FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/U6naW6NJ"]
[Date "2026.02.06"]
[White "Ethan9"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.06"]
[UTCTime "21:08:51"]
[WhiteElo "1309"]
[BlackElo "1997"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-1"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+0"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Opening "Scotch Game: Classical Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 { C45 Scotch Game: Classical Variation } 5. Be3 Bxd4 6. Bxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Qf6 8. Qxf6 Nxf6 9. Nc3 O-O?! { (0.16 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (9... d6) 10. g3?! { (0.84 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } (10. f3 d6 11. g4 Be6 12. h4 a6 13. Kf2 b5 14. a3 h5 15. g5 Nd7 16. Ne2 g6) 10... d6 11. Bg2 Re8 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5?? { (0.18 → 3.53) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } (13... Bd7 14. Rad1) 14. f4 h6 15. Nb5?? { (3.32 → 1.11) Blunder. f5 was best. } (15. f5 Re5 16. g4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 Nxg4 18. Rf3 Nf6 19. Rd1 Rae8 20. Rfd3 a5 21. Rd4 Rc5) 15... Re7 16. Rac1?? { (1.08 → -3.89) Blunder. g4 was best. } (16. g4) 16... Be2 17. Rfe1? { (-3.81 → -7.25) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } (17. Nc3 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Rd8 19. Rd1 Ree8 20. Kf2 c6 21. a3 Kf8 22. Rd4 b5 23. Rd1 a5) 17... Bxb5 18. Bf1 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Rxe4 20. c3 Re2 21. Rb1 Rae8 22. b4 Rxa2 23. Rbe1 Ree2 24. Rb1? { (-8.64 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe2 was best. } (24. Rxe2 Rxe2 25. Rf2 Re3 26. Kh2 Ne4 27. Ra2 Nxc3 28. Rxa7 Re2+ 29. Kg1 Rb2 30. Rxb7 Ne2+) 24... Rg2+ 25. Kh1 Rh2+ 26. Kg1 Rag2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1