FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/Nk11tKOC"]
[Date "2026.08.01"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.08.01"]
[UTCTime "17:21:04"]
[WhiteElo "2046"]
[BlackElo "1342"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+0"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+0"]
[WhiteTitle "🏔"]
[BlackTitle "GM🦑"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation } d6?! { (0.40 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (4... Nf6 5. d3) 5. d4?! { (0.97 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (5. d4) 5... exd4?! { (0.40 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } (5... Bb6 6. dxe5 Bg4 7. exd6 Nf6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 O-O 10. Rg1 Ne5 11. Be2 Re8 12. Bh6) 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 Bg4?? { (0.91 → 3.36) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (8... Nf6 9. d5 Ne7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Rc1 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. h3) 9. h3? { (3.36 → 1.67) Mistake. Qb3 was best. } (9. Qb3 Bh5) 9... Bd7?! { (1.67 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } (9... Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Nge7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd3 d5 13. e5 Ng6 14. Rc1 Nf4 15. Bb1 g6 16. Re1) 10. Rc1 Nf6 11. O-O?! { (2.33 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qe7 13. O-O Nh5 14. Qb3 O-O-O 15. Qe3 g6 16. b4 Kb8 17. a3 Rhe8) 11... Qe7?! { (1.69 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (11... O-O 12. Re1 d5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qb3 Bc8 15. Re5 b6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Bb7 18. Rce1) 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5?? { (2.91 → 8.84) Blunder. Nh5 was best. } (13... Nh5 14. Qb3) 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Re1 Qxe1+ 16. Qxe1+ Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6? { (8.46 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } (17... O-O 18. Bb3) 18. Qxe6+ Kd8 19. Ne4?! { (Mate in 8 → 15.19) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nb3 was best. } (19. Nb3 c6 20. Nc5 Rb8 21. Rd1+ Kc7 22. Qe7+ Kb6 23. Ne6 Nd5 24. Rxd5 cxd5 25. Qc5+ Ka6) 19... Nxe4?! { (15.19 → Mate in 20) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxe4 was best. } (19... Nxe4 20. Qxe4) 20. Qxe4?! { (Mate in 20 → 11.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe4 was best. } (20. Qxe4) 20... Re8?! { (11.26 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc8 was best. } (20... Kc8 21. Qe7) 21. Rd1+ Kc8 22. Qxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0