FEN
[Event "October Chess Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/ReVcr9mL"]
[Date "2025.10.19"]
[White "Maxim"]
[Black "BENJAMIN4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.10.19"]
[UTCTime "20:07:20"]
[WhiteElo "1778"]
[BlackElo "1662"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+5"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-4"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🧂"]
[BlackTitle "🌊"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Main Line"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 d5?! { (0.33 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nc6 6. O-O h6 7. Nd5 Nf6 8. Nxf6+) 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Main Line } 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. d3 c6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. Bxb8? { (0.44 → -0.81) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } (7. Nd2 Qd8 8. Be2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nf3 c5 12. d4 Nc6 13. dxc5 Qxd1) 7... Rxb8 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. a3 O-O 11. Re1 Qc7 12. h3 h6 13. Bf1 b5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. dxe4 Bg6 16. Qd4?! { (-0.55 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (16. Bd3) 16... e5?! { (-1.42 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } (16... Rfd8) 17. Qe3 b4?! { (-0.25 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } (17... Qe7 18. Rad1) 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Red1?! { (1.27 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (19. c3) 19... c5?? { (0.41 → 5.23) Blunder. a5 was best. } (19... a5 20. c3) 20. b3?? { (5.23 → 2.35) Blunder. Rd5 was best. } (20. Rd5) 20... a5?? { (2.35 → 6.07) Blunder. Rbd8 was best. } (20... Rbd8 21. Bc4) 21. Bc4 Rfd8?! { (5.30 → 7.22) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (21... a4 22. Rxa4 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. c3 Ba5 25. Rd5 Rd8 26. Nxe5 Rxd5 27. exd5 Qd6 28. g3) 22. Rd5?? { (7.22 → 1.95) Blunder. Rxd8+ was best. } (22. Rxd8+) 22... Rxd5 23. Bxd5 Rd8?? { (1.96 → 7.27) Blunder. c4 was best. } (23... c4 24. Bxc4) 24. Rd1?? { (7.27 → 0.37) Blunder. c3 was best. } (24. c3 Rc8) 24... Rc8?? { (0.37 → 6.61) Blunder. c4 was best. } (24... c4 25. bxc4) 25. Bc4?? { (6.61 → 3.09) Blunder. c3 was best. } (25. c3 Kh7 26. cxb4 cxb4 27. Qe2 Qc3 28. Rb1 Qc7 29. Nh4 Qc3 30. Qd1 Rd8 31. Nxg6 fxg6) 25... Rd8?! { (3.09 → 4.43) Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } (25... Ba3 26. Rd5 Re8 27. Nh4 Kh7 28. Qd3 Bc1 29. g3 Rf8 30. Nf5 Bb2 31. Rd7 Qc6 32. Qd6) 26. Rd5?? { (4.43 → 0.87) Blunder. Rxd8+ was best. } (26. Rxd8+) 26... Kh7?? { (0.87 → 4.79) Blunder. Rxd5 was best. } (26... Rxd5) 27. Nxe5 Rxd5 28. exd5 Bxc2?! { (5.25 → 7.26) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } (28... Qd8 29. c3) 29. Bd3+ Bxd3 30. Qxd3+ g6 31. Ng4?? { (8.23 → 0.91) Blunder. d6 was best. } (31. d6 Qd8 32. Qd5 Qf6 33. d7 Bc3 34. Nc6 Bd4 35. Nxd4 cxd4 36. d8=Q Qxd8 37. Qxd8 Kg7) 31... Qd6 32. Qf3?! { (1.12 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (32. Qf3 Kg7) 32... f5?? { (0.42 → 2.64) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } (32... Kg8 33. Ne3 Qe5 34. g3 Qa1+ 35. Kg2 Qd4 36. Qf4 Kg7 37. Qxd4+ cxd4 38. Nc4 d3 39. Kf3) 33. Ne3 f4?? { (3.07 → 6.32) Blunder. Qe5 was best. } (33... Qe5 34. Nc4) 34. Nc4 Qf6 35. d6 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Qd4 37. Qb7+ Kg8 38. d7 Bd2? { (9.75 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc3 was best. } (38... Bc3 39. Qb8+) 39. Qc8+?! { (Mate in 8 → 13.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne5 was best. } (39. Ne5 Kh8 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. d8=Q Qxd8 42. Qxd8 Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kh8 44. Qf8+ Kh7 45. Qf7+ Kh8) 39... Kf7?! { (13.05 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } (39... Kh7 40. Qc7) 40. d8=Q?! { (Mate in 9 → 10.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne5+ was best. } (40. Ne5+ Kf6 41. Ng4+ Kg7 42. Qc7 Kg8 43. Qd8+ Kf7 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. d8=Q+ Qxd8) 40... Qxf2?! { (10.53 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd8 was best. } (40... Qxd8 41. Qxd8) 41. Qe8+ Kf6 42. Qce6+ Kg5 43. Q8e7+ Kh5 44. Qg4# { White wins on time. } 1-0