FEN
[Event "January Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/SmeCXHBB"]
[Date "2026.01.25"]
[White "Neil1"]
[Black "Christian1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.25"]
[UTCTime "21:24:17"]
[WhiteElo "1491"]
[BlackElo "1760"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM💩"]
[BlackTitle "NM🐍"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. h3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. O-O?! { (0.10 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } (10. Na4 Bb6 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. c3 Qe8 13. O-O Qg6 14. a4 Nh5 15. b4 Nf4 16. Bg3 Qh5) 10... Nd4?! { (-0.64 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (10... a5 11. a4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Bh2 Nf4 14. Bxf4 gxf4 15. Nb5 Rf7 16. d4 exd4 17. Nbxd4) 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Ne2 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bd4? { (-0.30 → 0.84) Mistake. Ba3 was best. } (13... Ba3 14. Rxb7 Bc5 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. c3 Rxb1 17. Qxb1 Qe8 18. d4 Bb6 19. f3 Qa4 20. Qb3) 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Rxb7?! { (0.65 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best. } (15. Rxb7 Qc8 16. Rb5 Qa6 17. Qb1 g5 18. Bg3 e5 19. Qb3+ Kg7 20. c3 dxc3 21. Rc1 Nh5) 15... Qc8 16. Rb4 e5 17. Qd2 Nh5 18. c3?! { (-0.19 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. Rfb1 was best. } (18. Rfb1) 18... dxc3?! { (-0.72 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } (18... Rf4) 19. Qxc3 Nf4 20. Qc2 Ng6?! { (-0.23 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } (20... Ne6 21. Rb2 Kh7 22. Rfb1 a5 23. a4 Rf4 24. Bg3 Rf6 25. Kh2 Rg6 26. Bh4 Qa6 27. Bg3) 21. Bg3 Rf6? { (0.47 → 1.79) Mistake. c5 was best. } (21... c5 22. Qb3+ Kh7 23. Rb7 Rb8 24. Rb1 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 c4 26. dxc4 Qxc4 27. Qxa7 Qxe4 28. Rb7) 22. Rc1 c5 23. Rc4?? { (1.43 → -0.16) Blunder. d4 was best. } (23. d4 cxb4) 23... Nf4? { (-0.16 → 1.28) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } (23... Qd7) 24. Bxf4?! { (1.28 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (24. d4) 24... Rxf4 25. d4 Qa6?? { (0.31 → 3.03) Blunder. exd4 was best. } (25... exd4 26. Rxd4 Qe6 27. Ra4 Rb8 28. f3 Rf7 29. Qc3 Re7 30. Rd1 Rb6 31. Rd5 Qf7 32. Qd2) 26. dxc5 dxc5 27. Rxc5 Qd6?! { (2.81 → 4.02) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } (27... Kh7 28. Kh2 Rf6 29. Rd1 Re8 30. Rd2 Ree6 31. Qc3 Rg6 32. g3 Qf1 33. Rxe5) 28. Rd5 Qf6 29. f3 Qb6+ 30. Kf1 Re8 31. g3?? { (3.70 → -10.03) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } (31. Qc6 Re6 32. Qxb6 axb6 33. a4 Kh7 34. Kf2 Rf8 35. Rc4 h5 36. h4 Ra8 37. Kg3 Kh6) 31... Rxf3+ 32. Kg2 Ref8 33. Rxe5?? { (-6.74 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc5 was best. } (33. Rc5 Qg6) 33... Rf2+ 34. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 Qxg3?! { (Mate in 8 → -72.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf3+ was best. } (35... Qf3+ 36. Kh2 Qe2+ 37. Kh1 Rf2 38. Re8+ Kh7 39. Rh8+ Kxh8 40. Rc8+ Kh7 41. Rh8+ Kxh8 42. a3) 36. Rh5?! { (-72.76 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf5 was best. } (36. Rf5 Qxh3+ 37. Kg1 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Qxc1 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 40. Kg2 Qe3 41. a3 Qxe4+ 42. Kf2 Qc2+) 36... Rf2 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rxh6+ Kxh6 { Black wins on time. } 0-1