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[Event "July Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/QxvTfiEn"] [Date "2026.07.12"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Wali"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.07.12"] [UTCTime "18:35:26"] [WhiteElo "2022"] [BlackElo "1872"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "🏠"] [BlackTitle "IM⚡"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo } d6 6. Bg5?! { (0.40 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Bb6 8. a4 a5 9. h3 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Na3 c6 12. Bf1 Bc7) 6... h6 7. Bh4 Na5?! { (-0.34 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } (7... Qe7 8. Bg3 a6 9. Nbd2 Ba7 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bd5 O-O 12. Nc4 Kh8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Re1) 8. Bb5+ c6?! { (0.63 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (8... Nc6 9. Nbd2) 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2?! { (1.45 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (10. b4 bxa4 11. bxc5 Ba6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. c4 Nb7 14. O-O Nxc5 15. Nc3 Qa5 16. Rc1 O-O-O) 10... Nb7?! { (0.84 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (10... b4 11. O-O bxc3 12. Nxc3 Bg4 13. Ne2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 g5 15. Bg3 h5 16. d4 exd4 17. b4) 11. b4?! { (1.39 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (11. a4) 11... Bb6 12. O-O O-O 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Re8 15. Nc3 a5?! { (1.27 → 2.33) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (15... a5 16. Qd3) 16. a3?? { (2.33 → 0.53) Blunder. Qc1 was best. } (16. Qc1 Bg4) 16... Be6? { (0.53 → 1.67) Mistake. axb4 was best. } (16... axb4 17. axb4) 17. d5 cxd5 18. exd5 Bg4 19. Nxb5?! { (2.15 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (19. Rc1) 19... Qd7?? { (1.43 → 4.79) Blunder. g5 was best. } (19... g5 20. Bg3) 20. Ba4?? { (4.79 → 1.31) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } (20. Bxf6) 20... Qf5 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Nbd4?? { (0.38 → -1.29) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (22. Rc1 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 axb4 25. Nc7 Rxa4 26. Nxe8 bxa3 27. Rc8 Kh7 28. Rb8 Bc5) 22... Bxd4?? { (-1.29 → 2.88) Blunder. Re4 was best. } (22... Re4 23. Nb3) 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Re4 25. Nc6 Bd7?! { (2.95 → 4.06) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (25... Be2 26. Rfc1 Bd3 27. f3 Re2 28. Rc3 Bg6 29. h4 Rb2 30. Re3 axb4 31. axb4 Bc2 32. Re7) 26. Nxa5? { (4.06 → 2.38) Mistake. Bb5 was best. } (26. Bb5 Kf8) 26... Nxa5?! { (2.38 → 3.49) Inaccuracy. Bxa4 was best. } (26... Bxa4 27. Nxb7 Ra6 28. Na5 Rd4 29. Nc6 Rd2 30. Rfb1 Bb5 31. Rc1 Kf8 32. Na5 Rxd5 33. h3) 27. Bxd7 Nc4?! { (2.97 → 4.61) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } (27... Nb3 28. Bc6 Ra7 29. Rae1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxa3 31. b5 Na5 32. g3 Nc4 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Re7) 28. a4?! { (4.61 → 3.23) Inaccuracy. Rfc1 was best. } (28. Rfc1 Rd4) 28... Nd2?? { (3.23 → 6.80) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (28... Ne5 29. Bc6) 29. Rfd1 Nb3 30. Re1? { (7.19 → 4.14) Mistake. Ra3 was best. } (30. Ra3 Nd2 31. Bc6 Ra7 32. h3 Nc4 33. Rb3 Rae7 34. Bb5 Re1+ 35. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Kh2 Nd2) 30... Rxb4 31. Rab1 Rab8 32. h3?? { (4.07 → 0.38) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } (32. Bb5 Rc8 33. g3 g6 34. Re3 Rc1+ 35. Rxc1 Nxc1 36. Rc3 Nb3 37. Rc4 Rxc4 38. Bxc4 Na5) 32... Nc5 33. Rxb4 Rxb4 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. a5?? { (0.36 → -5.17) Blunder. Bc6 was best. } (35. Bc6 Nxa4) 35... Nxd7 36. Re7 Nc5 37. Rxf7 Rd4 38. Ra7 Rxd5 39. a6 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Ra1 41. Rc7 Rxa6 42. f4 Ra8 43. g4 Ra2+ 44. Kg3 Ra3+ 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kg3 Ne4+ 47. Kf3 Nd2+ 48. Kg3 Ra3+ 49. Kg2 Ne4 50. Re7 Ra2+ 51. Kf3 Nd2+ 52. Kg3 d5 53. Rd7 Ne4+ 54. Kf3 Ra5 55. f5 Ng5+ 56. Kg2 Ra2+ 57. Kf1 Rd2?! { (-6.40 → -4.55) Inaccuracy. Nxh3 was best. } (57... Nxh3 58. Ke1 Ra1+ 59. Ke2 Kg8 60. Kf3 Ng5+ 61. Ke2 Ne4 62. g5 Nxg5 63. f6 gxf6 64. Rd8+) 58. f6 Ne6? { (-4.66 → -2.76) Mistake. Kg6 was best. } (58... Kg6 59. fxg7 Kh7 60. h4 Ne6 61. Ke1 Rd4 62. Kf2 Rxg4 63. g8=N+ Kxg8 64. Rxd5 Kf7 65. Kf3) 59. Re7 Nf4 60. Rxg7+ Kh8 61. g5?! { (-3.19 → -4.67) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (61. h4 Rh2) 61... Rd1+ 62. Kf2 Nxh3+?? { (-4.68 → 0.00) Blunder. hxg5 was best. } (62... hxg5) 63. Ke2 Rg1 64. g6?? { (0.00 → -7.04) Blunder. gxh6 was best. } (64. gxh6 Nf4+ 65. Ke3 Rf1 66. Rd7 d4+ 67. Rxd4 Nd5+ 68. Rxd5 Rxf6 69. Rd8+ Kh7 70. Ra8 Rf1) 64... Nf4+ 65. Kf3 Nxg6 66. Kf2 Rg5 67. Kf3?! { (-6.31 → -60.04) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } (67. Rb7 h5) 67... h5 68. Rb7 h4 69. Rb8+ Kh7 70. f7 Rf5+ 71. Kg4 Rxf7 72. Rb5 Rf4+ 73. Kg5 h3 74. Rb7+ Kg8 75. Kxg6 Kf8 76. Rh7 Rg4+?? { (-5.78 → 0.00) Blunder. Rf3 was best. } (76... Rf3 77. Kg5 d4 78. Kg4 Re3 79. Kf5 d3 80. Kf4 Re1 81. Rxh3 d2 82. Rd3 Rf1+ 83. Ke5) 77. Kf5?? { (0.00 → -3.10) Blunder. Kf6 was best. } { White wins on time. } (77. Kf6 Rf4+ 78. Ke6 Rf3 79. Kxd5 Kg8 80. Rh5 Kf7 81. Ke4 Kg6 82. Rh8 Rb3 83. Kf4 Rb4+) 1-0