FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/KZ8kefsz"]
[Date "2026.09.25"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "PJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.09.25"]
[UTCTime "20:27:02"]
[WhiteElo "2018"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+6"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-6"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🏆"]
[BlackTitle "GM🐶"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4. d3 d6 5. Bg5 Bg4?! { (-0.13 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (5... Be7 6. Nc3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Nd5 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Qd2) 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Be7 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 Rb8 11. b3?! { (0.35 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (11. Bxf6) 11... d5?! { (-0.17 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (11... Nxe4 12. Bxe7) 12. exd5 cxd5 13. O-O g5?? { (0.14 → 2.95) Blunder. Rb6 was best. } (13... Rb6 14. Qe3 Re6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxa7 O-O 17. Rae1 c6 18. Qa4 Be7 19. Re2 f5 20. Nf3) 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Rfe1 Qe7?! { (4.03 → 5.83) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (15... O-O) 16. c3?? { (5.83 → 2.89) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. d4 Nd7 18. Qxd5 Qd6 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Nc4 O-O 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Rad1 Rfd8) 16... h5?! { (2.89 → 3.72) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (16... O-O 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. d4 Bh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qd6+ 20. Kg1 Rbe8 21. Qf5 Kg7 22. Nf3 Ne4 23. c4) 17. Qe2? { (3.72 → 1.88) Mistake. Bxe5 was best. } (17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qf5 Nd7 19. Nf3 Qe6 20. Qxe6+ fxe6 21. Nxe5 Rb6 22. d4 Ra6 23. Nd3 Ke7) 17... Nd7 18. d4? { (2.15 → 0.81) Mistake. c4 was best. } (18. c4) 18... e4 19. c4 Bxg3? { (0.73 → 1.88) Mistake. f5 was best. } (19... f5) 20. fxg3 c6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Rac1 f5 23. Rc7?! { (1.22 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (23. Nf3) 23... Qd6?? { (0.50 → 2.23) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } (23... Qf6 24. Rec1 Qxd4+ 25. Kh1 Kd8 26. Qa6 Qb6 27. Qa4 Qxc7 28. Rxc7 Kxc7 29. Nf1 f4 30. gxf4) 24. Rxa7?! { (2.23 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. Rec1 was best. } (24. Rec1 Rh7 25. Nf3 Rh6 26. R7c6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Nxg5 Nf6 29. Qe3 Ng8 30. Qf4 Rbc8) 24... Qxg3 25. Rf1?! { (1.34 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (25. Rc1 Rh6) 25... Rf8?? { (0.45 → 7.23) Blunder. Qc3 was best. } (25... Qc3 26. Kh1 Qxd4 27. Qa6 Ke7 28. Rxf5 Rhf8 29. Rxg5 Rbc8 30. Kh2 e3 31. Nf3 Rxf3 32. gxf3) 26. Qxh5+ Kd8 27. Qh7 Qd6 28. Rxf5 Rxf5 29. Qxf5 Rc8 30. Qxg5+ Nf6 31. Qe5?? { (7.40 → 0.65) Blunder. Rf7 was best. } (31. Rf7 Rc6 32. Nf1 Kc8 33. a4 Qe6 34. Rg7 Qd6 35. Rg6 Kb7 36. h4 Qe7 37. Ng3 Qb4) 31... Rc1+? { (0.65 → 2.20) Mistake. Qxe5 was best. } (31... Qxe5 32. dxe5 e3 33. Nc4 e2 34. Kf2 Ne4+ 35. Kxe2 dxc4 36. bxc4 Rxc4 37. h4 Nc5 38. h5) 32. Kf2 e3+?? { (1.83 → 7.32) Blunder. Qxe5 was best. } (32... Qxe5 33. dxe5 Nh5 34. Ra5 Nf4 35. g3 Nd3+ 36. Ke3 Nb4 37. Nxe4 dxe4 38. Kxe4 Nc6 39. Ra4) 33. Ke2 Qxe5 34. dxe5 exd2 35. Kxd2 Rc6 36. exf6 Rxf6 37. Ke2 Rc6 38. Kd3 Rg6 39. g4 Rf6 40. Kd4 Rf4+ 41. Kxd5 Rf3 42. g5 Rxh3 43. g6 Rh5+ 44. Kd6 { Black resigns. } 1-0