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[Event "October Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/BfgzPC1I"] [Date "2025.10.19"] [White "Wali"] [Black "Francis"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.10.19"] [UTCTime "19:51:11"] [WhiteElo "1823"] [BlackElo "1581"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "θ"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B56"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 { B56 Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation } 6. Nxc6?! { (0.53 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (6. Bg5 e6) 6... bxc6 7. Be3 Rb8 8. Bxa7?! { (0.03 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (8. Rb1 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. h3 g6 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. O-O Nd7 13. Re1 Qa5 14. Bf1 O-O) 8... Rb7? { (-0.93 → 0.39) Mistake. Rxb2 was best. } (8... Rxb2 9. Be3 g6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. O-O Qa5 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Qe1 Rb8 14. a4 O-O 15. Nd1) 9. Bd4?! { (0.39 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } (9. Be3) 9... e5 10. Be3 d5 11. exd5 cxd5?! { (-0.62 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } (11... cxd5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Bc1 d4 15. Ne2 Bc5 16. O-O O-O 17. a4 h5 18. a5) 12. Bb5+ Rxb5? { (-0.28 → 0.95) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } (12... Bd7 13. Bxd7+) 13. Nxb5 Bg4?? { (0.79 → 4.23) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } (13... Qa5+ 14. Nc3 d4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Bb4 17. a3 Bxc3+ 18. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 Kd7 20. O-O) 14. f3 Bd7?! { (4.17 → 5.56) Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } (14... Qa5+ 15. c3) 15. Na3?? { (5.56 → 1.21) Blunder. a4 was best. } (15. a4 d4) 15... Bxa3 16. bxa3 d4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. O-O Qf4?? { (1.57 → 4.00) Blunder. O-O was best. } (19... O-O 20. Rb1 Ra8 21. Rb4 Rxa3 22. f4 Qd6 23. Qd2 f6 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Rb7 Bc6 26. Rb6) 20. Re1 O-O 21. g3?? { (3.48 → 0.83) Blunder. c3 was best. } (21. c3 Qf6 22. cxd4 exd4 23. Qe2 Rd8 24. Qe7 Qxe7 25. Rxe7 Ba4 26. Re2 d3 27. Rd2 Bc2) 21... Qf6 22. Qd3?! { (0.59 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (22. Rb1 Rc8 23. Qe2 Rc5 24. a4 Bc6 25. Rb8+ Kh7 26. Rb5 Bxb5 27. axb5 Qg6 28. a4 Rxc2) 22... Bc6?! { (-0.22 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (22... Rc8 23. f4) 23. Rf1 Rc8 24. f4?? { (0.18 → -3.08) Blunder. Rab1 was best. } (24. Rab1 Bd5) 24... e4 25. Qa6 Ra8?? { (-3.71 → -0.40) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (25... Qe6 26. f5 Qd7 27. Rf4 Bb7 28. Qb6 Rxc2 29. Rb1 Bc6 30. Rb4 Rc1+ 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1) 26. Qc4 e3 27. Rad1?? { (0.00 → -2.83) Blunder. Rab1 was best. } (27. Rab1 Rxa3 28. Rfd1 Rc3 29. Qxd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxc2 31. Re1 Rg2+ 32. Kf1 Rf2+ 33. Kg1) 27... Ra4 28. Qd3 Qe7? { (-3.22 → -1.80) Mistake. Qe6 was best. } (28... Qe6 29. Rb1) 29. Rb1 Qe4? { (-1.51 → 0.00) Mistake. Be4 was best. } (29... Be4 30. Rb8+) 30. Rb8+ Kh7 31. Qxe4+ Bxe4 32. Rf8?? { (0.00 → -4.41) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (32. Rc8 f5 33. Rb1 Rxa3 34. Rc4 Rxa2 35. Rxd4 Rxc2 36. Re1 Rg2+ 37. Kf1 Rf2+ 38. Kg1) 32... Bxc2 33. Rxf7 e2?? { (-4.29 → 0.81) Blunder. d3 was best. } (33... d3 34. Re7) 34. Re1?! { (0.81 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } (34. Ra1 Rxa3) 34... d3 35. Kf2?? { (0.07 → -4.38) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (35. Rd7 Rxa3) 35... d2 36. Kxe2 dxe1=Q+ 37. Kxe1 Be4 38. f5?! { (-4.49 → -6.04) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } (38. Rc7 Rxa3 39. g4 Kg6 40. h4 Re3+ 41. Kd2 Rg3 42. Re7 Bf3 43. g5 h5 44. f5+ Kxf5) 38... Rxa3?? { (-6.04 → -2.72) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } (38... Kg8 39. Rc7 Bxf5 40. Rc3 Kh7 41. Kd2 Be6 42. Re3 Bxa2 43. Re7 Bb3 44. Kc3 Bd5 45. Kc2) 39. f6 Bd5?? { (-2.78 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg6 was best. } (39... Kg6 40. Re7 Bd5 41. fxg7 Bf7 42. Kf2 Kxg7 43. Kg1 Kf6 44. Re4 Be6 45. Rh4 Kg5 46. Re4) 40. Rxg7+ Kh8 41. Rd7 Re3+ 42. Kd2 Bxa2?? { (-0.07 → 8.16) Blunder. Re5 was best. } (42... Re5 43. a4 Ba2 44. h4 Rf5 45. g4 Rf2+ 46. Kc3 Rf3+ 47. Kd2 Be6 48. Rd4 Rxf6 49. g5) 43. Kxe3 { White wins on time. } 1-0