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[Event "January Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/RWXPR0Vt"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [White "Christian1"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "20:33:50"] [WhiteElo "1767"] [BlackElo "2012"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [WhiteTitle "NM🐍"] [BlackTitle "GM☾"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "D03"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 { D03 Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack } e6 4. e3 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2 Nc6?! { (0.21 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } (6... Bd7 7. c4) 7. c4?! { (0.91 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (7. Bb5) 7... Bb4?! { (0.31 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (7... g5 8. Rc1) 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O-O? { (0.88 → -0.42) Mistake. Qc3 was best. } (10. Qc3 Bd7 11. Rc1 Ne7 12. Ne5 Rfd8 13. c5 Be8 14. h4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. f4 a6) 10... Bd7?! { (-0.42 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (10... b6 11. Kb1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rac8 15. Be4 Na5 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Rd3) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5? { (0.31 → -0.92) Mistake. Kb1 was best. } (12. Kb1 Bf5+) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5?! { (-0.81 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } (13... Qe7 14. Qc3 Be6 15. f4 Rac8 16. Bd3 c5 17. Kb1 Qd7 18. Bc2 Rfd8 19. Qd3 g6 20. e4) 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Rxd5 Bc6 16. Rd2 Rad8 17. Bd3?? { (0.00 → -2.14) Blunder. f3 was best. } (17. f3 Rxd2 18. Kxd2 Rd8+ 19. Kc2 Kf8 20. Bc4 Ke7 21. Rc1 Rd6 22. Bd3 Be8 23. Kd2 Rc6) 17... Bxg2 18. Rg1 Bc6 19. Rgd1?! { (-2.02 → -2.84) Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } (19. Rg4 Rd5 20. Bc2 Rfd8 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. h4 Kf8 23. Rc4 Ke7 24. b4 Rd6 25. a4 Kd8) 19... Rfe8?? { (-2.84 → 1.88) Blunder. Rd6 was best. } (19... Rd6 20. Bc2 Rf6 21. Rg1 Re8 22. Rg4 g6 23. b4 a6 24. Rc4 Rf3 25. Rc5 Rh3 26. a4) 20. Bh7+ Kxh7 21. Rxd8 Re5 22. R1d2?! { (2.47 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. R1d4 was best. } (22. R1d4) 22... Rh5 23. f4 Rh3 24. R8d3?! { (1.56 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (24. Rc8 Rxe3 25. Rxc7 Kg6 26. f5+ Kxf5 27. Rxf7+ Kg6 28. Rc7 Rh3 29. Rf2 a5 30. a4 h5) 24... Rf3 25. Kb1?? { (0.72 → -3.47) Blunder. Rc3 was best. } (25. Rc3 g5) 25... Be4 26. Ka2 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Rf2?? { (-3.51 → -1.22) Blunder. g5 was best. } (27... g5 28. Rd7 Kg6 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Rxc7 f5 31. Rxb7 Rxe3 32. Rxa7 f4 33. Ra8 Re6 34. Rf8) 28. Rd7 Rxh2 29. Rxf7?? { (-1.34 → -3.32) Blunder. Rxc7 was best. } (29. Rxc7 h5) 29... Re2?? { (-3.32 → -0.28) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } (29... Rc2 30. e4) 30. Rxc7 Rxe3 31. Rxb7 Rf3 32. Rxa7 Rxf4 33. b4 Rf2+ 34. Kb3 Rf3+ 35. Kc4 Rf4+ 36. Kc5 Rf5+ 37. Kb6 h5 38. b5 h4 39. Ka6 Rf6+?! { (0.00 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } (39... Rf8 40. b6 h3 41. Rd7 Ra8+ 42. Kb5 Rxa3 43. b7 Rb3+ 44. Kc6 Kg6 45. Rd5 h2 46. Rd1) 40. Ka5?! { (0.80 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (40. b6 Rf4) 40... Rf8 41. Re7 Ra8+?! { (0.00 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Kh6 was best. } (41... Kh6 42. b6 g5 43. Re6+ Kh5 44. b7 h3 45. Re7 g4 46. Rh7+ Kg6 47. Rh4 Kg5 48. Rh7) 42. Kb4 Kh6 43. Re2?? { (1.36 → -4.28) Blunder. a4 was best. } (43. a4) 43... g5 44. Re6+?! { (-4.48 → -5.80) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (44. b6 g4 45. Kb5 g3 46. Rc2 h3 47. Rc6+ Kg5 48. Rc5+ Kf4 49. Rc4+ Kf3 50. Rc3+ Kg2) 44... Kh5 45. b6 Rb8? { (-6.00 → -3.32) Mistake. h3 was best. } (45... h3 46. b7 Rb8 47. Re7 Kg6 48. Kc5 g4 49. Kb6 h2 50. Re6+ Kg5 51. Re5+ Kh4 52. Re7) 46. Kc5? { (-3.32 → -5.87) Mistake. a4 was best. } (46. a4 h3 47. a5 h2 48. Re7 Rh8 49. Re1 g4 50. a6 g3 51. Rh1 Kg4 52. a7 g2) 46... h3?? { (-5.87 → -0.27) Blunder. g4 was best. } (46... g4 47. Re5+ Kg6 48. Re1 g3 49. Rg1 Kf5 50. Kc6 Kg4 51. b7 h3 52. Kc7 Rh8 53. b8=Q) 47. Re2?? { (-0.27 → -7.36) Blunder. Re7 was best. } (47. Re7 g4) 47... g4 48. Kc6 g3 49. Re5+ Kg4 50. Kc7 Rg8 51. b7 g2 52. Re4+ Kf3 53. Re1 h2 54. b8=Q Rxb8 55. Kxb8 g1=Q 56. Rxg1?! { (-56.74 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg1 was best. } (56. Rxg1 hxg1=Q 57. Kc7 Qc5+ 58. Kd7 Qxa3 59. Ke6 Qd3 60. Kf7 Qc4+ 61. Kf6 Kf4 62. Kg7 Qa2) 56... hxg1=Q 57. a4 Qb6+ 58. Ka8 Qa5+?! { (Mate in 4 → -57.79) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke3 was best. } (58... Ke3 59. a5 Qc7 60. a6 Ke2 61. a7 Qc8#) 59. Kb7?! { (-57.79 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb7 was best. } (59. Kb7 Qxa4 60. Kc7 Qa6 61. Kd7 Qf6 62. Kc8 Qg7 63. Kd8 Qf7 64. Kc8 Qe8+ 65. Kc7 Qg6) 59... Qxa4 60. Kb6 Qc4 61. Ka5 Qb3 62. Ka6 Ke4 63. Ka5 Kd5 64. Ka6 Kc6 65. Ka5 Qb5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1