CohenChessClub.com

[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/E9VHkIg3"] [Date "2026.10.16"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Eli1"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.16"] [UTCTime "20:30:26"] [WhiteElo "2033"] [BlackElo "1397"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } Qd7?! { (0.99 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (4... Nf6 5. Nc3) 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bf4 Nf6?! { (1.75 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (6... Nc6 7. Nf5) 7. Bc4? { (2.36 → 1.22) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } (7. Nf5) 7... O-O 8. O-O Nxe4?? { (1.33 → 3.41) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (8... Nc6 9. h3) 9. Nxe4 Bh4?? { (3.41 → 9.34) Blunder. d5 was best. } (9... d5 10. Nb5 Qf5 11. Bg3 dxc4 12. Nxc7 Qxe4 13. Nxa8 Nc6 14. Nc7 Bf5 15. c3 Rd8 16. Qxd8+) 10. Nf3 Bxf2+ 11. Rxf2 Re8 12. Neg5 Qa4 13. Bxf7+ Kh8 14. Bxe8 Kg8?! { (16.08 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe8 was best. } (14... Qxe8 15. Re2) 15. Bxa4?! { (Mate in 5 → 32.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd5+ was best. } (15. Qd5+ Be6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Nf7+ Kg8 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Qg8#) 15... Bg4?! { (32.30 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be6 was best. } (15... Be6 16. Nxe6 Nc6 17. Nxc7 Rf8 18. Bxd6 Rf5 19. Bb3+ Kh8 20. Qd3 Nd4 21. Ng5 h6 22. Qxf5) 16. Qd5+ Kf8 17. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0