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[Event "August Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/Le3AwB3c"] [Date "2025.08.17"] [White "ZePHyRos"] [Black "Walker"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.08.17"] [UTCTime "19:14:54"] [WhiteElo "1644"] [BlackElo "1439"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-15"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [WhiteTitle "GM☢"] [BlackTitle "⚡"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Stafford Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6? { (0.69 → 2.14) Mistake. d6 was best. } (3... d6 4. Nf3) 4. Nxc6 dxc6 { C42 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit } 5. Nc3 Bg4?! { (2.29 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (5... Bc5 6. h3 Be6 7. d3 Qe7 8. Qf3 Bd4 9. Ne2 Bb6 10. a3 Nd7 11. Be3 f5 12. exf5) 6. f3 Be6 7. d4 c5? { (2.85 → 5.63) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } (7... Nd7 8. Be3 Nb6 9. Bf2 Qe7 10. Bd3 Qb4 11. Qc1 Nc4 12. Rb1 Na3 13. bxa3 Qxc3+ 14. Qd2) 8. d5 Bd7 9. Bf4?! { (5.65 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (9. e5 Ng8 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bg3 h5 12. h4 Nh6 13. hxg5 Qxg5 14. Ne4 Qe3+ 15. Qe2 Nf5) 9... Bd6? { (3.89 → 6.36) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } (9... Nh5) 10. Bg5?? { (6.36 → 2.20) Blunder. e5 was best. } (10. e5 Nh5 11. exd6 Nxf4 12. Qd2 Nh5 13. Qe3+ Kf8 14. Qxc5 Qh4+ 15. g3 cxd6 16. Qxd6+ Qe7+) 10... O-O 11. Bd3?! { (1.98 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (11. Qd2 Re8 12. Be2 a6 13. Bf4 b5 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Nd1 c4 16. O-O Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Nh5) 11... h6 12. Bh4 b5?! { (1.68 → 2.69) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (12... c6 13. Bc4) 13. Qe2?? { (2.69 → -2.46) Blunder. Bxb5 was best. } (13. Bxb5) 13... c4 14. e5?? { (-2.68 → -6.99) Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } (14. Bxc4 bxc4) 14... cxd3 15. cxd3 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 b4?? { (-6.75 → 1.10) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (16... Re8) 17. Ne4 Rb8?? { (1.01 → 8.15) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (17... Re8 18. Qd4) 18. Nxf6+?? { (8.15 → 2.99) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } (18. Bxf6 Re8 19. Bxd8 Rxe5 20. Bxc7 Rxe4+ 21. dxe4 Rc8 22. b3 a6 23. Kd2 Ra8 24. e5 a5) 18... gxf6 19. Qg3+?! { (2.66 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (19. Qd4 Kg7) 19... Kh7 20. O-O-O?? { (1.90 → -0.08) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } (20. Qf4 Kg7 21. O-O Rb5 22. Qc4 Qe7 23. Bf2 Rc8 24. Rac1 Qe5 25. Bc5 Qxb2 26. Rfe1 Re8) 20... Rg8?! { (-0.08 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (20... Bf5 21. d6) 21. Qf4 Ba4? { (0.86 → 1.95) Mistake. Bc8 was best. } (21... Bc8 22. Bxf6) 22. Rde1?? { (1.95 → -0.21) Blunder. Qe4+ was best. } (22. Qe4+ Rg6 23. b3 Bb5 24. Kb1 a5 25. Bg3 Qd7 26. Rc1 Re8 27. Rxc7 Rxe4 28. Rxd7 Rd4) 22... Qxd5 23. Kb1?! { (-0.32 → -1.21) Inaccuracy. Qe4+ was best. } (23. Qe4+ Qxe4 24. dxe4 Rxg2 25. Rhg1 Rbg8 26. Rxg2 Rxg2 27. b3 Bb5 28. Bxf6 c5 29. Be7 Rxa2) 23... Qxd3+ 24. Ka1 Rbd8?? { (-0.37 → 1.72) Blunder. Rb6 was best. } (24... Rb6 25. Re3 Qd6 26. Qf5+ Kg7 27. Bg3 Bd7 28. Bxd6 Bxf5 29. Bc5 Rb5 30. Rc1 Be6) 25. Qxf6?? { (1.72 → -1.00) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } (25. Bxf6 Rd5) 25... Rd6? { (-1.00 → 0.12) Mistake. Rd7 was best. } (25... Rd7 26. Qf4 c5 27. Be7 Qd5 28. Qc1 Rxg2 29. Qxc5 Qxc5 30. Bxc5 a5 31. Bb6 Rd5 32. Reg1) 26. Qxf7+ Rg7 27. Qf4 Rgd7? { (0.23 → 1.76) Mistake. Bb3 was best. } (27... Bb3 28. Qe3 Bg8 29. g4 Rgd7 30. b3 Bf7 31. Qxd3+ Rxd3 32. Re7 Rxe7 33. Bxe7 a5 34. f4) 28. Qc1?? { (1.76 → 0.07) Blunder. Re7+ was best. } (28. Re7+ Rxe7) 28... b3?! { (0.07 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } (28... Rc6 29. Qf4 Bb3 30. Qxb4 Bxa2 31. Qe4+ Qxe4 32. fxe4 Bf7 33. Re3 Rc2 34. Bg3 a5 35. Kb1) 29. axb3?? { (0.65 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7+ was best. } (29. Re7+ Rxe7 30. Bxe7 Rd7 31. Bf8 Qd2 32. Qb1+ Qd3 33. Bb4 bxa2 34. Qxd3+ Rxd3 35. Kxa2 Bb3+) 29... Ra6? { (Mate in 6 → -7.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxb3 was best. } (29... Bxb3 30. Re7+ Rxe7 31. Qxh6+ Kxh6 32. Bg5+ Kxg5 33. f4+ Kh6 34. Rd1 Qxd1#) 30. Qc4? { (-7.44 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be7 was best. } (30. Be7 Rxe7) 30... Bxb3+ 31. Qxa6 Qxa6+ 32. Kb1 Qa2+ 33. Kc1 Qa1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1