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[Event "April Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/W8YdHD0r"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Luz"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "19:00:01"] [WhiteElo "1986"] [BlackElo "1476"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "NM🐟"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 d6 6. Nc3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation } Be6 7. Bb5?! { (0.53 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (7. Nd5 Bxd5) 7... a6?! { (-0.20 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (7... h6 8. Bh4 Bb4 9. Nd2 g5 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bg3 Nd7 12. h4 Qf6 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3) 8. Ba4?! { (0.73 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Bxc6+ was best. } (8. Bxc6+) 8... O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Bb3 Bxb3?! { (-0.06 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (10... h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. c3 a5 14. a4 b4 15. h3 Ba7 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. d4) 11. axb3 Nb4 12. Re1?! { (1.09 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (12. Ne2 h6 13. Bh4 d5 14. c3 dxe4 15. dxe4 Nc6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ng3 b4) 12... h6 13. Bh4 c6? { (0.14 → 1.50) Mistake. g5 was best. } (13... g5 14. Bg3) 14. h3?! { (1.50 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (14. Ne2 g5 15. Bg3 d5 16. exd5 e4 17. dxe4 Nxe4 18. c3 Nxd5 19. Ned4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxg3) 14... d5?? { (0.71 → 2.80) Blunder. g5 was best. } (14... g5) 15. exd5?! { (2.80 → 2.15) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (15. Nxe5 g5) 15... cxd5 16. Nxe5 d4?? { (1.95 → 6.21) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (16... Re8 17. Nf3) 17. Ne2?? { (6.21 → 1.62) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } (17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Nd7 Qc6 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. Qd2 Nxc2 23. Rac1 Rc8) 17... Bd6?? { (1.62 → 4.77) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (17... Re8 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nd7 Qc6 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. c3 dxc3 22. bxc3 Nd5 23. c4 Nb4 24. d4) 18. Nf3? { (4.77 → 2.52) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } (18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nd7 Bh2+ 20. Kf1 Qd6 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. Qd2 Be5 23. c4 dxc3 24. bxc3 Nxd3) 18... Be7?? { (2.52 → 6.63) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (18... Nc6) 19. Bg3?? { (6.63 → 2.07) Blunder. Nexd4 was best. } (19. Nexd4 Re8) 19... Bd6?? { (2.07 → 5.68) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } (19... Bc5 20. Be5) 20. Nexd4 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Qd6 22. c3 Nbd5 23. Nf5 Qc7 24. c4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Nb4 26. Re7?? { (6.50 → -1.22) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (26. Ne5) 26... Qc5+ 27. Kh1?? { (-1.02 → -3.96) Blunder. N3d4 was best. } (27. N3d4 g6 28. Ra5 Qxa5 29. Nxh6+ Kh7 30. Nxf7 Qc5 31. Qd2 Rxf7 32. Rxf7+ Kg8 33. Rxf6 Qxd4+) 27... Qxf5 28. g4?! { (-3.87 → -5.66) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (28. d4) 28... Qxd3 29. Ne5 Qxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rae8 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Nf3 Ne4 33. Kg1 Nc6 34. Re1 Re7 35. Ra1 Ra7 36. Ne1 Nd4 37. Nd3 Ne2+ 38. Kh2 Nd4 39. Nf4 Nd2 40. Rd1 Nxc4?? { (-6.48 → -1.13) Blunder. N2b3 was best. } (40... N2b3) 41. Rxd4 Nxb2 42. Rb4 Nd1 43. Nd3?! { (-1.38 → -2.05) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } (43. Rd4 Nc3) 43... a5 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Rd8?! { (-2.41 → -3.84) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } (45. Rb3) 45... a4 46. Nc5?! { (-3.57 → -5.05) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } (46. Nb4) 46... Nb2?! { (-5.05 → -3.90) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (46... Nc3) 47. Rb8?! { (-3.90 → -5.25) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (47. Ne4 a3 48. Nc3 g6 49. Na2 Kg7 50. Rd4 Kf6 51. Nc3 Ra6 52. Re4 Kg7 53. Na2 Nd3) 47... a3 48. Nb3 Nc4 49. Rb4 Ne3 50. Re4 Nc2 51. Re2 Nb4 52. Re4 Nd3 53. Rd4 Nb2?! { (-5.53 → -3.80) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (53... Ne5) 54. Rd2 Nc4 55. Rc2 Ne3 56. Ra2 Nc4?! { (-4.99 → -3.86) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (56... Nd5 57. Ra1 Nb4 58. Nc1 Kg6 59. Rb1 a2 60. Ra1 Ra3 61. Kg1 h5 62. gxh5+ Kxh5 63. Kh1) 57. Nd4?! { (-3.86 → -4.88) Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best. } (57. Nc1 g6 58. Kg3 Kg7 59. Kf4 Nd6 60. Ke3 Kf6 61. Kd3 Ra4 62. Ra1 Nb5 63. Rb1 Nc7) 57... Ne3?? { (-4.88 → -0.32) Blunder. Rb7 was best. } (57... Rb7) 58. Nb5 Nc4?? { (-0.37 → 5.74) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } (58... Ra5 59. Rxa3 Nxg4+ 60. hxg4 Rxb5 61. Rc3 Kg6 62. Kg3 Rb6 63. Kh3 Kf6 64. Kh4 Ra6 65. Kh3) 59. Nxa7 f6 60. Nb5 Kg6 61. Nxa3 Nxa3 62. Rxa3 Kg5 63. g3 f5 64. gxf5 Kxf5 65. Ra5+ Kg6 66. Kg2 Kf6 67. Kf3 g5 68. g4 Kg6?! { (67.51 → Mate in 24) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } (68... Ke6 69. Ke4 Kd6 70. Ra6+ Kc5 71. Rxh6 Kc4 72. Rg6 Kc3 73. Rxg5 Kd2 74. h4 Ke1 75. h5) 69. Ke4 Kf6 70. Ra6+?! { (Mate in 14 → 72.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra6+ was best. } (70. Ra6+ Kf7 71. Kf5 Kg7 72. Rf6 Kh7 73. Rg6 Kh8 74. Rxh6+ Kg8 75. Rf6 Kh7 76. Kxg5 Kg7) 70... Ke7?! { (72.30 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } (70... Kf7 71. Rxh6 Ke8 72. Kf5 Ke7 73. Kxg5 Kd7 74. Kf5 Ke7 75. g5 Kf7 76. g6+ Kg7 77. Rh7+) 71. Rxh6 Kf7 72. Kf5 Kg7 73. Ra6 Kf7 74. Ra7+ Kg8 75. Kf6 Kf8 76. Ra8# { White wins on time. } 1-0