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[Event "October Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/VWTjtkbP"] [Date "2026.10.25"] [White "Nikolai"] [Black "Shiloh"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.10.25"] [UTCTime "18:44:24"] [WhiteElo "1033"] [BlackElo "1168"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. c3 h6 5. e3 g5 6. Be5 g4 7. Bxf6 exf6 8. Nfd2 Bd6?! { (0.50 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (8... f5 9. c4) 9. Bb5?! { (1.24 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (9. c4 dxc4) 9... Bd7 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Rg8?! { (0.36 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (11... f5 12. c4 h5 13. Nc3 Kf8 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Bb5 16. Re1 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qxd5 18. Qb3) 12. g3?! { (1.29 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (12. c4) 12... f5 13. Na3?? { (0.39 → -1.49) Blunder. c4 was best. } (13. c4 h5 14. Nc3 h4 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Bc6 17. Nc3 Qg5 18. d5 Bd7 19. Nc4 Rh8) 13... Bxa3?? { (-1.49 → 0.77) Blunder. h5 was best. } (13... h5 14. c4 h4 15. Qe2 Kf8 16. c5 Be7 17. Nc2 Bg5 18. Kg2 Rh8 19. f4 Be7 20. b4) 14. bxa3 Qf6 15. f4? { (0.79 → -0.63) Mistake. c4 was best. } (15. c4 h5) 15... gxf3?? { (-0.63 → 1.05) Blunder. h5 was best. } (15... h5 16. Rf2) 16. Nxf3?! { (1.05 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } (16. Qxf3 Qg5 17. Qe2 Qe7 18. Rae1 Rg4 19. Nf3 h5 20. Ne5 Rg5 21. Rf4 Rb8) 16... O-O-O?? { (0.40 → 2.82) Blunder. h5 was best. } (16... h5 17. Kf2 Bc8 18. Rb1 a5 19. Rg1 Qe6 20. Ne5 Rh8 21. h4 Ba6 22. Qf3 Rh7 23. a4) 17. Kg2?? { (2.82 → 0.94) Blunder. Qa4 was best. } (17. Qa4 Rde8 18. Qxa7 Kd8 19. Rab1 Qe6 20. Rb7 Qxe3+ 21. Rf2 Qf4 22. Rb8+ Ke7 23. Ne5 Qe3) 17... Rg7? { (0.94 → 2.25) Mistake. Qe6 was best. } (17... Qe6 18. Qa4 Rde8 19. Rae1 Kd8 20. Kg1 f6 21. Qxa7 Bc8 22. Nh4 Rg4 23. Ng2 h5 24. Nf4) 18. Qe2?! { (2.25 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } (18. Qa4 Re8) 18... f4?? { (1.35 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } (18... Re8 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. Rf3 c5 21. Nxd7 Kxd7 22. Raf1 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qe4 24. Qb5+ Ke7 25. Qb7) 19. exf4?? { (Mate in 3 → 2.06) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa6+ was best. } (19. Qa6+ Kb8 20. Rab1+ Ka8 21. Qb7#) 19... Re8?! { (2.06 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (19... Bf5 20. Kg1 Qd6 21. Qa6+ Kd7 22. Ne5+ Ke8 23. Nxc6 Kf8 24. Qb7 Re8 25. Rae1 Be4 26. Qb4) 20. Qd3? { (3.12 → 1.55) Mistake. Qa6+ was best. } (20. Qa6+ Kd8 21. Rae1 Qf5 22. Qxa7 f6 23. Qa8+ Bc8 24. Rxe8+ Kxe8 25. Qxc6+ Bd7 26. Qa8+ Kf7) 20... Bf5 21. Qd2?? { (1.37 → -0.87) Blunder. Qa6+ was best. } (21. Qa6+ Kd8) 21... Be4 22. Qe2 Bxf3+?? { (-1.39 → 0.45) Blunder. h5 was best. } (22... h5 23. Rae1 Qxf4 24. Kf2 Qg4 25. Ne5 Qh3 26. Qa6+ Kd8 27. Nxc6+ Kd7 28. Re3 Rg6 29. Ke1) 23. Qxf3 Re4 24. Qd3? { (0.61 → -0.62) Mistake. Rae1 was best. } (24. Rae1 Qf5 25. Rxe4 dxe4 26. Qe3 Rg8 27. c4 Qe6 28. f5 Qxc4 29. Qxe4 Rd8 30. Rf4 Kd7) 24... Qe6 25. Rf3?! { (-0.34 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } (25. Rab1 Rg8) 25... Re2+ 26. Kh1 Re1+?? { (-0.87 → 1.91) Blunder. f5 was best. } (26... f5 27. Rg1) 27. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 28. Qf1? { (1.91 → 0.81) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } (28. Kg2 Qe4) 28... Qxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Kd7 { Black offers draw } 30. Kg2 Kd6 31. Rf2? { (2.12 → 0.60) Mistake. Re1 was best. } (31. Re1) 31... c5 32. dxc5+?? { (0.80 → -1.12) Blunder. Re2 was best. } (32. Re2 cxd4 33. cxd4 Rg8 34. Kf3 h5 35. Re5 Rh8 36. Rf5 Ke6 37. Rg5 a5 38. Re5+ Kd6) 32... Kxc5 33. Re2 Kc4 34. Re7 Kxc3?? { (-1.43 → 1.76) Blunder. c6 was best. } (34... c6 35. f5 c5 36. Rc7 Rg5 37. f6 Rg6 38. Rxf7 Kxc3 39. Rc7 Rxf6 40. Rxc5+ Kd4 41. Ra5) 35. Rxc7+ Kd4?! { (1.72 → 2.68) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } (35... Kd3 36. Rxa7 Rg6 37. Rxf7 Rd6 38. Kf2 d4 39. a4 Kd2 40. Rc7 Kd1 41. Rc5 d3 42. f5) 36. Rxa7 Rg6 37. Rxf7 Re6?! { (2.94 → 3.87) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } (37... Rd6 38. Kf2 Kc3 39. Ke2 Re6+ 40. Kd1 Rb6 41. f5 Kd3 42. Ke1 d4 43. Re7 Kc3 44. Ke2) 38. a4 Re2+ 39. Kh3 Rxa2 40. Rh7 Ke4 41. Rxh6 Rxa4?! { (4.25 → 5.68) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (41... d4 42. Re6+ Kd5 43. Re8 d3 44. Rd8+ Kc4 45. Kg4 Rxh2 46. f5 Kc3 47. f6 d2 48. Kg5) 42. Rd6?! { (5.68 → 3.78) Inaccuracy. Re6+ was best. } (42. Re6+) 42... Kf5? { (3.78 → 8.38) Mistake. d4 was best. } (42... d4 43. Re6+) 43. Rxd5+ Kg6 44. f5+ Kg5 45. g4?? { (5.08 → 0.00) Blunder. Rd6 was best. } (45. Rd6 Kxf5 46. g4+ Kg5 47. Rd5+ Kg6 48. Kg3 Ra3+ 49. Kh4 Ra6 50. Rd3 Rc6 51. Kg3 Kg7) 45... Ra3+ 46. Kg2 Kxg4 47. f6 Ra2+ 48. Kh1 Kf3?? { (0.00 → 56.52) Blunder. Ra7 was best. } (48... Ra7 49. h4 Rf7 50. h5 Rxf6 51. Kg1 Ra6 52. Kf2 Ra3 53. h6 Rh3 54. Ra5 Rxh6 55. Ra8) 49. f7?? { (56.52 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf5+ was best. } (49. Rf5+ Kg4 50. f7 Rxh2+ 51. Kxh2 Kxf5 52. f8=Q+ Ke6 53. Qg8+ Kd6 54. Kg3 Ke7 55. Kg2 Kd7) 49... Ra1+ 50. Rd1 Rxd1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1