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[Event "May Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/9AO3eE6K"] [Date "2026.05.10"] [White "Maxim"] [Black "xavi"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.10"] [UTCTime "20:08:16"] [WhiteElo "1698"] [BlackElo "1672"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [WhiteTitle "GM🧂"] [BlackTitle "GM🥉"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bc4 { C46 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bxd5?? { (-0.04 → -1.85) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } (6. Bd3 dxe4) 6... Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8?! { (-1.65 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } (7... Qd6) 8. d3?! { (-0.84 → -1.61) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8. O-O) 8... Bb4?! { (-1.61 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (8... Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O f6 11. Re1 Be7 12. a3 Qd7 13. Nxe5 Bxd1 14. Nxd7 Bxc2 15. Nc5) 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4?! { (-1.83 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (10... Re8 11. Re1 Bf8 12. h3 f6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. a3 Qd7 15. b4 Rad8 16. Bc5 Bxc5 17. bxc5) 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1?? { (-1.30 → -3.50) Blunder. a3 was best. } (12. a3 Be7) 12... Qf6?? { (-3.50 → 1.03) Blunder. f5 was best. } (12... f5 13. Nb1 Nd4 14. Bxb4 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Qg5+ 16. Kf1 Qh4 17. Nd2 Qxb4 18. Nc4 e4 19. Qd2) 13. Ne4? { (1.03 → -0.29) Mistake. g4 was best. } (13. g4) 13... Qf5?? { (-0.29 → 2.18) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } (13... Qg6 14. Bxb4) 14. Bxb4? { (2.18 → 0.67) Mistake. g4 was best. } (14. g4) 14... Nxb4?? { (0.67 → 4.90) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (14... Bxf3 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. gxf3 Qxh3 17. Ng5 Qh4 18. Bc3 h6 19. Ne4 f5 20. Ng3 f4 21. Kg2) 15. g4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Qxg4+ 17. Ng3 f5 18. Nh2?? { (5.15 → 1.24) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (18. Nxe5 Qg5 19. c3 Nd5 20. Qh5 Qxh5 21. Nxh5 f4 22. c4 Nb4 23. Re4 Rae8 24. d4 Nc2) 18... Qg6 19. a3?? { (0.37 → -2.33) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (19. Kh1 Qc6+ 20. f3 Qxc2 21. Rxe5 Qxb2 22. Re2 Qd4 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Qb2 Qxb2 25. Rxb2 Nxd3) 19... Nc6?? { (-2.33 → 1.54) Blunder. f4 was best. } (19... f4 20. axb4) 20. Qh5?? { (1.54 → -1.07) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (20. Kh1 Rad8) 20... Qxh5 21. Nxh5 f4 22. Kh1?! { (-0.86 → -1.88) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (22. Ng4 Nd4 23. Re4 Rf5 24. Nxe5 Rxh5 25. Rxd4 Rxe5 26. Rxf4 Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. a4 h5) 22... g6?? { (-1.88 → 0.39) Blunder. Rf5 was best. } (22... Rf5 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Rg1+ Kf6 25. Nf3 Re8 26. Kg2 Rh5 27. Rae1 Nd8 28. Kf1 Nf7 29. Nd2) 23. Rg1?? { (0.39 → -2.71) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } (23. Ng4 gxh5 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 Rae8 26. Rg1+ Kh8 27. Rge1 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 f3 29. b4 Rg8) 23... Kh8?? { (-2.71 → -0.26) Blunder. Rf5 was best. } (23... Rf5) 24. Nxf4?? { (-0.26 → -3.94) Blunder. Rg5 was best. } (24. Rg5 gxh5 25. Nf3 Rg8 26. Rxh5 Rg7 27. Rg1 Re8 28. Re1 Reg8 29. c3 a6 30. Re4 a5) 24... exf4? { (-3.94 → -1.95) Mistake. Rxf4 was best. } (24... Rxf4 25. Rg2) 25. Rae1 Rae8 26. Nf3 Kg7 27. Kg2 h6 28. Kh2?! { (-2.87 → -3.69) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (28. b4 g5) 28... g5 29. Kg2? { (-3.35 → -6.76) Mistake. d4 was best. } (29. d4 Rxe1) 29... Re7? { (-6.76 → -3.77) Mistake. g4 was best. } (29... g4) 30. Rxe7+ Nxe7 31. Re1 Re8?? { (-4.21 → -0.37) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } (31... Nf5 32. Re4) 32. Kf1?? { (-0.37 → -3.96) Blunder. Re6 was best. } (32. Re6 g4 33. Ne5 h5 34. Kg1 Rg8 35. Rxe7+ Kf6 36. Rh7 Kxe5 37. Rxh5+ Kf6 38. Rh6+ Rg6) 32... Kf7?? { (-3.96 → -0.30) Blunder. Kf6 was best. } (32... Kf6) 33. Re4?? { (-0.30 → -3.88) Blunder. Ne5+ was best. } (33. Ne5+ Kg7 34. Nd7 g4 35. d4 h5 36. Re5 g3 37. Nc5 h4 38. Ne6+ Kf7 39. Nxf4 Rg8) 33... Nf5 34. Ne5+?! { (-3.72 → -5.30) Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } (34. Rb4 Nd6) 34... Kf6?! { (-5.30 → -3.78) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (34... Kg7 35. d4) 35. Nd7+ Kf7 36. Rxe8?! { (-4.04 → -5.91) Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } (36. Rc4 Rc8) 36... Kxe8 37. Nc5 b6 38. Na6 Kd7 39. Nb4 c5 40. Nd5 Kd6 41. Nf6 Nd4 42. Ne4+ Ke5 43. c3 Nb3 44. Ke2 Kf5 45. Nd6+ Ke5?? { (-5.47 → -0.35) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } (45... Ke6) 46. Nf7+ Kf6 47. Nxh6 Na5 48. Ng4+ Kf5 49. Nh2?? { (-0.31 → -2.63) Blunder. Nh6+ was best. } (49. Nh6+ Kf6 50. Ng4+ Ke6 51. Kf3 Nb3 52. Ke2 Nc1+ 53. Kd2 Kf5 54. f3 Nb3+ 55. Ke2 Na5) 49... g4 50. Nf1 Nc6?! { (-2.53 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } (50... Nb3) 51. Nd2 Ne5 52. f3?? { (-1.65 → -5.86) Blunder. b3 was best. } (52. b3 Nd7) 52... g3 53. d4 cxd4 54. cxd4 Nc6 55. Nb3 a5?! { (-6.25 → -4.30) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } (55... Ke6 56. Kf1 Kd5 57. Nc1 Kxd4 58. Kg2 Ke3 59. Na2 Kd3 60. Nc3 Ne7 61. Kh3 Ng6 62. Nd5) 56. a4?! { (-4.30 → -6.79) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (56. d5 Ne7 57. d6 Nc6 58. d7 Ke6 59. Nc1 Kxd7 60. Kd3 g2 61. Ne2 Kd6 62. Ke4 Kc5) 56... Ke6 57. Kf1 Kd5 58. Nd2 Nxd4 59. Ne4 Nxf3 60. Kg2 { White resigns. } 0-1