FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/Fk2y26rr"]
[Date "2026.02.22"]
[White "Allen"]
[Black "Nikolai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.22"]
[UTCTime "18:48:46"]
[WhiteElo "1472"]
[BlackElo "1071"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-3"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Opening "Pirc Defense"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 d6 { B00 Pirc Defense } 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. Bc4?! { (1.09 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (4. d4 e6 5. d5 exd5 6. exd5 Be7 7. h3 Bd7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 c6 10. Bc4 b5) 4... Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nbd7 6. d3?! { (1.49 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (6. d4) 6... e6 7. O-O?! { (0.91 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (7. d4 a6) 7... Be7?! { (0.39 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (7... Ne5) 8. Bg5?! { (0.90 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (8. d4 c6) 8... O-O 9. Rfe1 h6 10. Bd2 c6 11. Qg3 c5? { (0.00 → 1.43) Mistake. b5 was best. } (11... b5 12. Bb3 Nh5 13. Qg4 Nhf6 14. Qg3) 12. Bxh6 Nh5 13. Qg4?? { (1.67 → -2.21) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } (13. Qh3 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. g3 Ne5 16. Qg2 Qf6 17. Kh1 Nf3 18. Re3 Nd4 19. Bb3 b5) 13... g6?? { (-2.21 → 4.58) Blunder. Ndf6 was best. } (13... Ndf6 14. Qg5 Kh7 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 16. Qh4+ Nfh5 17. Qh3 Kg8 18. g3 a6 19. a4 Bf6 20. Rab1) 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15. Re3?? { (5.62 → 1.18) Blunder. f4 was best. } (15. f4 Qg7) 15... e5?? { (1.18 → 10.92) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (15... Ne5 16. Qd1) 16. Rh3 Qd8? { (8.92 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf4 was best. } (16... Nf4 17. Qxd7 Rd8 18. Qg4 d5 19. Nxd5 Nxh3+ 20. Qxh3 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Kg7 22. Qd7 a5 23. Qxb7) 17. Rxh5?! { (Mate in 2 → 10.15) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg6+ was best. } { White wins on time. } (17. Qxg6+ Ng7 18. Qxf7#) 1-0