CohenChessClub.com

[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/ST0kbpJy"] [Date "2026.03.25"] [White "xavi"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.25"] [UTCTime "23:09:45"] [WhiteElo "1670"] [BlackElo "2016"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [WhiteTitle "GM🥉"] [BlackTitle "GM☾"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O d6 6. h3 O-O 7. d3 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Bg5?! { (0.40 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } (9. Na4) 9... Nd4?! { (-0.24 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (9... h6 10. Be3 Bb6 11. Na4 Bd4 12. Nc3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 d5 14. exd5 exd5 15. a4 Qd6 16. a5) 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Rb1 h6 12. Bh4 Qe8 13. Ne2 Bb6 14. Kh2 d5 15. f3 d4?! { (-0.29 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (15... Nh5) 16. Bg3 Nd7 17. c3 dxc3 18. bxc3 Rd8 19. Qc2 c6 20. a4 Bc7?? { (1.77 → 3.84) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (20... Rb8 21. d4 Bc7 22. c4 Qc8 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. f4 Bc7 25. e5 Rf7 26. Bf2 b6 27. Qe4) 21. Rxb7 Bb8?! { (3.73 → 4.72) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } (21... Bb6 22. a5) 22. Bf2 { White offers draw } 22... Qg6 23. a5 Rf7 24. Qa2 Nf8 25. Rfb1 Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Nh7 27. Qc4 Rc8 28. Bxa7 Bd6 29. Rb6 Qe8 30. d4?! { (8.21 → 5.56) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (30. a6 Ng5) 30... Qd7 31. dxe5 Bxe5+ 32. g3?? { (6.81 → 1.49) Blunder. f4 was best. } (32. f4) 32... Qxa7?? { (1.49 → 8.27) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (32... Ra8 33. Rxc6) 33. Qxe6+ Kf8 34. Qxc8+ Kf7 35. Rb7+ Qxb7 36. Qxb7+ Kg6 37. Qxc6+ Nf6 38. Nf4+ Bxf4 39. gxf4 Kh7 40. e5 Nh5 41. f5 Nf4 42. Kg3 Nh5+ 43. Kg4 g6 44. Qxg6+ Kh8 45. Qxh5 Kh7 46. e6 Kg7 47. Qf7+ Kh8 48. Qf6+ Kh7 49. e7 h5+ 50. Kf4 h4 51. c4 Kg8 52. e8=R+ Kh7 53. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0