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[Event "January Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/TOmwgH8Y"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [White "Wali"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "21:02:03"] [WhiteElo "1750"] [BlackElo "2021"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM☾"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Giuoco Piano"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 { C50 Giuoco Piano } 4. Nc3 d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Na4? { (0.00 → -1.17) Mistake. a3 was best. } (6. a3 Nd4 7. d3 c6 8. Ba2 Be6 9. Na4 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Qd8) 6... Bb6? { (-1.17 → 0.03) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (6... Nxe4 7. Nxc5 Nxc5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Be2 O-O 11. a4 Bd7 12. O-O a6 13. Ra3) 7. Nxb6 axb6 8. O-O?! { (0.16 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (8. d3 Na5 9. Bd5 O-O 10. a3 h6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6) 8... Nxe4 9. d4 O-O?! { (-0.58 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } (9... exd4 10. Bd5 Nc5 11. Re1+ Ne6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Qc3 b5 15. Bd2 c6 16. Bxe6) 10. d5?? { (0.00 → -2.13) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } (10. Bd5 Bf5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nxe5 c5 14. Bf4 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Nd6 16. c3 Rfe8) 10... Ne7 11. Qd3?! { (-1.88 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (11. Re1) 11... Nc5 12. Qe2 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6? { (-2.77 → -1.14) Mistake. bxc6 was best. } (13... bxc6) 14. Bg5?! { (-1.14 → -1.75) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (14. Rd1 h6 15. Rb1 Qf6 16. b4 e4 17. bxc5 exf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 dxc5 20. Rxb6) 14... Qd7?! { (-1.75 → -1.06) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (14... Nd4) 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bh4 Ne7?? { (-1.37 → 6.62) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } (16... Qc7) 17. Nxe5 Qc7 18. Nf3?? { (6.84 → 0.63) Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } (18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Bxe7 Be6 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. Bxd6 Nf4 22. Qd2 Qc4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. b3 Qxf1+) 18... Ng6?? { (0.63 → 3.23) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } (18... Nf5 19. Rfe1 Bd7 20. Bd5 Bc6 21. a3 Rfe8 22. Qd2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Ne6 24. c4 Qd7 25. Bg3) 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. Nh4 Nxh4?! { (2.37 → 3.49) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (20... Ne5 21. Bd5) 21. Bxh4?! { (3.49 → 2.61) Inaccuracy. Bxh4 was best. } (21. Bxh4 g5 22. Qh5 Ne6 23. Qxh6 gxh4 24. Bxe6 Bxe6 25. Rd4 f6 26. Re1 Bf5 27. Rf4 Qg7) 21... g5?! { (2.61 → 3.31) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (21... g5 22. Bg3) 22. Bg3 Qc6?? { (2.84 → 6.79) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (22... Be6 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. f4 d5 25. Rd3 Qc6 26. fxg5 Nxg5 27. a3 Re8 28. Qh5 Rad8 29. h4) 23. Qh5? { (6.79 → 3.76) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } (23. Bd5 Qe8 24. Qh5 Kg7 25. f4 f5 26. Qf3 Ne4 27. Rfe1 Qg6 28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Bxe4 fxe4) 23... d5 24. Be2?? { (4.10 → 1.49) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } (24. Bb5 Bg4 25. hxg4 Qxb5 26. Qxh6 Qxb2 27. Qxg5+ Qg7 28. Rxd5 Qxg5 29. Rxg5+ Kf8 30. Rh5 Kg7) 24... Bf5 25. f4 Ne4 26. Qf3 Nxg3 27. Qxg3 Qg6? { (0.75 → 2.02) Mistake. Qxc2 was best. } (27... Qxc2 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qd6 31. a3 d4 32. fxg5 Qxg3 33. Rxg3 d3 34. gxh6+) 28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Bd3 Bxd3?? { (1.97 → 4.45) Blunder. Be4 was best. } (29... Be4) 30. Rxd3 Rxa2?! { (4.36 → 6.20) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } (30... Rf8 31. Qe5 Rfe8 32. Qxd5 Ra5 33. Qxb7 g4 34. Qd7 Qe6 35. Qxe6 Rxe6 36. Rg3 Rxa2 37. Rxg4+) 31. Qc7?? { (6.20 → 2.81) Blunder. Rdf3 was best. } (31. Rdf3 Re8 32. Rf5 g4 33. Qh4 Ra1 34. Rg5 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 gxh3 36. Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Kg1 hxg2) 31... Rd6?? { (2.81 → 6.60) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (31... Rf8 32. Qe7) 32. Qxb7?? { (6.60 → 1.17) Blunder. Rdf3 was best. } (32. Rdf3 Ra8) 32... Rxb2?? { (1.17 → 7.46) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } (32... Rf6 33. Re1) 33. Rxd5?? { (7.46 → -0.08) Blunder. Qc8+ was best. } (33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Qc3+ d4 35. Qxb2 Qe6 36. Qc1 Qe5 37. Re1 Qc5 38. Kh1 Rf6 39. Rg3 Qd6) 33... Rxd5 34. Qxd5 Rxc2 35. Ra1?! { (-0.05 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Qd8+ was best. } (35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qd4+ f6 37. Qxb6 Qf7 38. h4 gxh4 39. Qe3 Rc4 40. Rf4 Rxf4 41. Qxf4 h3) 35... Qf6 36. Rf1 Qg6?! { (-0.85 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } (36... Qe7 37. Qb5 Qc5+ 38. Qxc5 Rxc5 39. Rf6 Rb5 40. Kf2 Kg7 41. Rc6 Rb3 42. g3 b5 43. Rb6) 37. Rf5 Rc5 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qd4+ Kh7 40. Rxc5 bxc5 41. Qxc5 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Kg6 43. Qd6+ f6 44. Qf8 Qb7 45. Qe8+ Qf7 46. Qe4+ f5 47. Qc6+ Qf6 48. Qf3 Qe5+ 49. Kg1 Qe1+ 50. Kh2 Qe5+ 51. Kg1 Qe1+ 52. Kh2 Qe5+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2