FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/Phlf8Xqb"]
[Date "2026.08.14"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "PJ"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.08.14"]
[UTCTime "20:32:47"]
[WhiteElo "2015"]
[BlackElo "1952"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-8"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+7"]
[WhiteTitle "🏔"]
[BlackTitle "GM🐶"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C61"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 c6 7. Bc4 a5?? { (0.40 → 3.65) Blunder. d5 was best. } (7... d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nd2 Ne7 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2) 8. a3?? { (3.65 → 0.30) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } (8. Bxf7+) 8... b5?? { (0.30 → 5.35) Blunder. d5 was best. } (8... d5 9. exd5) 9. Bb3?? { (5.35 → 0.78) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } (9. Bxf7+ Kf8) 9... Qe7? { (0.78 → 1.87) Mistake. d6 was best. } (9... d6 10. a4 Nf6 11. h3 h6 12. Nd2 O-O 13. f4 Re8 14. Nf3 Ra7 15. g4 Rae7 16. axb5) 10. c3? { (1.87 → 0.77) Mistake. e5 was best. } (10. e5 a4 11. Ba2 d5 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Re1 Be6 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Nf3 O-O 16. Nxd4 Ng4) 10... dxc3?? { (0.77 → 2.55) Blunder. d6 was best. } (10... d6 11. Nd2 a4 12. cxd4 Bxd4 13. Ba2 Nf6 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. Nf3 Bb6 16. Re1 O-O 17. d4) 11. Nxc3 d6?! { (2.46 → 3.87) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } (11... Qe5 12. Ne2) 12. d4 Ba7 13. e5?? { (3.94 → 1.82) Blunder. d5 was best. } (13. d5 a4 14. Ba2 Nf6 15. dxc6 O-O 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rc1 Qe5 19. Bd5 Bc5) 13... d5 14. Bf4 Be6 15. Bg3? { (1.23 → 0.20) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } (15. Ne2 Qd7 16. Qd2 a4 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Bg5 Nf5 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. Bb1 h6 21. Be3 O-O) 15... h5?! { (0.20 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (15... Qd7 16. Ne2 Ne7 17. Rc1 O-O 18. Kh1 Bf5 19. Bc2 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Nf5 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. b4) 16. f4? { (1.17 → -0.21) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (16. Bf4) 16... h4 17. Bf2 h3 18. g3 Nh6 19. Be3?! { (-0.98 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } (19. Bc2 O-O) 19... Bg4?! { (-1.71 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (19... O-O 20. Bc2 Qd7 21. Qd2 f6 22. Rae1 Bf5 23. Bd1 Bb6 24. Bh5 a4 25. Rc1 Ba5 26. Qe2) 20. Qd2 Nf5?! { (-0.91 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (20... O-O 21. Bc2 Qe6 22. Rae1 Bf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Nd1 f6 25. Nf2 Ng4 26. Nxg4 Qxg4 27. Qe2) 21. Nxd5?? { (-0.08 → -6.52) Blunder. Bd1 was best. } (21. Bd1 Bxd1 22. Raxd1 Qe6 23. Ne2 Qg6 24. Qd3 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Bf2 Bb6 27. Kh1 Nh6) 21... cxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Bc6+ Kf8 24. Rac1 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27. Bxb5 Rd2 28. Rf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Qa7+ 30. Kf1 Qe3 31. Rc3 Qxc3 32. bxc3 Ke7 33. Kf2 Rc8 34. c4 Ke6 35. Ke3 Rd8 36. Bc6 Bf5 37. Bd5+ Rxd5 38. cxd5+ Kxd5 39. a4 Bc2 40. g4 Bxa4 41. g5 Bc2 42. Kd2 Bf5 43. Kc3 Ke4 44. g6 Bxg6 45. e6 fxe6 46. Kc4 Kxf4 47. Kb5 Kf3 48. Kxa5 Kg2 49. Kb4 Kxh2 50. Kc3 Kg3 51. Kd2 h2 52. Ke1 h1=Q+ 53. Ke2 Qe4+ 54. Kd2 Qd3+ 55. Kc1 Qc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1