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[Event "July Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/TGuPClyg"] [Date "2026.07.12"] [White "PJ"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.07.12"] [UTCTime "18:58:41"] [WhiteElo "1949"] [BlackElo "2026"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [WhiteTitle "GM🥈"] [BlackTitle "🎩"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line } Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d6?! { (0.13 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. Bb3 a5 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Bg4 15. Re1) 9. Qe2?! { (0.84 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (9. O-O O-O 10. d5 Ne7 11. Rc1 c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Qb3 h6 14. Rfe1 a5 15. a4 Bd7) 9... O-O 10. O-O-O?! { (0.02 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (10. O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Qe4 Be6 13. a3 h6 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. Ne4 Nf4) 10... Bg4 11. h3?! { (-0.60 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (11. d5) 11... Bh5? { (-1.19 → -0.01) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } (11... Nxd4 12. Qe3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Nxf3 14. gxf3 Qe7 15. h4 c6 16. Bb3 a5 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Bc2) 12. g4 Bg6 13. e5 Re8 14. Nb3? { (-0.50 → -1.95) Mistake. a3 was best. } (14. a3 Nd7) 14... d5? { (-1.95 → -0.46) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } (14... Nb4 15. a3 b5 16. Bxb5 c6 17. Ba4 Na2+ 18. Kd2 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nd5 20. Ke1 Rc8 21. Qa6) 15. Bd3 Ne4?! { (-0.30 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best. } (15... Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Ne4 17. Qe3 a5 18. Nbd2 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 a4 20. Ne1 Na5 21. f4 Nc4 22. Qc3) 16. Bxe4?? { (0.21 → -2.59) Blunder. h4 was best. } (16. h4) 16... Bxe4?? { (-2.59 → -0.84) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } (16... dxe4 17. Ne1 a5 18. Nc2 a4 19. Nc5 Qd5 20. h4 e3 21. fxe3 b6 22. Nd3 Qxa2 23. e4) 17. Rhe1? { (-0.84 → -2.13) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } (17. Nc5 Bg6) 17... Nb4 18. Rg1?? { (-2.02 → -4.49) Blunder. Nc5 was best. } (18. Nc5 Nxa2+) 18... Re6? { (-4.49 → -2.34) Mistake. Nxa2+ was best. } (18... Nxa2+ 19. Kd2 b6 20. Ne1 Qe7 21. Ke3 Qb4 22. Na1 f6 23. f3 fxe5 24. Kf2 exd4 25. fxe4) 19. Rd2? { (-2.34 → -4.11) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } (19. Nc5 Rc6 20. a3 Na6 21. b4 Nxc5 22. dxc5 a5 23. Nd4 Qg5+ 24. Qd2 Qxe5 25. f4 Qe8) 19... Rc6+?! { (-4.11 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. Nxa2+ was best. } (19... Nxa2+ 20. Kd1 b6 21. h4 f6 22. g5 fxe5 23. Nxe5 Qe7 24. f3 Bf5 25. h5 c5 26. Qh2) 20. Kd1 Nxa2 21. Ke1?! { (-2.88 → -4.25) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (21. Qe3 Bxf3+) 21... Nb4 22. Nc5 b6?? { (-4.03 → -0.58) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (22... Bxf3 23. Qxf3) 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Qd7? { (-0.92 → 0.32) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } (24... Qd5 25. Qxd5) 25. d5?? { (0.32 → -1.63) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } (25. Ng5 h6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. f3 Rd8 28. Ne4 Rc2 29. Rgg2 Nd3+ 30. Rxd3 Rxg2 31. Qh8+ Ke7) 25... Rf6?? { (-1.63 → 5.90) Blunder. Rc1+ was best. } (25... Rc1+ 26. Ke2 Qb5+ 27. Ke3 Rc4 28. Nd4 Qxd5 29. Qxd5 Nxd5+ 30. Kd3 Rb4 31. Nc6 Nf4+ 32. Ke3) 26. g5?! { (5.90 → 4.44) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } (26. Rg3 Qa4 27. d6 Rf8 28. exf6 Re8 29. Ne5 cxd6 30. Kf1 dxe5 31. fxg7 Qb5+ 32. Kg1 Nc6) 26... Rf5?! { (4.44 → 6.92) Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } (26... Rxf3 27. Qxf3 Rd8 28. d6 Nc6 29. Qd5 Re8 30. f4 cxd6 31. Qxd6 Nxe5 32. Qxd7 Nxd7+ 33. Kd1) 27. e6 fxe6 28. dxe6 Qb5 29. Qxa8+ Rf8 30. e7?? { (9.64 → -3.70) Blunder. Qe4 was best. } (30. Qe4 Qc6 31. Qxb4 Qxf3 32. e7 Re8 33. Rd8 Kf7 34. g6+ hxg6 35. Rxe8 Kxe8 36. Qd4 Kxe7) 30... Rxa8 31. Rd8+ Qe8?! { (-3.88 → -2.75) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (31... Kf7 32. Rxa8) 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Kd2 Rxe7 34. Nd4?! { (-3.19 → -4.11) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (34. g6 Rd7+) 34... Rd7 35. Kc3 c5 36. Ne6 Rd6 37. Nc7 a6 38. Ra1?! { (-4.75 → -6.12) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (38. h4 b5 39. Rg3 Rc6 40. Na8 g6 41. Rf3 a5 42. b3 Nd5+ 43. Kd3 c4+ 44. Kd4 c3) 38... b5 39. b3 Rd3+ 40. Kb2 Rd2+ 41. Kc1 Rc2+ 42. Kd1 Rxf2 43. Ra5 Rb2 44. Nxa6 Nxa6 45. Rxa6 Rxb3 46. h4 Rh3 47. Ra5 Rxh4 48. Rxb5 Rc4 49. Kd2 Kf7 50. Kd3 Rd4+ 51. Ke3 Rd5 52. Kf4 Kg6 53. Rb6+ Kh5 54. Rb3 Rd4+ 55. Ke5 Kxg5 56. Rg3+ Kh4?! { (-8.44 → -5.20) Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } (56... Rg4 57. Rd3 h5 58. Rd5 c4 59. Kd6+ Kh6 60. Kc5 g6 61. Kb4 Rf4 62. Kc3 h4 63. Kd2) 57. Rxg7 h5 58. Rc7 Rc4 59. Kd5 Rc1 60. Rg7 c4 61. Kd4 Kh3 62. Ke3 c3 63. Kd3 h4 64. Ke2?! { (-5.56 → -7.82) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } (64. Re7 Kg3 65. Re3+ Kh2 66. Re2+ Kg1 67. Re3 Rf1 68. Kxc3 Kg2 69. Re8 Rf3+ 70. Kc4 h3) 64... Kh2 65. Rg4 h3 66. Kf2 Rc2+ 67. Kf3 Rg2 68. Rc4 Rg3+ 69. Kf2 c2 70. Ke2 Rg1 71. Rf4?! { (-55.89 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc2 was best. } (71. Rxc2 Rg2+ 72. Kd3 Rxc2 73. Kxc2 Kg3 74. Kd3 Kf4 75. Kd4 h2 76. Kd5 h1=Q+ 77. Kd6 Kf5) 71... c1=Q 72. Rf2+ Rg2 73. Rxg2+ Kxg2 74. Kd3 { White resigns. } 0-1