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[Event "IM Christian1 Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/FqNSYAvx"] [Date "2025.12.07"] [White "Christian1"] [Black "xavi"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.12.07"] [UTCTime "18:48:06"] [WhiteElo "1673"] [BlackElo "1763"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [WhiteTitle "NM🐍"] [BlackTitle "GM🥉"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+3"] [ECO "C48"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3?! { (0.75 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O) 3... Nc6 4. Bb5 Bc5 { C48 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation } 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Re1 Qd6?! { (-0.12 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (7... Re8 8. h3) 8. d3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Rxe3 b5 12. a3 a5 13. Na2?! { (0.49 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (13. a4 Bxf3 14. Rxf3 Rfb8 15. Qc1 Nd7 16. Nd1 Nc5 17. Rg3 Ne6 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Qd2 g6) 13... Nd7 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nh4 b4 16. Nxg6?? { (0.33 → -1.39) Blunder. Nc1 was best. } (16. Nc1) 16... fxg6 17. Rf3?? { (-1.53 → -3.64) Blunder. Nc1 was best. } (17. Nc1 Nc5) 17... Rxf3 18. Qxf3 Qf6?? { (-2.76 → -0.27) Blunder. bxa3 was best. } (18... bxa3 19. bxa3 Qxa3 20. Qd1 a4 21. Qe1 Qb2 22. Qb1 a3 23. Nc1 h6 24. Nb3 Qc3 25. Qc1) 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rf1? { (0.03 → -1.17) Mistake. Nc1 was best. } (20. Nc1) 20... c5?! { (-1.17 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. bxa3 was best. } (20... bxa3 21. bxa3) 21. c3?? { (-0.59 → -3.27) Blunder. h4 was best. } (21. h4) 21... Rb8?? { (-3.27 → -0.54) Blunder. bxa3 was best. } (21... bxa3 22. bxa3 Rb8 23. Nc1 Rb2 24. Re1 Kf7 25. Kg2 Rc2 26. Ne2 Ra2 27. Kf3 c4 28. dxc4) 22. f4?? { (-0.54 → -4.47) Blunder. axb4 was best. } (22. axb4 axb4) 22... exf4?? { (-4.47 → -1.43) Blunder. bxa3 was best. } (22... bxa3 23. bxa3 Rb3 24. a4 Ra3 25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. Nc1 Kg7 27. Ne2 Nxd3 28. Rd1 c4 29. Rb1) 23. Rxf4?? { (-1.43 → -4.98) Blunder. axb4 was best. } (23. axb4) 23... Kf7?? { (-4.98 → -0.76) Blunder. bxa3 was best. } (23... bxa3) 24. g5?? { (-0.76 → -4.53) Blunder. axb4 was best. } (24. axb4 axb4 25. cxb4 Ke6 26. Kf2 Ra8 27. Nc3 cxb4 28. Nd5 c5 29. Nc7+ Ke5 30. Rxf6 Nxf6) 24... bxa3 25. bxa3 Rb1+ 26. Kf2? { (-3.74 → -7.55) Mistake. Rf1 was best. } (26. Rf1) 26... Rb2+ 27. Ke3 Rxa2 28. e5 f5 29. d4 cxd4+ 30. Kxd4 Ke6 31. Rf1 Nxe5 32. Re1 Rd2+ 33. Ke3 Rd3+ 34. Kf4?! { (-10.16 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } (34. Ke2 Rxc3) 34... Rf3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1