CohenChessClub.com

[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/NxEFrerL"] [Date "2026.07.31"] [White "MaTtHeW11"] [Black "Troy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.07.31"] [UTCTime "23:44:48"] [WhiteElo "1537"] [BlackElo "1399"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [WhiteTitle "GM🤪"] [BlackTitle "NM⚔"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4? { (0.52 → 1.58) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (5... Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 b5 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Nd4) 6. Qxd4 e5?! { (1.54 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (6... a6 7. Nd5) 7. Qd1? { (2.47 → 1.15) Mistake. Bb5+ was best. } (7. Bb5+ Bd7) 7... Nf6 8. f3 Be7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Bg5 b5 12. Bd5?? { (0.27 → -1.98) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } (12. Bb3 b4 13. Bxf6 bxc3 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. bxc3 a5 16. Bd5 Rb8 17. Qd3 Be6 18. Rfd1 Rfc8) 12... Nxd5 13. Bxe7?? { (-2.25 → -9.64) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } (13. Qxd5 Be6 14. Bxe7 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qc5 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. c3 Kh8 19. Rfd1 Qf2) 13... Qxe7?? { (-9.64 → 0.22) Blunder. Nxe7 was best. } (13... Nxe7) 14. Qxd5 Qb7?? { (-0.03 → 2.23) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (14... Be6 15. Qd2 b4 16. Nd1 Rfc8 17. c3 a5 18. cxb4 axb4 19. Qxb4 Rxa2 20. Rxa2 Bxa2 21. Qb6) 15. Qxb7?? { (2.23 → 0.19) Blunder. Qxd6 was best. } (15. Qxd6 Be6 16. Rfd1 b4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rfe8 19. a3 Rac8 20. Rd2 b3 21. c3 a5) 15... Bxb7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. b4 f6 18. a4 bxa4 19. Nxa4 Bc6 20. Nb6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2