FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/ExkkD4wI"]
[Date "2025.08.23"]
[White "James8"]
[Black "Nikolai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[UTCDate "2025.08.23"]
[UTCTime "17:30:28"]
[WhiteElo "779"]
[BlackElo "949"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+7"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-6"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Kadas Opening: Beginner's Trap"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. h4 d5 2. Rh3?? { (-0.65 → -4.18) Blunder. d4 was best. } { A00 Kadas Opening: Beginner's Trap } (2. d4 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 cxd4 5. exd4 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 e6 8. Nf3 dxc4) 2... Bxh3 3. Nxh3 Nf6 4. g4 c6? { (-4.89 → -2.77) Mistake. Nxg4 was best. } (4... Nxg4 5. e4) 5. Bg2? { (-2.77 → -4.52) Mistake. g5 was best. } (5. g5) 5... e6?! { (-4.52 → -3.25) Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } (5... Nxg4) 6. Bxd5?? { (-3.25 → -9.07) Blunder. g5 was best. } (6. g5 Ne4) 6... cxd5 7. Ng1 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Nd4 h6 12. Nb3 b6 13. d4 Bd6 14. Qd3 a5 15. Qf3 b5 16. Qxd5 a4 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Nc1 Bh2 19. a3 Nb6 20. Nd3 Nbxd5 21. O-O-O Nxg4 22. Rd2 Nxf2 23. Nxf2 Bg1 24. Ng4 Bh2 25. Ne5 Nf4 26. Rd3 Qxh4 27. Rh3?! { (-19.07 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } (27. Rd1 Nxe2+ 28. Kb1 Nxd4 29. Nd3 Rad8 30. Rd2 Qg5 31. Rd1 Qg2 32. Rc1 f6 33. Nb4 h5) 27... Nxe2+?! { (Mate in 1 → -25.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe1# was best. } (27... Qe1#) 28. Kb1?! { (-25.20 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb1 was best. } (28. Kb1 Qxh3) 28... Qxh3 29. Ka2 Qf1 30. Nd3 Nxd4 31. Nc1 Qxc1 32. b4 Qxc2+ 33. Ka1 Ne2 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2