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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/MwOwLY2a"] [Date "2026.09.16"] [White "Benton"] [Black "AppleBotHaley"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.09.16"] [UTCTime "23:03:26"] [WhiteElo "2045"] [BlackElo "1800"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+17"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM🍎"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation } 5. d3?! { (0.75 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (5. Nxe5 Nxe5) 5... d6 6. Bg5?! { (0.37 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 h6 8. h3 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb6 12. Qc2 Bb7) 6... Bd7 7. Nc3 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 h6 10. Bh4?! { (0.21 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. c3 O-O 13. d4 Ba7 14. h3 Re8 15. a4 b4 16. Re1 Rb8) 10... Be6?? { (-0.44 → 1.09) Blunder. g5 was best. } (10... g5 11. Bg3) 11. Nd5 a5?? { (0.79 → 3.32) Blunder. g5 was best. } (11... g5) 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. c3 Bg4?! { (3.41 → 4.87) Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } (13... Bxb3 14. Qxb3) 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bd5 Ra6 16. Kh2?! { (5.09 → 4.03) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (16. d4 exd4) 16... b4?! { (4.03 → 5.85) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (16... a4 17. d4 exd4 18. b4 axb3 19. axb3 Bxf3 20. Bxc6+ Rxc6 21. Qxf3 d5 22. exd5 Bd6+ 23. Kh1) 17. c4?? { (5.85 → 1.51) Blunder. g4 was best. } (17. g4 Bg6) 17... Nd4 18. g4 Bg6 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. c5?? { (1.60 → -1.28) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } (20. Qf3 Rg8) 20... Bxc5?? { (-1.28 → 3.45) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } (20... dxc5) 21. Qf3 Rg8?! { (3.29 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (21... h5 22. Rg1 hxg4 23. Rxg4 Rxh4 24. Rxh4 Kd7 25. Rg1 Kc8 26. Rh6 c6 27. Bc4 Ra7 28. Rgxg6) 22. Bxf6 Qd7 23. Rac1? { (5.07 → 3.20) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } (23. Qe2 Ra7 24. f4 c6 25. Bc4 a4 26. f5 Bh7 27. Rae1 a3 28. Qd2 axb2 29. Qxb2 Ra3) 23... c6?? { (3.20 → 7.48) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } (23... Bd4 24. Qe2) 24. Bb3?? { (7.48 → 2.06) Blunder. Rxc5 was best. } (24. Rxc5) 24... a4 25. Bc4?! { (2.54 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } (25. Bc4 Rb6) 25... Rb6 26. a3?? { (2.13 → 0.50) Blunder. b3 was best. } (26. b3 a3 27. Rfe1 Bd4 28. Re2 Kf8 29. Rec2 Ke8 30. Bh4 Bb2 31. Qf6 c5 32. Bd5 Bxc1) 26... b3?! { (0.50 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } (26... Bd4 27. axb4 d5 28. Ba2 Qd6 29. b5 Rxb5 30. Bxd5 Rb6 31. Bc4 Rxb2 32. h4 h5 33. Bg5) 27. Rfd1? { (1.16 → -0.08) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } (27. Qe2 Bd4 28. f4 d5 29. Bxe5 dxc4 30. Bxd4 Qxd4 31. Rxc4 Qd6 32. Qf2 Rb8 33. e5 Qxd3) 27... Bd4?! { (-0.08 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } (27... Bd4) 28. Kh1?? { (0.84 → -3.44) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } (28. Rd2) 28... Bxb2?! { (-3.44 → -2.23) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (28... d5) 29. Rb1? { (-2.23 → -4.22) Mistake. Re1 was best. } (29. Re1 Bxc1 30. Rxc1 d5 31. Qe3 dxc4 32. Qxb6 Qd6 33. Rxc4 Qxf6 34. Qb8+ Qd8) 29... Bxa3?? { (-4.22 → 0.00) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } (29... Bd4) 30. d4?? { (0.00 → -4.06) Blunder. Ra1 was best. } (30. Ra1 b2 31. Rxa3 b1=Q 32. Rxa4 Qb2 33. Rd2 Qc1+ 34. Rd1) 30... exd4?? { (-4.06 → -1.41) Blunder. Rb4 was best. } (30... Rb4 31. Qe2 d5 32. exd5 Rxc4 33. Qxc4 Qxd5+ 34. Qxd5 cxd5 35. Ra1 Be7 36. dxe5 Bc2 37. Rxa4) 31. Rxd4?! { (-1.41 → -2.23) Inaccuracy. Rxd4 was best. } (31. Rxd4 Bc5) 31... Bc5 32. Rd2 Rb4 33. Bxb3?? { (-2.00 → -4.67) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (33. Qe2 h5 34. f4 Rxc4 35. Qxc4 Qe6 36. Qxc5 Bxe4+ 37. Kg1 Qxf6 38. Rxd6 Qxf4 39. Rbd1 Qg3+) 33... Bxe4?? { (-4.67 → -1.95) Blunder. axb3 was best. } (33... axb3 34. Rxb3 Qe6 35. Rxb4 Bxb4 36. e5 Bxd2 37. Qxc6+ Kf8 38. Qb7 Be4+ 39. Qxe4 Bg5 40. Qa8+) 34. Re2?? { (-1.95 → -4.35) Blunder. Re1 was best. } (34. Re1 axb3 35. Rxe4+ Rxe4 36. Qxe4+ Kf8 37. Re2 Qe6 38. Qf3 Qd5 39. Qxd5 cxd5 40. Rb2 Rg6) 34... d5 35. Kg1?! { (-4.46 → -6.90) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } (35. Bc2 Kf8) 35... Qe6 36. Qf4?! { (-5.50 → -8.69) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } (36. Qc3 Rxb3) 36... axb3 37. Ra1 Kd7 38. Rd1 Bd6 39. Rxe4 Rxe4 40. Qf3 Re1+ 41. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 42. Kg2 Qe4 43. Qxe4 dxe4 44. Kf1 c5 45. Ke2 c4 46. Ke3 Re8 47. h4 Be5 48. Bxe5 Rxe5 49. Kd4 b2 50. Kxe5 b1=Q 51. Kf4?! { (-85.38 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } (51. Kf6 Qb2+) 51... Qb8+ 52. Kxe4 Qd6 53. Kf5 Qg6+ 54. Kf4 c3 55. h5 Qg5+ 56. Kg3 c2 57. f4 Qd5 58. Kh4 c1=Q 59. g5 Qxf4+ 60. Kh3 Qd3+ 61. Kg2 Qfd2+ 62. Kh1 Qf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1