FEN
[Event "February Chess Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/FTib2UN0"]
[Date "2025.02.22"]
[White "EMmI"]
[Black "Matthew11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.02.22"]
[UTCTime "21:21:48"]
[WhiteElo "1462"]
[BlackElo "1361"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+6"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-5"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🐇"]
[BlackTitle "GM🤪"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 { C46 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } g6?? { (-0.11 → 1.88) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (4... Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. h3 Bd7 11. d3) 5. d3? { (1.88 → 0.50) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } (5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Ba4 h6 10. Nf3 e4 11. Qe2 Qe7) 5... Bg7 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Nd5 Nd4?? { (-0.38 → 1.17) Blunder. g5 was best. } (8... g5) 9. Nxe5? { (1.17 → -0.15) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } (9. Nxd4 exd4) 9... d6?? { (-0.15 → 1.43) Blunder. g5 was best. } (9... g5 10. Bg3 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 d6 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. c3 Ne6 15. d4 a5 16. a4) 10. Bxf6? { (1.43 → 0.29) Mistake. Nxg6 was best. } (10. Nxg6) 10... Bxf6 11. Nxf6+?! { (0.59 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Nxg6 was best. } (11. Nxg6 fxg6 12. Nxf6+ Kg7 13. e5 a5 14. c3 Nc6 15. O-O Nxe5 16. Nd5 c6 17. Ne3 b5) 11... Qxf6 12. Nf3?? { (-0.08 → -6.42) Blunder. c3 was best. } (12. c3 Qxe5 13. cxd4 Qxd4 14. Qd2 c6 15. Qc3 Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 b5 17. Bb3 a5 18. Kd2 a4) 12... Nxf3+?? { (-6.42 → 0.55) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } (12... Bg4) 13. Qxf3 Qxf3?! { (0.44 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. Qxb2 was best. } (13... Qxb2 14. O-O Qg7 15. Qe3 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. e5 d5 18. h3 Rf7 19. f4 Qf8 20. a4) 14. gxf3 c6 15. O-O-O Rd8?! { (1.38 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (15... b5 16. Bb3) 16. Rde1?! { (2.08 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (16. d4 d5 17. Be2 a5 18. h4 h5 19. e5 a4 20. c3 b6 21. Kd2 Bf5 22. Bd3 Bxd3) 16... d5 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Bb3 Be6 19. Re5 Rd6 20. Rhe1 Re8?? { (1.20 → 6.00) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } (20... Kg7 21. a3) 21. Ba4?? { (6.00 → 1.25) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (21. Bxd5 Kf8 22. Bxe6 Rexe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. f4 Ke7 25. Kd2 Rd4 26. Re4 Rd5 27. Re5 Kf6) 21... Rc8 22. f4 f6?? { (1.06 → 8.13) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } (22... Kg7) 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Kf7 25. Rd6 Re8 26. Rxd5 Re1+ 27. Kd2 Rh1 28. Rd7+ Ke6 29. Rxb7 Rxh2 30. Ke3 a6 31. Rb6+ Kd5? { (9.77 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } (31... Ke7 32. b4 Rh1 33. Rxa6 Rb1 34. Bb3 h5 35. Ra7+ Kd8 36. b5 h4 37. b6 h3 38. Rh7) 32. Rxa6?! { (Mate in 4 → 16.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. b4 was best. } (32. b4 Rh3+ 33. Kd2 Rxd3+ 34. Kxd3 a5 35. Bb3#) 32... Kc5?! { (16.53 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh1 was best. } (32... Rh1 33. Bc6+ Ke6 34. Bxh1+ Kf7 35. Bd5+ Kg7 36. Ra7+ Kh8 37. a4 h5 38. Rf7 g5 39. Rxf6) 33. Rxf6?! { (Mate in 5 → 62.65) Lost forced checkmate sequence. a3 was best. } (33. a3 Rh3+ 34. Ke4 f5+ 35. Ke5 Re3+ 36. fxe3 g5 37. b4#) 33... Kb4?! { (62.65 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh3+ was best. } (33... Rh3+ 34. Ke4 Rh1 35. c3 Re1+ 36. Kf3 Rb1 37. b4+ Rxb4 38. Rc6+ Kd5 39. cxb4 Kd4 40. Rxg6) 34. Bb3 Rg2 35. f5?! { (Mate in 4 → 74.85) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc4 was best. } (35. Bc4 Rg3+ 36. fxg3 g5 37. a3+ Ka5 38. Ra6#) 35... h5?! { (74.85 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc5 was best. } (35... Kc5) 36. fxg6 h4 37. g7 Rxg7 38. Rf4+?! { (Mate in 4 → 10.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf5 was best. } (38. Rf5 Re7+ 39. Kf3 Re5 40. Rxe5 h3 41. c3#) 38... Kc5 39. Rxh4 Re7+ 40. Re4 Rxe4+ 41. Kxe4 Kb6 42. f4 Kc6 43. Ke5 Kd7 44. f5 Ke7 45. a4 Kd7 46. a5 Ke7 47. a6 Kd7 48. a7 Kc7 49. a8=Q Kb6 50. Qb8+ Kc5 51. Qc7+ Kb4 52. Qb6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0