FEN
[Event "January Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/DisGDqjz"]
[Date "2026.01.25"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "MicHaEL2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.25"]
[UTCTime "20:14:43"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "1710"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-4"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "GM👑"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[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. Bg5 O-O 6. Nc3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Bb5?! { (0.35 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (8. a4 h6 9. Bd2 Na5 10. Ba2 c5 11. Nd5 Nc6 12. Ne3 Be6 13. c3 Bxa2) 8... a6?! { (-0.33 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (8... Bg4 9. Bxc6) 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Re1?! { (0.27 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (10. d4 Nh5 11. Be3 f6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 a5 16. b3 Kf7) 10... Bb7?! { (-0.50 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (10... h6 11. Bd2) 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 c5?! { (0.87 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } (12... Nd7) 13. Nf5 Re8 14. Nxe7+?! { (1.54 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (14. Qf3) 14... Qxe7 15. f3?! { (0.93 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (15. Qf3 Bc6 16. Re3 Qe6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. b3 a5 20. Rg3+ Kf8 21. Rg4 a4) 15... h6 16. Bh4 Qd7? { (0.35 → 1.82) Mistake. Qe6 was best. } (16... Qe6) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd5?! { (1.36 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (18. Qd2 Kh7) 18... Qe6?? { (0.63 → 8.15) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (18... Bxd5) 19. Nxc7 Qd7 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Qd2 Qb5 22. Qxh6 Qxb2 23. Rad1 Rd8 24. Qf4 Qe5 25. Qxe5 fxe5 26. Rb1 Bc6 27. Rb6 Bb5 28. Rd1 Ba4 29. Rdxd6 Rc8 30. c3 Bb5 31. Rd5 Bc4 32. Rxe5 Bxa2 33. Rxa6 Be6 34. f4 c4 35. f5 Bd7 36. Rd6 Ba4 37. g4 Kg7 38. Kf2 f6 39. Re7+ Kf8 40. Ra7 Rb8 41. Rxf6+ Ke8 42. Rxa4 Rb2+ 43. Kg3 Rc2 44. Rxc4 Ke7?! { (57.71 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd2 was best. } (44... Rd2 45. g5) 45. Re6+ Kf7 46. Rc7+ Kf8 47. Ra6 Ke8 48. Ra8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0