FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/MRK74GKR"]
[Date "2026.02.20"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Kristofer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.20"]
[UTCTime "21:48:31"]
[WhiteElo "2027"]
[BlackElo "1745"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-6"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+7"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "GM😈"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6?! { (-0.40 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Fianchetto Defense } (5... e6) 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O?! { (0.45 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (7. O-O d6 8. Ng5 Nh6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. h3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Kg7 12. Qd2 Ng8 13. Nf3 h6) 7... Nf6? { (-0.48 → 0.72) Mistake. d6 was best. } (7... d6 8. Ng5 Ne5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Nh6 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nf3 Na5 13. Qb4 Ng4 14. h3) 8. Re1?? { (0.72 → -0.87) Blunder. e5 was best. } (8. e5 Ng4) 8... O-O?! { (-0.87 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (8... d6 9. h3 a6 10. a4 O-O 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Re2 Qa5 14. Rd2 Qb4 15. Bf1) 9. Bg5?! { (0.12 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (9. e5) 9... Qc7?? { (-0.51 → 4.12) Blunder. h6 was best. } (9... h6 10. Bxf6) 10. Bxf6?? { (4.12 → 0.20) Blunder. e5 was best. } (10. e5) 10... Bxf6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Rb1?? { (0.15 → -1.93) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } (12. Nxf6+ exf6 13. Qd6 Qe7 14. Rad1 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Kg7 16. h4 h5 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 b5) 12... Bg7 13. e5 e6 14. Nf4 Qc7 15. Qd6?? { (-2.22 → -6.23) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (15. Rc1 Qb8) 15... Qxd6?! { (-6.23 → -4.36) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } (15... Bxe5 16. Qxc7 Bxc7 17. g3 d5 18. Bb5 Ne7 19. Nd3 Bd6 20. Rbc1 a6 21. Ba4 Ra7 22. Nfe5) 16. exd6 b6 17. Rbd1?! { (-4.37 → -5.95) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } (17. Bf1 Bb7) 17... Bb7?! { (-5.95 → -4.51) Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best. } (17... Bxb2 18. Nd3 Bc3 19. Re3 Bg7 20. Nde5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Bb7 23. Bb5 Rfd8 24. Rc1) 18. Bb5?! { (-4.51 → -6.30) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } (18. Nd3) 18... Rac8?! { (-6.30 → -4.84) Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best. } (18... Bxb2 19. Nd3 Bc3 20. Re3 Bg7 21. Nde5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rfd8 24. Rc1 Bc6 25. Ba6) 19. Nd3 f5? { (-4.71 → -2.87) Mistake. a6 was best. } (19... a6 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. b3 Rfd8 22. Nfe5 Bb5 23. f4 f6 24. Ng4 Rc3 25. Ndf2 f5 26. Ne5) 20. Nfe5?! { (-2.87 → -4.05) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (20. h4 Rfd8) 20... Nxe5?? { (-4.05 → -0.56) Blunder. Rfd8 was best. } (20... Rfd8 21. Bxc6) 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5?? { (0.00 → -4.93) Blunder. Bxd7 was best. } (22. Bxd7 Bf6 23. Bxe6+ Kg7 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. d7 Rd8 26. Re8 Kf7 27. Rxd8 Bxd8 28. Re1 Be7) 22... Bc6?! { (-4.93 → -3.60) Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } (22... Rfd8 23. Ree1 a6 24. Ba4 Kf7 25. Rc1 b5 26. Bb3 g5 27. f3 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bc6 29. Rc5) 23. Bxc6?! { (-3.60 → -5.35) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } (23. Ba6 Rb8) 23... Rxc6 24. h3 Rc2 25. Rb5 Rfc8 26. f3 Kf7 27. Kh2 Re2 28. Rg1 Rcc2 29. Rb3 Rxb2 30. Rc3 Rec2 31. Rc1 Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Rh2+ 33. Kg1 Rhg2+ 34. Kf1 Rgf2+ 35. Kg1 Rg2+ 36. Kf1 Rbf2+ { Black offers draw } 37. Ke1 Re2+ 38. Kf1 Rgf2+ 39. Kg1 Rg2+ 40. Kf1 Ref2+ 41. Ke1 Re2+ 42. Kf1 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2