CohenChessClub.com

[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/QhJ5f9w2"] [Date "2026.08.21"] [White "Kristofer"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.08.21"] [UTCTime "20:42:31"] [WhiteElo "1819"] [BlackElo "1991"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [WhiteTitle "😈"] [BlackTitle "🏔"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian } 3. d3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bd2 a6 6. Bg2 d6 7. Qc2 Bf5?! { (-0.09 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (7... Nd4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qd1 b5 10. Nf3 Rb8 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 c5 13. b4 Qc7 14. bxc5) 8. e4?! { (0.62 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (8. a3 Bxc3) 8... Nd4 9. Qd1 Bg4 10. Nf3 Qd7 11. h3 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Bxh3 13. Rxh3? { (-0.87 → -2.39) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } (13. Nd5) 13... Qxh3?? { (-2.39 → 3.22) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } (13... Bxc3 14. Rh4) 14. Qa4+ c6?! { (3.33 → 4.56) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (14... b5) 15. Qxb4 O-O 16. O-O-O b5?! { (4.34 → 6.31) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (16... Qd7 17. Qb6 Rfb8 18. Be2 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Kb1 Rd8 23. Rc1) 17. cxb5?! { (6.31 → 4.07) Inaccuracy. Qxd6 was best. } (17. Qxd6 Rad8 18. Qxc6 Rxd3 19. Be2 Rd4 20. Be3 Rxd1+ 21. Bxd1 Qf1 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Qxb5) 17... cxb5 18. Qxd6 Rfc8 19. Rh1 Qe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Kd1 b4 22. Na4 Nd7 23. Bg4 Kf7 24. Bxb4 a5 25. Bc3 h6 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 Nc5 28. Nb6 Nxd3 29. Nxa8 Nf2+ 30. Ke1 Nxh1 31. Nb6 Rc6 32. Nd7 Ke7 33. Ne5 Rc5 34. Bxa5 g5?! { (6.12 → 11.49) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } (34... Rc2 35. Bc3) 35. Bb4 Kd6 36. Nd3 gxf4 37. Bxc5+ Kc6 38. Bf2 Kd6 39. Nxf4 e5 40. Nd3 Ke7 41. Bf3 Kf6 42. Bxh1 h5 43. Ke2 Kg5 44. Kf3 h4?! { (71.71 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } (44... Kf6 45. a4 Ke6 46. Bg3 Kd6 47. Bxe5+ Kc6 48. Bg3 Kb6 49. b4 h4 50. Bxh4 Kc7 51. Kf4) 45. Nxe5 Kf6 46. Ng4+ Kg5 47. Be3+ Kh5 48. e5 Kg6 49. Kf4 Kh5 50. Nh2 h3 51. e6 Kh4 52. e7 Kh5 53. e8=Q+ Kh4 54. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0