FEN
[Event "May Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/8qACYpJV"]
[Date "2025.05.25"]
[White "Francis"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2025.05.25"]
[UTCTime "20:27:33"]
[WhiteElo "1471"]
[BlackElo "1942"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+1"]
[WhiteTitle "θ"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 { C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation } d6? { (0.75 → 2.26) Mistake. Nge7 was best. } (4... Nge7 5. O-O Bb6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. a4 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Re1+) 5. d4?! { (2.26 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (5. d4) 5... exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+?! { (2.20 → 3.24) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } (6... Bb4+ 7. Kf1) 7. Kf1 Bd7?! { (3.16 → 4.08) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (7... f5 8. exf5) 8. d5?? { (4.08 → 0.13) Blunder. Qa4 was best. } (8. Qa4) 8... Ne5 9. Nxe5? { (-0.02 → -1.25) Mistake. Bxd7+ was best. } (9. Bxd7+ Qxd7) 9... Bxb5+ 10. Nd3 Nf6 11. a4 Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Qe7?? { (-1.25 → 5.55) Blunder. O-O was best. } (12... O-O 13. Bd2 a5 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. h4 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qd7 17. Be3 f5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Re1) 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Qxb4 O-O 15. e5? { (7.53 → 3.57) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } (15. Nc3 c6) 15... Nxd5 16. Qb5 c6 17. Qd3?! { (3.41 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } (17. Qb3 Qe6 18. Bd2 dxe5 19. Kg1 Nf4 20. Qxe6 Nxe6 21. Nc3 f5 22. Be1 Rad8 23. h4) 17... dxe5 18. a5? { (2.68 → 1.20) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } (18. Nc3 f5) 18... Qe6?! { (1.20 → 1.84) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (18... e4 19. Qe2 f5 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 f4 22. h4 f3 23. gxf3 exf3 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Be3) 19. a6?! { (1.84 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (19. Nc3 Rad8) 19... bxa6 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Qe2 Rad8 22. Be3?! { (2.12 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (22. h4) 22... Rd7? { (1.40 → 2.63) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } (22... Nd3 23. Ne4 Qd5 24. f3 c5 25. Nf2 c4 26. Nxd3 cxd3 27. Qd2 f5) 23. Bc5 Rb8 24. Bxb4 Rxb4 25. Ra5?! { (2.69 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (25. h4 f5 26. Rh3 h6 27. Ra5 e4 28. Re3 Rdb7 29. g4 g6 30. Ra4 Rxb2 31. Qc4 Qxc4+) 25... f6 26. h3 Rb6?? { (1.60 → 3.68) Blunder. Rbd4 was best. } (26... Rbd4 27. Kg1) 27. Qg4?? { (3.68 → 0.96) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } (27. Kg1 Qf5) 27... Qxg4 28. hxg4 Rd2 29. Na4?? { (1.11 → -2.15) Blunder. Ra1 was best. } (29. Ra1 Rbxb2 30. Ne4 Rd4 31. Re1 a5 32. Rh3 Rbb4 33. Rhe3 a4 34. f3 Rbc4 35. Ra1 Kf8) 29... Rd1+ 30. Ke2 Rxh1 31. Nxb6 axb6 32. Rxa6 b5 33. Rxc6 Rb1 34. Kf3? { (-2.47 → -4.61) Mistake. Rc2 was best. } (34. Rc2 Kf7 35. f3 Kg6 36. Kd2 b4 37. Kd3 b3 38. Rd2 Rc1 39. Ke3 Re1+ 40. Kd3 h5) 34... Rxb2 35. Rd6 Rb3+ 36. Ke4 Rb4+ 37. Ke3?! { (-5.03 → -7.76) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } (37. Kf3 Rb3+ 38. Ke2 Rb2+ 39. Kf3 Kf7 40. Rd7+ Kg6 41. Kg3 b4 42. Rc7 b3 43. Rb7 Rb1) 37... Kf7?! { (-7.76 → -4.62) Inaccuracy. Rxg4 was best. } (37... Rxg4 38. Rb6 Rb4 39. Kd3 h5 40. Kc3 Rc4+ 41. Kb3 Rc5 42. Rxb5 Rxb5+ 43. Ka2 Kf7 44. Ka3) 38. g5?! { (-4.62 → -6.12) Inaccuracy. Rd7+ was best. } (38. Rd7+) 38... fxg5 39. Rd7+ Kf6 40. Rd6+ Kf5 41. Rd7 Kg6 42. Rd5 Kf5 43. Rd8 Rb3+ 44. Ke2 Rb2+ 45. Ke3 b4 46. Rc8 Rb3+ 47. Kd2 Rb2+ 48. Ke1 b3 49. Rc7 Rb1+ 50. Kd2 Rf1 51. Rb7 Rxf2+ 52. Kd3 Rxg2 53. Rxg7 b2 54. Rf7+ Kg6 55. Rb7 h5 56. Ke4 Rg4+ 57. Ke3 Rf4 58. Rxb2 h4 59. Rd2 h3 60. Rd6+ Kf5 61. Rh6 Rh4 62. Rd6 h2 63. Rd1 h1=Q 64. Rxh1 Rxh1 65. Kf3 Rh3+ 66. Kg2 g4 67. Kf2 Rh2+ 68. Ke3 g3 69. Kf3 g2 70. Kf2 g1=Q+ 71. Kxg1 Ra2 72. Kf1 Ke4 73. Ke1 Kd3 74. Kf1 Ke3 75. Ke1 Ra1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1