke6 40. Ra7) 34. Ke4 Rf8 35. g3?? { (4.38 → 0.60) Blunder. Rh7 was best. } (35. Rh7 Rf4+ 36. Ke3 g4 37. Rxh5 gxf3 38. gxf3 Rd4 39. Rh6+ Kf5 40. Ke2 d5 41. cxd5 c4) 35... h4 36. Rg7?! { (0.75 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (36. g4) 36... Kf6 37. Rd7 Ke6 38. Rg7 Kf6 39. Rc7?? { (0.00 → -7.05) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (39. Rd7 Ke6 40. Rg7 Kf6) 39... hxg3 40. Rc6 g2?? { (-9.62 → 0.09) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } (40... Ke6) 41. Rxd6+ Ke7 42. Rd1 Ke6?? { (0.16 → 4.01) Blunder. Rf4+ was best. } (42... Rf4+ 43. Kxe5 Rxf3 44. Rg1 Rf2 45. Kd5 Kd7 46. Kxc5 Rxa2 47. b4 Kc7 48. Kd4 Rb2 49. b5) 43. Rg1 Rf4+ 44. Ke3 Rh4 45. Rxg2 Kf5 46. Rg3?? { (3.98 → 0.18) Blunder. Rh2 was best. } (46. Rh2 e4) 46... Kf6?? { (0.18 → 6.01) Blunder. Rh7 was best. } (46... Rh7 47. Rg2 Rxh3 48. Kf2 Kf4 49. Rg4+ Kf5 50. Kg2 Rh8 51. Re4 Rd8 52. Re2 Rd3 53. Kf2) 47. a4 Ke6 48. a5 Kf5 49. a6?? { (6.62 → 0.28) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } (49. Rg1 Rh6 50. Ra1 Ra6 51. Ra4 e4 52. fxe4+ Kf6 53. Ra1 Ke5 54. Rg1 Kf6 55. Rf1+ Ke6) 49... Rh7?? { (0.28 → 7.29) Blunder. Rh6 was best. } (49... Rh6 50. h4 gxh4 51. a7 Ra6 52. Rg4 Rxa7 53. Rxh4 Ra1 54. Rh5+ Ke6 55. Rh8 Re1+ 56. Kd2) 50. Rg1 Ra7 51. Ra1 Ke6 52. Ke4 Kd6 53. Kf5 Kc6 54. Kxg5 Kb6 55. h4 Rg7+ 56. Kf6 Rh7 57. a7 Rxa7 58. Rxa7 Kxa7 59. h5 Kb7 60. h6 Kc6 61. h7 Kc7 62. h8=Q Kc6 63. Qe8+ Kd6 64. Qxe5+ Kc6 65. Qd5+ Kb6 66. Qd6+ Kb7 67. Qxc5 Ka6 68. Qb4 Ka7 69. Qb5 Ka8 70. Ke6 Ka7 71. Kd7 Ka8 72. Kc7 Ka7 73. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0