FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/KIbMUBJF"]
[Date "2026.10.16"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Muriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.16"]
[UTCTime "23:40:16"]
[WhiteElo "2037"]
[BlackElo "1284"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+0"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🏆"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation } 3. e4 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 f6 7. Nc3?! { (-1.34 → -2.25) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } (7. g3) 7... Nxc3 8. Bxc3 Bg4?! { (-1.87 → -1.30) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (8... Bf5) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Ba3?? { (-1.97 → -0.27) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (10... Nd4 11. Qd1) 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Bd6?! { (-0.03 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (12... Rb8 13. d4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Rad1 Qf4 16. Qxf4 exf4 17. Rd7 Bd6 18. Bf3 Kh8 19. Rd1) 13. Rad1?! { (0.98 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. Qd5+ was best. } (13. Qd5+ Kh8) 13... f5 14. d4 exd4?! { (-0.34 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (14... e4 15. Qh5) 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4? { (0.03 → -1.27) Mistake. Qd5+ was best. } (16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Qxd4 Qf6 18. Bf3 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rad8 20. Rfd1 b6 21. b4 g6 22. g3 Rde8) 16... Bh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qxd4 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Qxb7 Qd6+ 20. Kg1 Rad8?! { (-1.54 → -0.67) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (20... a5) 21. Qxa7 Rd7?? { (-0.44 → 1.83) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (21... Ra8 22. Qe3) 22. Qe3?! { (1.83 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } (22. Qa5 g6) 22... Rfd8? { (1.01 → 2.67) Mistake. Qa3 was best. } (22... Qa3 23. Bd3) 23. a4 Qg6?! { (2.27 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (23... Qd4 24. Qxd4 Rxd4 25. a5 g6 26. Be2 Ra8 27. Ra1 Kg7 28. Kf1 Kf6 29. Bf3 Ra7 30. Ke2) 24. a5 Qh5?! { (3.23 → 4.45) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (24... f4 25. Qc3) 25. Be2 g5? { (4.24 → 11.11) Mistake. f4 was best. } (25... f4 26. Bxh5) 26. Bxh5 Rd1 27. Qe5+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kf8?! { (16.86 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } (28... Kg7 29. Bxd1) 29. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0