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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/TEvwkCLA"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [White "Benton"] [Black "xavi"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "00:30:55"] [WhiteElo "2013"] [BlackElo "1796"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-14"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "GM🥉"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3?! { (0.75 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O) 3... Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. O-O d6 10. Bb5?! { (-0.05 → -0.96) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (10. c3 Ne7) 10... a6 11. Ba4 Bg4?! { (-0.95 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (11... f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bb3 Kh8 14. Ne3 Bh7 15. Bd5 Qd7 16. c3 Rf4 17. g3 Rf6 18. Nh4) 12. c3 Ne7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. h3 Bh5 15. Re1 Qf6 16. b4?! { (-0.26 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (16. g4 Bg6 17. Kg2 Rad8 18. d4 Ba7 19. Bc2 exd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. cxd4 d5) 16... Bb6 17. Bb3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Kh8 20. Rad1 f6 21. d4 exd4 22. cxd4 Rad8 23. a4?! { (0.77 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (23. f4 f5 24. e5 g6 25. h4 h5 26. a4 a5 27. b5 dxe5 28. dxe5 Bc5 29. Kg2 Kg7) 23... a5 24. b5 Rfe8?! { (0.41 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (24... c6 25. Bc4) 25. Bd5 Rb8 26. f4 Rec8 27. f5?! { (1.68 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (27. Be6 Rd8) 27... c6 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Be6 Rd8 30. d5?! { (0.60 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } (30. Kg2 Ba7 31. e5 dxe5 32. dxe5 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 fxe5 34. Rd7 Bb6 35. Rd6 e4 36. Rxc6 e3) 30... c5 31. Rc1 Rb7?! { (-0.09 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best. } (31... Ba7 32. Rc4) 32. Kg2? { (0.66 → -0.47) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } (32. Rb1 Rbb8) 32... Rdb8?! { (-0.47 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } (32... Bc7 33. Kg3 Rb4 34. Kh4 Rxa4 35. Kh5 Kh7 36. Rc3 Rb4 37. Rg1 Rxe4 38. Rcg3 g5 39. fxg6+) 33. f4 Bc7 34. Re2 Rb2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 36. Kg3 Rb4 37. Bd7 Rxe4?! { (0.00 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } (37... Kh7 38. h4 h5 39. Be8 Kh6 40. Kf3 Rb3+ 41. Kg2 Rb2+ 42. Kg3) 38. Bc6? { (0.95 → -0.07) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } (38. Rb1 Rb4 39. Re1 Rb8 40. Bb5 c4 41. Rc1 Bb6 42. Rxc4 Bc5 43. Re4 Kg8 44. Re7 Kf8) 38... Kg8 39. Kg4 Kf7 40. Rxc5?? { (0.00 → -7.70) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } (40. Rb1 c4 41. Kf3 Re7 42. Rc1 Bb6 43. Rxc4 Re3+ 44. Kg4 h5+ 45. Kxh5 Rxh3+ 46. Kg4 Ra3) 40... dxc5 41. d6 Rxf4+?? { (-7.92 → -0.71) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (41... Re8) 42. Kxf4 Bxd6+ 43. Ke4 Ke7 44. Kd5 Bg3 45. Kxc5 Kf7 46. Bd7 g6 47. Be6+ Kg7 48. fxg6 Kxg6 49. Kb5 Be1 50. Bg4 f5 51. Bf3 Kg5 52. Kc4?? { (-0.33 → -2.21) Blunder. Bd1 was best. } (52. Bd1 Kh4 53. Kc4 Kxh3 54. Kd3 Kg3 55. Ke2 Bb4 56. Bc2 Kf4 57. Kf2 h5 58. Bd3 Bc5+) 52... Kf4 53. Bh5?? { (-2.01 → -6.26) Blunder. Bc6 was best. } (53. Bc6 Ke3 54. Kb3 f4 55. Kc2 f3 56. Kd1 f2 57. Bb5 Bb4 58. Bc4 h5 59. Bb5 Bd6) 53... Kg3?? { (-6.26 → -0.16) Blunder. Ke3 was best. } (53... Ke3) 54. Bg6? { (-0.16 → -1.54) Mistake. Kd4 was best. } (54. Kd4 f4 55. Ke4 Bb4 56. Be2 Be7 57. Bh5 Bd6 58. Bg4 Bc7 59. Bh5 Bb8 60. Be2 Kxh3) 54... f4 55. Bf5?? { (-1.93 → -9.23) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } (55. Kd3 f3 56. Be4 Bb4 57. Ke3 Bc5+ 58. Kd2 Kf2 59. Bc6 Bb4+ 60. Kd3 Bd6 61. Kd2 h5) 55... f3 56. Bd3 f2 57. Bf1 Kh2 58. h4 Kg1 59. Bd3 f1=B 60. Bxf1 Kxf1 61. h5 Kg2 62. Kd5 Kf3 63. Ke5 Bd2 64. Kf5 Ke3 65. Kg6 Kd4 66. Kf5 Kc4 67. Ke4 Kb4 68. Kd3 Kxa4 69. Kxd2 Kb3 70. Kd3 a4 71. Kd2 Kb2 72. Ke3 a3 73. Ke4 a2 74. Kf5?! { (-71.60 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } (74. Kf5 a1=Q 75. Kg6 Qc1 76. Kh7 Qg5 77. Kh8 Qxh5 78. Kg7 Kb3 79. Kf6 Qa5 80. Ke7 Qg5+) 74... a1=Q 75. Kg6 Qc1 76. Kf5 Qe3 77. Kg6 Qf4 78. Kh7 Qg5 79. Kh8 Kc3 80. Kh7 Kd4 81. Kh8 Ke5 82. Kh7 Kf6 83. Kh8 Qg7# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1