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[Event "October Chess Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/LtMGzhBp"]
[Date "2025.10.19"]
[White "Bohdan"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2025.10.19"]
[UTCTime "19:00:00"]
[WhiteElo "1493"]
[BlackElo "1965"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+1"]
[WhiteTitle "🐍"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5?! { (0.18 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Qe5+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2) 4. Bc4?! { (0.88 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Bd6 6. dxe5 Bxe5 7. Bd3 d6 8. h3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. O-O Nf6) 4... Nf6 { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O d6 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Bb4?! { (-0.17 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } (7... Bxe3 8. fxe3) 8. a3?! { (0.60 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (8. Nd5 Ba5 9. c3 Bb6 10. a4 O-O 11. Re1 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 a5 13. Qc2 Be6 14. h3 Nd7) 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. d4?? { (0.47 → -1.75) Blunder. g4 was best. } (11. g4) 11... Nxe4 12. dxe5? { (-2.37 → -4.73) Mistake. Qb1 was best. } (12. Qb1 Bxf3) 12... Nxe5 13. Qd5 Nxc3? { (-4.69 → -2.60) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } (13... Bxf3 14. gxf3) 14. Qxb7?? { (-2.60 → -5.48) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } (14. Qd4 Bxf3) 14... Nxf3+?? { (-5.48 → -1.89) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (14... Rb8) 15. gxf3 O-O 16. Bd2?? { (-2.03 → -4.90) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } (16. Qc6) 16... Qf6 17. Bxc3 Qxc3 18. Bd5 Rab8 19. Qxa7? { (-4.18 → -7.61) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } (19. Qc6 Qxc6) 19... Bxf3? { (-7.61 → -4.28) Mistake. Rb5 was best. } (19... Rb5 20. Rad1 c6 21. Be4 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Rg5+ 23. Bg4 Qxh3 24. f3 f5 25. Qe7 fxg4 26. Qe6+) 20. Bxf3 Qxf3 21. Qxc7? { (-3.99 → -8.23) Mistake. Rfb1 was best. } (21. Rfb1 Rbe8) 21... Rb5 22. Qxd6? { (-8.60 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } (22. Qe7 Qxh3 23. Qe3 Rg5+ 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. Rab1 Qg4+ 26. Kh2 Qh4+ 27. Kg2 f5 28. f3 f4) 22... Rg5+ 23. Qg3 Rxg3+ 24. fxg3 Qxg3+?! { (Mate in 9 → -63.64) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg3+ was best. } (24... Qxg3+ 25. Kh1 Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 Rc8 28. Rf2 Qxf2 29. Re1 Qxe1+ 30. Kg2 Rc3 31. Kh2) 25. Kh1?! { (-63.64 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } (25. Kh1 Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 Re8 28. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 30. Kg2 Qd1 31. c4 Qe2+) 25... Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 Rd8 27. c4?! { (-74.09 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rad1 was best. } (27. Rad1 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Qf3+ 30. Kh2 Qxd1 31. c4 Qb3 32. a4 Qxc4 33. a5 Qa2+) 27... Rd2 28. Rf2 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 Rxf2 30. Rg1 Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1