FEN
[Event "Casual Rapid game"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/CbucZgzF"]
[Date "2025.12.06"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Wali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.12.06"]
[UTCTime "23:55:03"]
[WhiteElo "1990"]
[BlackElo "1788"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "GM🏆"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+8"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal } 5. O-O d6 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nd4 9. Qd1 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. c3 Ne6 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 a5 14. b5? { (0.26 → -0.97) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } (14. Nd2) 14... Nf4 15. Qf3 O-O-O 16. Nd2 g6?! { (-1.47 → -0.82) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (16... h5 17. g3) 17. Bb3?! { (-0.82 → -1.62) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } (17. Kh2 Qe7) 17... Qg5?! { (-1.62 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (17... h5 18. Nc4 g5 19. Nxb6+ cxb6 20. Qe3 Kc7 21. Rad1 g4 22. h4 Qxh4 23. g3 Nh3+ 24. Kg2) 18. Nc4 Bc5?? { (-0.37 → 2.16) Blunder. h5 was best. } (18... h5 19. Kh2 h4 20. Nxb6+ cxb6 21. Bxf7 Kb8 22. Bc4 Ka7 23. Ra2 Rhf8 24. Qg4 Qh6 25. Re1) 19. Nxa5 f5 20. exf5?? { (1.92 → 0.26) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } (20. Bd5 Nxd5) 20... gxf5?? { (0.26 → 3.38) Blunder. d5 was best. } (20... d5) 21. Nc4?? { (3.38 → -2.11) Blunder. Qxb7+ was best. } (21. Qxb7+ Kd7) 21... Rhe8?? { (-2.11 → -0.46) Blunder. e4 was best. } (21... e4 22. dxe4) 22. Bc2?? { (-0.46 → -3.16) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } (22. Ne3 e4) 22... d5?? { (-3.16 → 0.00) Blunder. e4 was best. } (22... e4 23. dxe4) 23. Na5?? { (0.00 → -8.52) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. d4 Re2 25. h4 Qxh4 26. Bxf5+ Kb8 27. g3 Rg8 28. Bh7 Nh3+ 29. Kg2 Nf4+) 23... e4 24. dxe4 dxe4 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. Nc4 e3 28. fxe3 Qxc4 29. a5 Bxe3+ 30. Kh1 Qxc3 31. a6 bxa6 32. bxa6 Rf8 33. Rfb1 Rd2 34. a7 Qc6?? { (Mate in 7 → -5.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxa7 was best. } (34... Bxa7 35. Rxa7 Qc6 36. Rg1 Rff2 37. Ra6 Rxg2 38. Ra8+ Qxa8 39. Rb1 Rh2+ 40. Kg1 Rh1#) 35. a8=Q+ Qxa8?? { (-5.96 → 2.99) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } (35... Kd7 36. Qxc6+ Kxc6 37. Re1 Bf4 38. Rac1+ Kb7 39. Rf1 Bd6 40. Rxf8 Bxf8 41. Rf1 Bd6 42. g4) 36. Rxa8+ Kd7 37. Rxf8 Bc5?! { (3.25 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } (37... Bd4) 38. Rf7+ Kd6 39. Rf6+ Ke5 40. Rxh6 Kf4 41. Rf1+ Kg5 42. Rc6 Bb6 43. Rb1 Kh4 44. Rcxb6?! { (6.16 → 4.61) Inaccuracy. Rc4+ was best. } (44. Rc4+ Kg5) 44... cxb6 45. Rxb6 Kg3 46. Rb3+ Kh4 47. Kh2 Ra2 48. Rb4+ Kh5 49. h4 Ra3 50. g3 Ra2+ 51. Kh3 Ra1 52. Rb5+ Kh6 53. h5 Rh1+ 54. Kg4 Rg1 55. Rb6+ Kh7 56. Kh4 Kh8 57. g4 Rh1+ 58. Kg5 Rg1 59. h6 Rg2 60. Rb7 Rg1 61. Kh5 Rh1+? { (8.10 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc1 was best. } (61... Rc1 62. Rf7 Rb1 63. Kg6 Rb6+ 64. Rf6 Rb8 65. g5 Kg8 66. Rf5 Rb6+ 67. Kh5 Rb3 68. Rc5) 62. Kg6 Rg1 63. Rb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0