FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/ElDfnxE6"]
[Date "2026.08.19"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "ZePHyRos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.08.19"]
[UTCTime "23:19:13"]
[WhiteElo "1999"]
[BlackElo "1751"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-12"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+12"]
[WhiteTitle "🏔"]
[BlackTitle "GM🥉"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation } d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bg4?? { (0.95 → 3.10) Blunder. Bxd2+ was best. } (7... Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 Nge7 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 c6 13. Bb3 cxd5 14. exd5) 8. d5?? { (3.10 → 0.66) Blunder. Bxb4 was best. } (8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. d5 a6 11. dxc6 b5 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qb3+ Be6 14. Qe3 h6) 8... Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 Ne5 10. Bb3 Nf6 11. Bc2 Qd7?? { (0.09 → 2.56) Blunder. c6 was best. } (11... c6 12. dxc6) 12. h3?? { (2.56 → 0.84) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. f3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. h4 h6 16. Nc4 Qe7 17. Qd2 O-O-O 18. Qc3 h5) 12... Bh5? { (0.84 → 2.07) Mistake. Nxf3+ was best. } (12... Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 Bh5 14. O-O O-O 15. Rc1 Rae8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nd4 Bxe4 18. Ba4 Qd8 19. Bxe8) 13. O-O? { (2.07 → 0.63) Mistake. g4 was best. } (13. g4 Nxf3+) 13... O-O-O? { (0.63 → 1.88) Mistake. O-O was best. } (13... O-O 14. Nxe5) 14. a4?! { (1.88 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (14. Nxe5) 14... g5? { (1.21 → 2.38) Mistake. Kb8 was best. } (14... Kb8 15. a5) 15. a5 a6 16. b4?! { (2.63 → 1.71) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (16. Nxe5) 16... g4?! { (1.71 → 2.59) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } (16... Qb5) 17. Ba4? { (2.59 → 1.37) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } (17. Nxe5 dxe5) 17... Qe7 18. Nxe5 gxh3 19. Nc6 bxc6 20. Qc2 h2+?? { (1.57 → 7.25) Blunder. Kb8 was best. } (20... Kb8 21. g3 h2+ 22. Kxh2 Be2 23. Kg1 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 cxd5 25. Bc6 Ka7 26. Rb1 Nxe4 27. b5) 21. Kxh2?? { (7.25 → 1.48) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (21. Kh1 Be2 22. Rfe1 Bb5 23. Bxb5 cxb5 24. Qc6 Rdg8 25. Qxa6+ Kd8 26. Rac1 Ng4 27. Re2 Qg5) 21... Ng4+?! { (1.48 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. Rdg8 was best. } (21... Rdg8 22. Ra3 Ng4+ 23. Kg1 Ne5 24. Bxc6 Qh4 25. g3 Rg5 26. b5 Rhg8 27. Kg2 Ng6 28. Bb7+) 22. Kg3?? { (2.23 → -8.68) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } (22. Kg1 Ne5) 22... Qe5+ 23. f4 Qd4?? { (-5.92 → 3.76) Blunder. Qg7 was best. } (23... Qg7) 24. Qxc6 Qa7 25. Nc4 Rhg8 26. Kh4 Nf6 27. Rac1?? { (1.52 → -0.68) Blunder. b5 was best. } (27. b5 axb5) 27... Rg4+? { (-0.68 → 0.73) Mistake. Rxg2 was best. } (27... Rxg2 28. Nb6+ Kb8 29. Rg1 Rxg1 30. Rxg1 cxb6 31. axb6 Qe7 32. Qc7+ Qxc7 33. bxc7+ Kxc7 34. Rc1+) 28. Kh3 Rdg8 29. Rc3? { (0.81 → -0.26) Mistake. Rc2 was best. } (29. Rc2 R4g6) 29... R4g6 30. e5?? { (0.00 → -9.17) Blunder. Nb6+ was best. } (30. Nb6+ Kb8 31. g3 Bg4+ 32. Kg2 Nxe4 33. Re1 Bf5 34. Bc2 Rxg3+ 35. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 36. Kh2 Rh3+) 30... Bg4+ 31. Kh2 Bd7?? { (-8.69 → -2.75) Blunder. Rh6+ was best. } (31... Rh6+ 32. Rh3 Bxh3 33. Nb6+ Qxb6 34. axb6 Bxg2+ 35. Kg1 Bxd5+ 36. Kf2 Bxc6 37. Bxc6 dxe5 38. Ke1) 32. Nb6+? { (-2.75 → -5.12) Mistake. Nxd6+ was best. } (32. Nxd6+ Kb8 33. Qxc7+ Qxc7 34. Rxc7 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Kxc7 36. Rc1+ Kb8 37. Bxd7 Nxd7 38. Rc8+ Rxc8) 32... Kd8 33. Nxd7?? { (-4.44 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc7+ was best. } (33. Qxc7+ Qxc7) 33... Rxg2+ 34. Kh3 R2g6 35. Kh2 Rh6+ 36. Rh3 Ng4+ 37. Kg2 Nxe5+ 38. Kh2 Rxh3+ 39. Kxh3 Nxc6?! { (Mate in 3 → -11.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe3+ was best. } (39... Qe3+ 40. Rf3 Qxf3+ 41. Kh4 Qh1#) 40. Nf6?! { (-11.53 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb6 was best. } (40. Nb6 Nxb4 41. Rf3 cxb6 42. Rg3 Rxg3+ 43. Kxg3 b5 44. Bxb5 axb5 45. f5 Nxd5 46. a6 Kc7) 40... Qe3+ 41. Kh4 Qg3+ 42. Kh5 Qh3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1