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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/CZVKs061"] [Date "2026.08.26"] [White "Benton"] [Black "xavi"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.08.26"] [UTCTime "23:05:42"] [WhiteElo "1989"] [BlackElo "1744"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "🏔"] [BlackTitle "GM🥈"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation } 5. Bxc6?! { (0.83 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (5. Nxe5) 5... dxc6 6. d3 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qd6 10. Bg3?! { (0.07 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } (10. Nbd2 Nd7) 10... Bd4?? { (-0.63 → 1.12) Blunder. Nh7 was best. } (10... Nh7) 11. c3 Bb6 12. Bxe5?? { (0.71 → -4.91) Blunder. Na3 was best. } (12. Na3 Nd7 13. Nc4 Qe6 14. a4 a5 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. Re1 Rd8 17. d4 O-O 18. Qd3 Nc5) 12... Bxf3 13. Bxd6?! { (-5.02 → -6.85) Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } (13. Qxf3 Qxe5) 13... Bxd1 14. Bxc7 Bxc7 15. Rxd1 O-O-O 16. g3?! { (-5.51 → -8.69) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } (16. Na3) 16... Nxe4 17. Na3 Nc5 18. d4 Ne4 19. Kg2 c5 20. d5 Nf6 21. c4 Rhe8 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nc3 Ne4 24. Na4 b6 25. g4 Nd6 26. b3 Re2 27. Nc3 Rc2 28. Rac1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 b5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Ne2 Nb7 32. Nc3 Be5 33. Nxb5 Rxd5 34. a4 Bb2 35. Rc2 Bd4? { (-5.40 → -3.36) Mistake. Be5 was best. } (35... Be5 36. Kf3 Bf6 37. b4 Kb8 38. bxc5 Nxc5 39. Nd6 Rxd6 40. Rxc5 Rd3+ 41. Kg2 Kb7 42. Rf5) 36. a5 Kb8?? { (-3.25 → 0.00) Blunder. Nd6 was best. } (36... Nd6) 37. a6 Na5?? { (0.00 → 2.56) Blunder. Be5 was best. } (37... Be5 38. axb7 Kxb7 39. Kf3 Ba1 40. Ke4 Re5+ 41. Kf3 Rd5) 38. Re2?? { (2.56 → -4.05) Blunder. a7+ was best. } (38. a7+ Kb7) 38... Nxb3?? { (-4.05 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } (38... Nc6 39. Re8+) 39. Re8+ Rd8 40. Rxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0