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[Event "August Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/SQ7A5agD"] [Date "2026.08.30"] [White "xavi"] [Black "Owen6"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.08.30"] [UTCTime "19:10:33"] [WhiteElo "1753"] [BlackElo "1574"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "GM🥈"] [BlackTitle "GM🥉"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense } 4. O-O?! { (0.30 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. a4 a6 7. c3 Ba7 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 O-O) 4... Bc5?! { (-0.50 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } (4... Nxe4 5. Bb5 Be7 6. Re1 Nd6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d3 f6 11. Nf3) 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Qe2 d6 8. h3 Bd7 9. Nd5 Nd4?! { (-0.11 → 0.51) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (9... Na5 10. b4) 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. c3 Bb6 13. Be3 Ba5?! { (0.02 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } (13... Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qg5 15. f4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Qxf4 17. Rxf4 Be6 18. b3 c6 19. d4 b5 20. Bxe6) 14. b4 Bb6 15. a4 a6?! { (0.23 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } (15... Qg6 16. Kh2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. f4 f5 20. exf5 Qxf5 21. fxe5 Qxe5+ 22. Qxe5) 16. a5?! { (0.93 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. Bxb6 was best. } (16. Bxb6 cxb6 17. Qe3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Bd5 Bc6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Qb6 Rc8) 16... Ba7?! { (0.33 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } (16... Bxe3 17. Qxe3) 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. Qe3 Raa8 19. Bd5 c6 20. Bb3 Rfd8?! { (0.55 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (20... Be6 21. Bxe6) 21. Qb6?! { (1.25 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (21. f4 Be6 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. d4 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Rad1 Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8) 21... Rab8 22. Rae1 Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Qe3 Re8 25. f4 f6 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Rf3 Qb3 28. Qc5 Rbd8 29. Rg3 Kf7 30. Qb6 Qxc3?? { (-0.25 → 6.22) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (30... Rd7) 31. Qxb7+ Re7 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qxe7+ Kg6 34. Re3?? { (5.78 → 0.34) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } (34. Rf1 Qd4+) 34... Qd4?! { (0.34 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Rxd3 was best. } (34... Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Qxd3 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qxc6 Qe3+ 38. Kh1 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qxb4 40. Qd7+ Kg6 41. Qd5) 35. Qc5? { (0.95 → -0.09) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } (35. Kf2 h5) 35... Qxc5 36. bxc5 Kg5? { (-0.26 → 0.87) Mistake. Rd4 was best. } (36... Rd4 37. Kh2 Ra4 38. Kg3 Rxa5 39. Kh4 Rxc5 40. Rg3+ Kf7 41. Kh5 a5 42. Kxh6 Rc3 43. h4) 37. Rg3+ Kf4?? { (0.87 → 5.13) Blunder. Kh5 was best. } (37... Kh5 38. Kf2) 38. Rg6? { (5.13 → 2.98) Mistake. Kh2 was best. } (38. Kh2 Rb8 39. h4 f5 40. Rf3+ Kg4 41. exf5 Re8 42. f6 Rf8 43. f7 Kxh4 44. Rf6 Kg5) 38... Rxd3 39. Rxf6+ Kg5?! { (3.10 → 4.50) Inaccuracy. Kxe4 was best. } (39... Kxe4 40. Rxh6) 40. Rxc6 Rd4?! { (4.46 → 6.67) Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } (40... Rc3 41. Kf2) 41. Rxa6 Rxe4 42. h4+ Rxh4 43. c6 Rc4 44. Rb6 e4 45. a6 e3 46. a7?? { (7.61 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } (46. Kf1 Kf4) 46... Rc1+ 47. Kh2 Ra1?? { (0.00 → 66.84) Blunder. e2 was best. } (47... e2 48. Rb5+ Kf6 49. a8=Q Rh1+ 50. Kxh1 e1=Q+ 51. Kh2 Qh4+ 52. Kg1 Qe1+) 48. c7 e2 49. Re6 Rxa7?! { (54.99 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e1=Q was best. } (49... e1=Q 50. Rxe1) 50. c8=Q Ra2 51. Qc5+ Kg4 52. Re4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0