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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/LhqMraOc"] [Date "2026.08.21"] [White "Benton"] [Black "PJ"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.08.21"] [UTCTime "20:29:09"] [WhiteElo "1985"] [BlackElo "1952"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [WhiteTitle "🏔"] [BlackTitle "GM🐶"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo } d6 6. Bg5?! { (0.34 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 h6 8. h3 a6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. a4 a5 11. Bb5 Na7 12. d4 Nxb5) 6... Be6?! { (-0.24 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (6... h6 7. Bh4) 7. Bb5 h6 8. Be3?! { (0.20 → -0.67) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (8. Bxf6) 8... Bxe3 9. fxe3 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. axb3 Qd7 13. h3 g5?! { (-0.16 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (13... d5) 14. c4?! { (0.71 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } (14. Nbd2 Rg8 15. Qe2 g4 16. hxg4 Nxg4 17. Nh4 Ne7 18. Qf3 Qe6 19. Nf5 a5 20. O-O h5) 14... g4?! { (0.14 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (14... b4) 15. Nh4 bxc4 16. bxc4 gxh3 17. Rxh3 Rg8 18. Qf3 O-O-O?? { (1.08 → 5.00) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (18... Nb4) 19. Rxa6?? { (5.00 → 1.62) Blunder. Qxf6 was best. } (19. Qxf6) 19... Ne8?? { (1.62 → 3.82) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (19... Nb4 20. Ra8+) 20. Nc3?! { (3.82 → 2.94) Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } (20. Ra3 Kb7) 20... Nb4 21. Ra5 Nxd3+ 22. Kd2?! { (3.50 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } (22. Kf1 c6) 22... Nxb2?! { (2.16 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (22... Nc5 23. Kc2 c6 24. b4 Nb7 25. Ra4 Nc7 26. Nf5 Kb8 27. Rxh6 Rg6 28. Rh1 Qe6 29. Kb3) 23. Qe2? { (3.13 → 1.41) Mistake. Kc2 was best. } (23. Kc2) 23... Qc6 24. Nf5?? { (1.15 → -1.13) Blunder. Ke1 was best. } (24. Ke1 Nxc4 25. Nd5 Rd7 26. Nf5 Nxa5 27. Nde7+ Rxe7 28. Nxe7+ Kd7 29. Nxc6 Nxc6 30. Qf2 Ke7) 24... Nxc4+? { (-1.13 → 0.00) Mistake. Kd7 was best. } (24... Kd7 25. c5 Nf6 26. Kc1 Nxe4 27. Kxb2 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Qxa8 29. Qb5+ c6 30. Qa4 Qb8+ 31. Qb3) 25. Kc2?? { (0.00 → -2.88) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } (25. Kd3 Kd7 26. Qa2 Rxg2 27. Qxg2 Nxa5 28. Qa2 Qa6+ 29. Kc2 Nc6 30. Qxf7+ Kc8 31. Rxh6 Nb4+) 25... Nxa5?? { (-2.88 → 1.24) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } (25... Kd7) 26. Ne7+ Kd7 27. Nxc6 Nxc6 28. Nd5?! { (0.75 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (28. Qf3 Rg7 29. Rxh6 Nb4+ 30. Kd2 c6 31. Qh3+ Kc7 32. g4 Na6 33. Na4 Nc5 34. Nxc5 dxc5+) 28... Rg6?? { (0.00 → 2.28) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (28... Ra8 29. Kb3 Ne7 30. Rxh6 Nxd5 31. exd5 Ke7 32. Qc4 Kf8 33. Qh4 Ra1 34. Rh7 Rf1 35. Qh6+) 29. Qf3 Re6?? { (1.74 → 5.51) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } (29... Ne7 30. Qxf7 Rxg2+ 31. Kd3 Rg7 32. Nf6+ Kc8 33. Qe6+ Kb7 34. Nxe8 Rxe8 35. Rh1 Rd8 36. Ra1) 30. Qxf7+ Ne7 31. Rh1 c6?! { (5.43 → 27.09) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } (31... Ra8 32. Rb1) 32. Nxe7?? { (27.09 → 3.24) Blunder. Nb6+ was best. } (32. Nb6+) 32... Rxe7 33. Qf5+ Kc7 34. Rxh6 Red7?! { (2.50 → 3.98) Inaccuracy. Ng7 was best. } (34... Ng7 35. Qf1 Kd7 36. Qb1 Ne6 37. Qb7+ Nc7 38. Rf6 Rg7 39. g4 Ra8 40. g5 Ra2+ 41. Kd3) 35. g4 Ng7 36. Qg5 Re8 37. Qh4 Ne6 38. Qe1 Nc5 39. Qa5+ Kb7?! { (2.20 → 3.43) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } (39... Kb8 40. Kd1) 40. Qb4+?! { (3.43 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } (40. Rh1 Kb8) 40... Kc7 41. g5?! { (2.67 → 1.97) Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } (41. Qa5+ Kb7 42. Rh1 Rf7 43. g5 Rf2+ 44. Kc3 Nxe4+ 45. Kc4 d5+ 46. Kb3 Nxg5 47. Ka3 Rf7) 41... Rb8?? { (1.97 → 4.74) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (41... Ra8 42. g6) 42. Qa5+ Kb7 43. g6?! { (4.94 → 3.37) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } (43. Rh1) 43... Nxe4?? { (3.37 → 7.23) Blunder. Rg7 was best. } (43... Rg7 44. Rh1) 44. Qb4+ Kc7 45. Qxe4 Rf8 46. Rh7 Rf2+ 47. Kd3 Rxh7 48. gxh7 Rh2 49. Qg6 d5 50. Qg7+ Kd6 51. h8=Q e4+ 52. Kc3 Re2?! { (72.43 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh8 was best. } (52... Rxh8 53. Qxh8 Ke6 54. Kd4 Kf7 55. Qc8 Kg7 56. Qxc6 Kf7 57. Qxd5+ Kg7 58. Qxe4 Kg8 59. Kd5) 53. Qd8+ Kc5 54. Qd4+ Kb5 55. Q8b6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0