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[Event "April Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/JCVnLULB"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [White "Maxim"] [Black "Gabriel1"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "19:00:01"] [WhiteElo "1738"] [BlackElo "1374"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "GM🧂"] [BlackTitle "🏈"] [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 } Bb4?! { (0.05 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (4... Nxe4 5. Nxe4) 5. d3?! { (0.64 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (5. Nd5 Nxe4 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nxb4 Nxb4 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. d3 d6 10. Bd2 Nbd5 11. Nf3 Re8) 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Be3?! { (0.39 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (7. Bg5 d6 8. Bh4 h6 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Bb3 Kh7 11. Nf1 a5 12. a4 Bxb3 13. cxb3 g5) 7... d6 8. Qd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5?! { (-0.44 → -1.15) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } (10. Bb3 b6 11. O-O f6 12. c4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qe7 14. c5+ Kh8 15. Qc3 bxc5 16. Nd2 Bb7) 10... Qxd5 11. c4 Qe6 12. O-O Qg6 13. Rfe1? { (-1.00 → -2.61) Mistake. Kh1 was best. } (13. Kh1) 13... a5?? { (-2.61 → -0.18) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } (13... Bg4) 14. h3?? { (-0.18 → -3.40) Blunder. Rab1 was best. } (14. Rab1 f6 15. Qe2 Re8 16. a3 h6 17. Nd2 Qf7 18. h3 Nd8 19. f3 Ne6 20. Qf2) 14... Bxh3 15. g3 f5 16. Nh4 Qg4 17. Kh2?! { (-4.29 → -6.43) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (17. Qe2 f4) 17... f4 18. gxf4?! { (-6.33 → -12.63) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (18. Bc5 Rf6 19. Qd1 b6 20. Qxg4 Bxg4 21. Ba3 g5 22. gxf4 gxh4 23. Re4 Rg6 24. fxe5 Bf3) 18... exf4 19. Bc5 g5 20. Bxf8 gxh4?? { (-11.43 → 7.23) Blunder. Qxh4 was best. } (20... Qxh4) 21. Rg1 Qxg1+? { (7.23 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf8 was best. } (21... Rxf8 22. Rxg4+ Bxg4 23. d4 h5 24. Rg1 Kh7 25. Qd3+ Kh6 26. Qe4 a4 27. f3 Rf6 28. fxg4) 22. Rxg1+ Kh8 23. Qc3+ Nd4 24. Qxd4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0