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[Event "Casual Blitz game"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/Ap9Di0Zn"] [Date "2026.07.23"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Matthew10"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.07.23"] [UTCTime "19:11:58"] [WhiteElo "1688"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteTitle "🏔"] [BlackTitle "🐍"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. b3 { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack } c6 2. Bb2 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. f3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 h5 9. g5 Nh7? { (0.69 → 2.29) Mistake. Ng8 was best. } (9... Ng8) 10. f4?! { (2.29 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (10. g6 fxg6 11. Qxg6+ Kd7 12. f4 Qe8 13. Nf3 Qxg6 14. Ne5+ Ke8 15. Nxg6 Rg8 16. Nd2 e6) 10... e6 11. Nd2 f6?? { (1.23 → 6.65) Blunder. g6 was best. } (11... g6 12. Ngf3 a5 13. O-O Na6 14. c3 Bd6 15. c4 Qe7 16. Kh1 O-O 17. c5 Bc7) 12. g6 f5 13. gxh7 Qh4+ 14. Kd1 Rxh7 15. Ngf3 Qf2 16. Qf1 Qxe3 17. Kc1? { (7.45 → 4.09) Mistake. Qe1 was best. } (17. Qe1 Qxe1+) 17... Bb4?! { (4.09 → 6.38) Inaccuracy. Qxf4 was best. } (17... Qxf4 18. Qe1) 18. Qd3?! { (6.38 → 4.50) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } (18. Qe1 Qxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rh6 20. Rg1 g6 21. Ne5 Nd7 22. Nd3 a5 23. Nf3 Nf6 24. Nxb4 axb4) 18... Qxf4 19. Re1?! { (4.50 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (19. c3 Be7 20. h4 Rh6 21. Rg1 Nd7 22. Kc2 Nf6 23. Bc1 Rh7 24. Qe2 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Qxe4+) 19... Kd7?! { (3.36 → 5.12) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } (19... Rh6 20. Kb1 Nd7 21. a3 Be7 22. Bc1 Rg6 23. b4 b6 24. Nb3 Qd6 25. Qe2 Kf7 26. Ne5+) 20. Ne5+?! { (5.12 → 4.04) Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } (20. Bc3) 20... Kc7?! { (4.04 → 5.51) Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best. } (20... Kc7 21. Bc3) 21. a3?! { (5.51 → 4.04) Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } (21. Bc3 Bxc3) 21... Ba5? { (4.04 → 7.93) Mistake. Bxd2+ was best. } (21... Bxd2+ 22. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 g5 24. Nd3 Re7 25. h4 gxh4 26. Nf4 Nd7 27. Nxe6+ Kd6 28. a4) 22. b4 Bb6 23. Qg3?? { (8.18 → 2.69) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } (23. Ng6) 23... Qxg3 24. hxg3 a5? { (2.54 → 4.15) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } (24... Nd7 25. Nf7 g6 26. Ng5 Re7 27. c4 Kc8 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Kc2 Bc7 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. Nxe6) 25. c3? { (4.15 → 2.32) Mistake. Ndf3 was best. } (25. Ndf3 Rh6) 25... h4? { (2.32 → 3.81) Mistake. axb4 was best. } (25... axb4 26. Ng6 bxc3 27. Bxc3 c5 28. dxc5 Bxc5 29. Nf4 Rxa3 30. Nxe6+ Kd6 31. Rxa3 Bxa3+ 32. Kd1) 26. gxh4 Rxh4 27. Ng6? { (4.15 → 2.55) Mistake. Ndf3 was best. } (27. Ndf3) 27... Rh2 28. Rxe6 axb4 29. cxb4?! { (3.63 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. Re7+ was best. } (29. Re7+ Nd7) 29... Nd7 30. Re7 Rh1+?? { (2.27 → 5.21) Blunder. Rg2 was best. } (30... Rg2) 31. Kc2 Rh2 32. Ne5 Rd8 33. Rxg7 Kc8 34. Nxd7 Rxd7 35. Rg8+ Kc7 36. Bc3 f4 37. Rf8 Rf2 38. a4 Rg7 39. a5 Ba7 40. Rf1 Rxf1 41. Nxf1 Rg2+ 42. Nd2 Rf2 43. Kd3 b6 44. a6 Rf1 45. Nxf1 b5 46. Rf7+ Kb6 47. Rxf4 Kxa6 48. Rf6 Kb6 49. Nd2 Bb8 50. Nb3 Bg3 51. Nc5 Bh4 52. Rf7 Be7 53. Be1 Bxc5 54. bxc5+?! { (Mate in 5 → 71.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. dxc5+ was best. } (54. dxc5+ Ka6 55. Bg3 d4 56. Ke4 d3 57. Bb8 d2 58. Ra7#) 54... Ka6 55. Rf6 b4?! { (68.08 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb7 was best. } (55... Kb7 56. Rf7+ Kc8 57. Bb4 Kd8 58. Ba5+ Ke8 59. Rc7 Kd8 60. Rxc6+ Kd7 61. Rd6+ Ke7 62. Rb6) 56. Rxc6+ Kb5 57. Rb6+ Ka4 58. Rxb4+ Ka5 59. Rb6+ Ka4 60. Kc3 Ka5 61. Kb3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0