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[Event "May Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/Baf7zjbo"] [Date "2026.05.10"] [White "Maxim"] [Black "Troy"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.10"] [UTCTime "19:41:54"] [WhiteElo "1693"] [BlackElo "1324"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "GM🧂"] [BlackTitle "NM🦍"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 { B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations } 3. Nc3 a6 4. d3?! { (0.52 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (4. d4 cxd4) 4... Nc6 5. Be3 e5 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. Be2?! { (-0.38 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Be6 11. a4 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. O-O b4) 7... Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. h4?! { (-0.85 → -1.41) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (9. O-O) 9... Bg4 10. Ng5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Ne8?? { (-1.43 → 0.67) Blunder. h6 was best. } (11... h6 12. Nf3) 12. Qd2?? { (0.67 → -0.87) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } (12. Nd5 Nf6 13. c3 Rc8 14. Qf3 h6 15. Qf5 g6 16. Qh3 Kg7 17. Nxf6 Bxf6 18. Nf3 Rh8) 12... Qa5?! { (-0.87 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } (12... Nc7 13. f4 d5 14. exd5 exf4 15. dxc6 fxe3 16. Qxe3 bxc6 17. Qf2 h6 18. Nf3 Rb8 19. Rb1) 13. h5 Nb4? { (0.37 → 1.57) Mistake. h6 was best. } (13... h6 14. Nf3 Nf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nh4 Ng4 18. Nf5 Qd7 19. Qe2 Nxe3 20. fxe3) 14. Nxh7?? { (1.57 → -1.05) Blunder. h6 was best. } (14. h6 g6 15. Rb1 Nc6 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Nd5 Nxc2+ 19. Ke2 Nd4+ 20. Kf1 Qd8) 14... Kxh7 15. h6?? { (-0.98 → -4.10) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } (15. O-O-O Nc6 16. g4 f6 17. Rdg1 Qd8 18. Nd5 Nc7 19. Qd1 Ne6 20. c3 Ng5 21. f4 exf4) 15... Nc7?? { (-4.10 → 8.15) Blunder. g6 was best. } (15... g6 16. O-O-O Nc6 17. Rdf1 b5 18. f4 exf4 19. Rxf4 b4 20. Nd5 Bg5 21. Rff1 Bxe3 22. Nxe3) 16. hxg7+ Kxg7 17. Bg5?? { (9.35 → 1.83) Blunder. Bh6+ was best. } (17. Bh6+ Kg8 18. Qd1 f5 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. Bxf8 Qxb2 21. Bxe7 Qxc3+ 22. Kf1 Re8 23. Bxd6 Nb5) 17... Rfe8?? { (1.83 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best. } (17... Rh8 18. Bh6+ Kg6 19. O-O-O Na2+ 20. Nxa2 Qxd2+ 21. Bxd2 f5 22. Nc3 f4 23. g3 fxg3 24. fxg3) 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Qg5+ Kf8 20. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0