FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/NIXUOQ0C"]
[Date "2026.05.20"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "AppleBotHaley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[UTCDate "2026.05.20"]
[UTCTime "23:32:57"]
[WhiteElo "1949"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-3"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+4"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "🍎"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. c3? { (0.30 → -1.05) Mistake. d3 was best. } (4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. a4 a6 7. c3 Ba7 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 O-O) 4... Bc5? { (-1.05 → 0.17) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (4... Nxe4 5. O-O Be7 6. Bd5 Nf6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. d4 c5 10. Re1 Re8 11. h3) 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line } Bb6?? { (0.00 → 1.74) Blunder. Bb4+ was best. } (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6) 7. e5 Ng8?? { (2.00 → 5.45) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } (7... Ne4 8. Bd5) 8. O-O?? { (5.45 → 2.01) Blunder. d5 was best. } (8. d5 Na5 9. Bd3 d6 10. b4 dxe5 11. O-O Nf6 12. bxa5 Bxa5 13. Qa4+ c6 14. dxc6 O-O) 8... Nge7?? { (2.01 → 6.33) Blunder. d5 was best. } (8... d5 9. exd6) 9. Bd2?? { (6.33 → 1.17) Blunder. d5 was best. } (9. d5) 9... Nxd4?! { (1.17 → 1.90) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (9... d5 10. exd6) 10. Bc3?? { (1.90 → -0.25) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Bg5 d5 12. Bb5+ c6 13. Qxd4 cxb5 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Nxb5 Nf5 16. Bxd8 Nxd4) 10... Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Nd2 Ng6? { (-0.40 → 0.81) Mistake. d5 was best. } (12... d5 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Bb3 d5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. Ne4) 13. Ne4 d6 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Rxd6 Qe7 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qd3? { (1.60 → 0.49) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } (18. Qg4) 18... Nf4 19. Qb5?! { (0.69 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } (19. Rd7) 19... Nd5 20. Rd7 Nxc3 21. Nxc3 Qf6 22. Ne4 Qh4? { (0.00 → 1.15) Mistake. Qg6 was best. } (22... Qg6 23. Nc5 Qc2 24. Nxe6 Rxf2 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. Kh1 Qe4 27. Rxh7+ Qxh7 28. Qe5+ Kg8 29. Qg3+) 23. Qc4 Qh6 24. Rxb7 Rac8 25. Qb3?? { (1.07 → -0.77) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (25. Qe2 Rc1) 25... Qh4?? { (-0.77 → 3.80) Blunder. Rf4 was best. } (25... Rf4) 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qd7?? { (3.28 → -0.28) Blunder. h3 was best. } (27. h3 Rcd8) 27... Rg8?? { (-0.28 → 4.68) Blunder. Bxf2+ was best. } (27... Bxf2+ 28. Kh1) 28. Nd6?? { (4.68 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb6 was best. } (28. Rxb6 axb6) 28... Bxf2+?? { (Mate in 2 → 7.10) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2+ was best. } (28... Qxf2+ 29. Rxf2 Rc1#) 29. Kh1 Rcf8 30. Nf7+ Rxf7 31. Qxf7 Bg3 32. h3 Bd6 33. Rxa7?? { (7.84 → -3.80) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (33. Rd7 Be5 34. b3 h6 35. Qg6 Qd8 36. Rdf7 Bb8 37. Qe6 Qd3 38. Rf8 Qxf1+ 39. Rxf1 Rd8) 33... Qg3 34. Qxg8+ Kxg8 35. Ra8+ Bb8 36. Kg1 Qh2+ 37. Kf2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qh2+ 39. Kf2 Qf4+ 40. Kg1 Qh2+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2