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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/DCxSmjN4"] [Date "2025.01.31"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Vatsa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.01.31"] [UTCTime "21:34:28"] [WhiteElo "1845"] [BlackElo "1462"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation } 3. Nc3 Qe6+?! { (0.79 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (3... Qd8 4. Nf3) 4. Qe2? { (1.46 → 0.30) Mistake. Be2 was best. } (4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nf3 Qd6 6. d4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nb5 Qd8 9. c4 c6 10. Nc3 O-O) 4... Qxe2+ 5. Bxe2 Nf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d4?! { (0.69 → 0.02) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } (7. Nb5 Kd7) 7... Bg4 8. d5? { (0.45 → -0.66) Mistake. Be3 was best. } (8. Be3 e6) 8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd4 10. Bf4?? { (-0.41 → -3.12) Blunder. Bd1 was best. } (10. Bd1 O-O-O 11. O-O Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Rxd5 13. c3 Ne6 14. Bb3 Rd6 15. f4 Nd8 16. f5 Rd7) 10... Nxf3+?? { (-3.12 → -0.33) Blunder. Nxc2+ was best. } (10... Nxc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Bxc7 Kd7 13. Be5 g6 14. Rxa1 Bg7 15. Re1 Ne8 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Ne4) 11. gxf3 e5? { (-0.61 → 0.74) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } (11... O-O-O) 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bxc7 Nd7?? { (0.82 → 2.72) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (13... Rc8 14. Be5) 14. O-O-O h5?! { (2.87 → 4.30) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (14... Rc8 15. Bg3 Nf6 16. Rd3 Bc5 17. Re1 Rc6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Rf8 20. Red1 Be7 21. Rd7) 15. Ne4?! { (4.30 → 3.15) Inaccuracy. Rhe1 was best. } (15. Rhe1 Rh6) 15... Rh6?! { (3.15 → 4.43) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (15... Nc5 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Nd7 18. Rhg1 Kf7 19. Bf4 Nf6 20. Be3 Rac8 21. b3 a6 22. Rd6) 16. Nd6+? { (4.43 → 2.61) Mistake. Rhg1 was best. } (16. Rhg1 Rh7) 16... Bxd6 17. Bxd6 O-O-O? { (2.74 → 4.85) Mistake. Rf6 was best. } (17... Rf6 18. Rhg1) 18. Rd3 Nf6 19. Rhd1? { (6.20 → 3.83) Mistake. Rc3+ was best. } (19. Rc3+ Kd7 20. Bf4 Rg6 21. Rc7+ Ke8 22. Rxb7 Rd7 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. h4 Rf6 25. Be3 Ne5) 19... Rg6? { (3.83 → 7.00) Mistake. Rd7 was best. } (19... Rd7 20. Rg1 b6 21. Rc3+ Kb7 22. Be5 Rf7 23. Rd3 Rh8 24. Rg5 Re8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rxh5) 20. Rc3+ Kd7 21. Rc7+ Ke8 22. Re7+ Kf8 23. Rxe6+ Kf7 24. Re7+ Kf8 25. Rd7+ Ke8 26. Rxd8+?! { (8.46 → 5.64) Inaccuracy. Re7+ was best. } (26. Re7+ Kf8 27. Rd7+ Ke8 28. Rxb7 Rd7 29. Re1+ Kf7 30. Rxd7+ Nxd7 31. Re7+ Kf6 32. Rxd7 h4) 26... Kxd8 27. Be5+ Nd7 28. f4 Rg2 29. f5?? { (3.95 → 1.71) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } (29. Bd4) 29... Ke7?? { (1.71 → 5.88) Blunder. Rxf2 was best. } (29... Rxf2 30. h3 Rxf5 31. Bxg7 Kc7 32. Rd4 Kc6 33. b3 Ne5 34. Ra4 a6 35. Bxe5 Rxe5 36. Rf4) 30. Bg3 Nf6 31. Bh4?? { (6.07 → 0.78) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } (31. Re1+ Kf7 32. h3 Nh7 33. h4 Kf6 34. Kd2 Kxf5 35. Re7 Nf6 36. Ke2 Rg1 37. Rxb7 Ne4) 31... Rxh2 32. Bxf6+?? { (1.12 → -2.12) Blunder. Rd4 was best. } (32. Rd4 Rh1+ 33. Kd2 Kf7 34. Rb4 b6 35. a4 Ng4 36. Bg3 Kf6 37. Bb8 Rf1 38. Bxa7 Rxf2+) 32... Kxf6 33. b3?? { (-1.88 → -6.23) Blunder. Rg1 was best. } (33. Rg1) 33... Rxf2 34. Rh1 Kg5?? { (-6.58 → -1.31) Blunder. Rxf5 was best. } (34... Rxf5) 35. Rg1+ Kxf5? { (-1.37 → 0.00) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } (35... Kf6) 36. Rxg7 Ke4? { (0.00 → 1.24) Mistake. Rf4 was best. } (36... Rf4 37. Rxb7 h4 38. Rh7 Kg4 39. Kd2 h3 40. c4 Rf5 41. Ke3 Kg3 42. Rg7+ Kh4 43. Rh7+) 37. Re7+? { (1.24 → 0.00) Mistake. Rxb7 was best. } (37. Rxb7 a5) 37... Kd4?? { (0.00 → 1.74) Blunder. Kf3 was best. } (37... Kf3 38. Rh7 Kg4 39. Rg7+ Kf4 40. Rh7) 38. Rxb7 Kc3?? { (2.59 → 6.45) Blunder. a6 was best. } (38... a6) 39. Rc7+ Kb4 40. c3+?! { (7.04 → 5.03) Inaccuracy. Rxa7 was best. } (40. Rxa7 Kc3 41. Rc7+ Kd4 42. Kb2 Rf5 43. a4 Ra5 44. Re7 Re5 45. Ra7 Rf5 46. c3+ Kd3) 40... Ka3?? { (5.03 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb5 was best. } (40... Kb5 41. Rxa7 Kb6 42. Rh7 Rxa2 43. Rxh5 Kc6 44. Rh3 Rg2 45. Rd3 Kc5 46. Rd2 Rg3 47. Kc2) 41. Rxa7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0