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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/RwzLHEQ8"] [Date "2026.09.16"] [White "Walker"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.09.16"] [UTCTime "23:21:25"] [WhiteElo "1579"] [BlackElo "2034"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [WhiteTitle "GM🥈"] [BlackTitle "GM🏆"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. O-O Bg4?! { (0.69 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (4... a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. Nc3 Qd7 8. Ne1 Ne7 9. dxe5 fxe5 10. f4 exf4 11. Qd4) 5. h3 Bh5?! { (0.98 → 1.90) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } (5... Bd7 6. d4 Nxd4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bf4) 6. c3?! { (1.90 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (6. d4 exd4 7. g4 Bg6 8. Nxd4 Ne7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Ba4 Qd7 11. f4 f6 12. f5 Bf7) 6... a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bc2 Be7 9. d4 exd4?! { (0.59 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 exd4 11. a4 Nf6 12. Qd3 O-O 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qe2 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 c5 16. Be3) 10. cxd4 Nf6 11. Qd3?? { (1.50 → -0.76) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } (11. Nc3) 11... d5? { (-0.76 → 0.39) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } (11... Nb4 12. Qe2 Nxc2 13. Qxc2 O-O 14. Nbd2 c5 15. d5 Rc8 16. Re1 Nd7 17. b3 Bg6 18. Bb2) 12. exd5?? { (0.39 → -1.67) Blunder. e5 was best. } (12. e5) 12... Qxd5? { (-1.67 → -0.19) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } (12... Nb4 13. Qe2) 13. Bf4?? { (-0.19 → -2.12) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } (13. Nc3 Qd6 14. a3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. Ne2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Rd1 Qe5 19. a4 Rad8) 13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3?? { (-1.65 → -4.00) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } (14. Nc3 Qh5 15. gxf3 O-O 16. Kg2 Nb4 17. Qd2 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 b4 19. Ne2 Nd5 20. Be5 Rfe8) 14... Qxf3 15. gxf3 Nxd4 16. Bd3?! { (-3.86 → -6.00) Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } (16. Bd1 Nd5) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Kg2 Nh4+ 18. Kg3?! { (-5.25 → -9.30) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } (18. Kh1 O-O-O) 18... Ng6? { (-9.30 → -4.68) Mistake. Nh5+ was best. } (18... Nh5+ 19. Kg4) 19. Bxc7 Rc8 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Bf4?! { (-5.14 → -8.36) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } (21. Be5 Rh5 22. Re1 Rc2 23. Bd6 Rg5+ 24. Kh2 Rxf2+ 25. Kh1 Nd5 26. h4 Rgf5 27. Nc3 Kf8) 21... Nh5+ 22. Kf3 Nxf4 23. Kxf4 O-O?! { (-8.05 → -5.72) Inaccuracy. Rxh3 was best. } (23... Rxh3 24. Nd2 Rc2 25. Ne4 Rxb2 26. Rfe1 f5 27. Nd6+ Kd7 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Kxf5) 24. Nc3 Rc4+ 25. Ke3 Bf6 26. Nd5 Re8+ 27. Kf3 Rd4?? { (-5.92 → -1.89) Blunder. Bxb2 was best. } (27... Bxb2 28. Rfe1) 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Rad1 Red8? { (-2.38 → -1.13) Mistake. Rh4 was best. } (29... Rh4 30. Rh1) 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Rc1 Rd2 32. Rc6?? { (-0.85 → -4.41) Blunder. Rc8+ was best. } (32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Ra8 Rd6 34. b3 g5 35. h4 Kg6 36. Kg3 gxh4+ 37. Kg4 h3 38. Kxh3 Kf5) 32... Rxb2?? { (-4.41 → -0.37) Blunder. a5 was best. } (32... a5 33. b4 axb4 34. Rb6 Rxa2 35. Rxb5 Ra3+ 36. Kg2 Rb3 37. h4 Kg7 38. Kh2 f5 39. Kg2) 33. Rxa6 Kg7 34. Ke3?! { (-0.37 → -1.06) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (34. a4 g5) 34... g5?! { (-1.06 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } (34... Rb4 35. Kf3 Ra4 36. Rb6 b4 37. Kg3 g5 38. Kg2 f5 39. Kg3 f6 40. Rb7+ Kg6 41. Rb6) 35. f3?? { (-0.21 → -3.76) Blunder. Kf3 was best. } (35. Kf3 f5 36. Ra5 Kg6 37. a4 bxa4 38. Rxa4 Rb3+ 39. Kg2 Rb8 40. Ra5 f6 41. Ra1 f4) 35... f5 36. f4?! { (-3.77 → -4.84) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (36. a3 Ra2) 36... g4 37. h4?! { (-4.86 → -8.25) Inaccuracy. hxg4 was best. } (37. hxg4 fxg4 38. Rd6 f6 39. a3 Rb3+ 40. Kf2 Rxa3 41. Rb6 Rb3 42. f5 Kh6 43. Rxf6+ Kg5) 37... f6 38. Kd4 g3 39. h5 g2 40. h6+ Kg6 41. h7? { (-9.86 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } (41. Kc3 Rf2) 41... Kxh7?! { (Mate in 9 → -10.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g1=Q+ was best. } (41... g1=Q+ 42. Kd5 Qd1+ 43. Kc6 Rc2+ 44. Kb6 Qd6+ 45. Ka5 Qc7+ 46. Rb6 Rxa2+ 47. Kxb5 Rb2+ 48. Ka5) 42. Rxf6?! { (-10.90 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } (42. Kc3 Rf2) 42... g1=Q+ 43. Ke5 Re2+ 44. Kxf5 Qc5+ 45. Kg4 Rg2+ 46. Kh4 Qf2+ 47. Kh5 Rh2+ 48. Kg5 Qg3+ 49. Kf5 Rh5+ 50. Ke4 Qe1+ 51. Kf3 Qd1+ 52. Ke4 Qd5+ 53. Ke3 Rh3+ 54. Ke2 Qxa2+ 55. Kf1 Rh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1