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[Event "March Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/QugtU74D"] [Date "2026.03.15"] [White "Mark2"] [Black "Ellie2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.03.15"] [UTCTime "19:32:40"] [WhiteElo "1198"] [BlackElo "1489"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [WhiteTitle "࿄"] [BlackTitle "🪐"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 { C46 Three Knights Opening } d6?! { (0.06 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 c6 9. Bd3 Qe5+ 10. Qe2) 4. g3?! { (0.85 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Bc8) 4... h6?! { (0.29 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (4... g6 5. d4) 5. Bg2 g5 6. O-O f5?? { (0.25 → 2.25) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } (6... Bg7 7. Rb1) 7. exf5 Bxf5 8. g4?? { (2.04 → -2.08) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } (8. Nh4 Be6) 8... Bxg4 9. Nd5?? { (-1.87 → -4.05) Blunder. h3 was best. } (9. h3 Bh5 10. Ne4 Bg6 11. Ng3 Qd7 12. d4 Nf6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. h4 g4) 9... Nf6 10. Nxf6+?! { (-4.36 → -6.75) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (10. h3 Nxd5 11. hxg4 Nf4 12. d4 Nxg2 13. d5 Ne7 14. Kxg2 Qd7 15. Kg3 Bg7 16. c4 O-O-O) 10... Qxf6 11. d4 exd4? { (-8.14 → -4.39) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } (11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd1 13. Rxd1 exd4 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bg2 Bg7 16. Re1+ Kd8 17. h3 Rf8 18. Re2) 12. c3?! { (-4.39 → -5.82) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (12. h3 Bh5 13. Qd3 O-O-O 14. b4 Nxb4 15. Qxd4 Bg7 16. Qxb4 Bxf3 17. Rb1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 b6) 12... dxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3?? { (-5.12 → 0.59) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } (13... O-O-O 14. h3) 14. Bd2? { (0.59 → -0.44) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } (14. Rb1 Qc4 15. h3 Bd7 16. Rxb7 O-O-O 17. Rb3 Bg7 18. Be3 Rdf8 19. Nd2 Qa4 20. Qc2 Nd4) 14... Qc4 15. Rc1 Qxa2 16. Rc2?? { (0.36 → -2.46) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } (16. Bc3 Rg8) 16... Qf7 17. Qb1? { (-2.92 → -5.69) Mistake. Rxc6 was best. } (17. Rxc6 bxc6) 17... O-O-O?? { (-5.69 → 2.61) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qxf3 19. Rc3 Qd5 20. Qxb7 Ne7 21. Rxc7 Qxb7 22. Rxb7 a5 23. Ra1 Rg8 24. Rxa5) 18. Nd4 Kd7?? { (2.62 → 10.40) Blunder. d5 was best. } (18... d5 19. Rxc6) 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qc1?? { (7.60 → 1.06) Blunder. Bxc6+ was best. } (20. Bxc6+ Ke7) 20... c5?? { (1.06 → 2.96) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } (20... Bf3 21. Rxc6) 21. Qa3?? { (2.96 → 0.71) Blunder. Qa1 was best. } (21. Qa1) 21... Bf5?? { (0.71 → 3.85) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (21... Be6 22. Bc3 Bg7 23. Bxg7 Qxg7 24. Re2 Rde8 25. Rfe1 Qd4 26. Qa6 Kd8 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Rxe6) 22. Qa4+ Ke7 23. Rb2?? { (3.86 → -3.24) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } (23. Re1+) 23... Bg7 24. Rbb1?? { (-3.07 → -6.53) Blunder. Rb7 was best. } (24. Rb7 Kf8) 24... Bxb1 25. Re1+ Kf8 26. Rxb1 Qe6 27. Qxa7 Re8 28. Rb8 Kf7 29. Qxc7+ Kf8?? { (-6.10 → 0.00) Blunder. Re7 was best. } (29... Re7 30. Qc6) 30. Bc6 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Qe2+ 32. Kg2 Rxb8?? { (0.00 → 6.11) Blunder. Qg4+ was best. } (32... Qg4+ 33. Kh1 Qd1+ 34. Kg2) 33. Qxb8+ Kf7 34. Qxd6?? { (6.16 → 0.00) Blunder. Bd5+ was best. } (34. Bd5+ Kg6 35. Qb1+ Kh5 36. Bf3+ Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Rf8+ 38. Kg2 Bd4 39. f4 gxf4 40. Kf3 Rf7) 34... Qg4+ 35. Kf1?? { (0.00 → -2.37) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (35. Kh1 Bf6 36. f3 Qc8 37. Bd5+ Kg6 38. Bc3 Qd8 39. Be4+ Kg7 40. Bxf6+ Qxf6 41. Qc7+ Kf8) 35... Qh3+?? { (-2.37 → 3.40) Blunder. Bf6 was best. } (35... Bf6 36. Ba5) 36. Ke1?? { (3.40 → -6.03) Blunder. Bg2 was best. } (36. Bg2) 36... Bc3?? { (-6.03 → 0.00) Blunder. Qe6+ was best. } (36... Qe6+) 37. Bd5+ Kg7?? { (0.00 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } (37... Ke8 38. Qc6+ Kd8 39. Qb6+ Kd7 40. Bc6+ Kc8 41. Bb7+ Kd7 42. Qc6+ Kd8 43. Qd6+ Ke8 44. Be4) 38. Bxc3+?? { (Mate in 2 → -1.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7+ was best. } (38. Qe7+ Kg6 39. Qf7#) 38... Qxc3+ 39. Kd1?? { (-2.06 → -7.38) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } (39. Kf1 Qh3+) 39... Qd4+ 40. Kc1 Qxf2?? { (-7.51 → 0.00) Blunder. Qf4+ was best. } (40... Qf4+ 41. Qxf4 gxf4 42. Kc2 Rd8 43. Bf3 Kf6 44. h4 Ke5 45. Kc3 Rb8 46. Bg4 Rb1 47. Kc4) 41. Qd7+ Kg6 42. Qe6+?? { (0.00 → -7.61) Blunder. Be4+ was best. } (42. Be4+ Kf6 43. Qd6+ Kf7 44. Qd7+ Kf6) 42... Kh5 43. Qh3+ Kg6 44. Kb1 Qf5+ 45. Ka1? { (-8.67 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf5+ was best. } (45. Qxf5+ Kxf5 46. Kc2 Ke5 47. Bc6 Kd4 48. Kd2 c4 49. Ke2 Rb8 50. h3 c3 51. Ba4 Rb2+) 45... Qxh3 46. Kb1 { White offers draw } 46... Qxh2 47. Ka1 Qe5+ 48. Kb1 Qxd5 49. Ka1 Ra8+ 50. Kb1 Qb3+ 51. Kc1 Ra2 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2