FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/AKIdcyt6"]
[Date "2026.06.27"]
[White "James8"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.06.27"]
[UTCTime "17:25:43"]
[WhiteElo "865"]
[BlackElo "1984"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+0"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+0"]
[BlackTitle "🎩"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Grob Opening"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. g4 { A00 Grob Opening } e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nc3? { (-1.14 → -2.42) Mistake. d4 was best. } (3. d4 exd4) 3... d4 4. f3?? { (-2.48 → -8.85) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } (4. Ne4 Bxg4 5. c3 Nc6 6. d3 Qd7 7. cxd4 Nxd4 8. h3 Be6 9. Ng5 c6 10. N1f3 Nxf3+) 4... dxc3 5. e4 cxd2+ 6. Kf2 Qd4+ 7. Kf1 Bd7 8. f4?! { (-10.05 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd2 was best. } (8. Qxd2 Nc6) 8... Bb5+ 9. Ne2 Bxe2+?! { (Mate in 4 → -10.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc5 was best. } (9... Bc5 10. Qe1 d1=Q 11. Be3 Bxe2+ 12. Kg1 Qxe3#) 10. Kxe2 exf4 11. Re1 dxe1=Q+ 12. Kxe1 Qg1+ 13. Kd2?! { (-13.18 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf1 was best. } (13. Bf1 Qxh2) 13... Qxg2+?! { (Mate in 1 → -18.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe3# was best. } (13... Qe3#) 14. Kc3 Nc6 15. Qh1 Bb4+ 16. Kb3 Qe2 17. Bxf4?! { (-20.69 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a3 was best. } (17. a3 Nd4+ 18. Ka2 Qc4+ 19. b3 Qxc2+ 20. Bb2 Bxa3 21. Qc1 Qxb3+ 22. Kb1 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Nf6) 17... a5?! { (Mate in 8 → -21.03) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd4+ was best. } (17... Nd4+ 18. Kxb4 a5+ 19. Kc3 Qxc2+ 20. Kxd4 Rd8+ 21. Bd6 Rxd6+ 22. Ke5 Qd2 23. Kf5 g6+ 24. Ke5) 18. Ka4?! { (-21.03 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a3 was best. } (18. a3 Nd4+ 19. Ka2 Qc4+ 20. Kb1 Qxc2+ 21. Ka2 Qb3+ 22. Kb1 Ne2 23. Be3 Qxe3 24. Ka2 Bd2) 18... b5+ 19. Kb3 a4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1