FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/EppQ5hQs"]
[Date "2026.08.02"]
[White "ZePHyRos"]
[Black "xavi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.08.02"]
[UTCTime "17:47:25"]
[WhiteElo "1769"]
[BlackElo "1739"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+8"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-5"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🥉"]
[BlackTitle "GM🥈"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Russian Game: Stafford Gambit"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6?? { (0.73 → 2.44) Blunder. d6 was best. } (3... d6) 4. Nxc6 dxc6 { C42 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit } 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Bc4?? { (2.02 → -0.55) Blunder. h3 was best. } (6. h3 Qd4) 6... Ng4 7. Qf3 Bxf2+? { (-0.70 → 0.31) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } (7... Ne5 8. Qe2) 8. Kd1?? { (0.31 → -6.92) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (8. Ke2 O-O 9. h3 h5 10. d3 Bd4 11. Bf4 b5 12. Bb3 a5 13. a4 Be6 14. Raf1 Ne5) 8... O-O?? { (-6.92 → -2.50) Blunder. Ne3+ was best. } (8... Ne3+ 9. Ke2 Bg4 10. Bxf7+ Kf8 11. Kxf2 Bxf3 12. Kxe3 Bxg2 13. Rg1 Kxf7 14. Rxg2 Ke8 15. d3) 9. h3 Qg5?? { (-2.47 → 4.62) Blunder. Ne3+ was best. } (9... Ne3+ 10. Ke2 Nxc2 11. Qxf2 Nxa1 12. Bd3 f5 13. Rf1 Be6 14. b3 Qd6 15. Qf4 Rae8 16. Qxd6) 10. d3?? { (4.62 → -2.15) Blunder. Be2 was best. } (10. Be2) 10... Qg6?? { (-2.15 → 0.87) Blunder. Be3 was best. } (10... Be3 11. Bb3 Bxc1 12. Rxc1 Ne5 13. Qe2 a5 14. Qd2 Qg3 15. Ra1 Be6 16. Rf1 b5 17. Qf2) 11. Bf4?? { (0.87 → -1.68) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } (11. Ne2) 11... Bb6?? { (-1.68 → 0.96) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } (11... Bd4 12. Ke2 Ne5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. a4 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qg4 Qxg4+ 17. hxg4 Rf4 18. Rh5) 12. Kd2 Nf6 13. g4 Bd4 14. g5?! { (1.02 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. Raf1 was best. } (14. Raf1 b5) 14... Nh5 15. h4?? { (0.36 → -1.44) Blunder. Be3 was best. } (15. Be3) 15... Kh8?? { (-1.44 → 2.05) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (15... Be6 16. Ne2 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Bxc4 18. Rxb2 f5 19. Ng3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 fxe4 21. Qxe4 Rf2+ 22. Kc3) 16. Ne2?! { (2.05 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Bxc7 was best. } (16. Bxc7 Be6) 16... Nxf4 17. Nxf4?! { (1.54 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Qxf4 was best. } (17. Qxf4) 17... Qd6 18. h5 Bxb2?? { (0.29 → 2.57) Blunder. Qb4+ was best. } (18... Qb4+ 19. Ke2) 19. Rag1?? { (2.57 → -0.32) Blunder. Raf1 was best. } (19. Raf1 Bd7) 19... Qb4+ 20. Kd1 Bd4?? { (0.00 → 1.95) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (20... Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Ng6+ Kg8 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Qg4 Rf2 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Qc8+ Ke7 27. Qxc7+) 21. Rg3?? { (1.95 → -2.92) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } (21. Rf1) 21... f6?? { (-2.92 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be6 was best. } { Black offers draw } (21... Be6) 22. Ng6+ hxg6 23. hxg6+ Bh3 24. Rhxh3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0