FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/WbVdpemF"]
[Date "2025.12.19"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Wali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.12.19"]
[UTCTime "21:15:52"]
[WhiteElo "1970"]
[BlackElo "1743"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-3"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "GM🏆"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening } d6?! { (0.37 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (4... Bc5 5. c3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 h6 8. a5 Ba7 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Be6 11. Bxe6) 5. Bg5? { (1.03 → -0.19) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } (5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 b5 7. dxc6 bxc4 8. dxc4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 h6 10. Nf3 Ng4 11. Re1 Bc5) 5... h6 6. Bh4 Bg4?! { (-0.39 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (6... Na5 7. Bb3) 7. c3 Qd7 8. h3 Be6 9. Bb5 O-O-O 10. c4 Be7? { (-0.58 → 0.56) Mistake. g5 was best. } (10... g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nc3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. O-O Nf4 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. Kh2 Rg8 17. Rg1) 11. Nc3 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5?? { (0.56 → 4.35) Blunder. a6 was best. } (12... a6 13. Ba4) 13. d4?! { (4.35 → 3.46) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (13. d4) 13... Nxg3?! { (3.46 → 4.97) Inaccuracy. Nxg3 was best. } (13... Nxg3 14. fxg3) 14. fxg3?! { (4.97 → 3.35) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (14. d5 Nxh1) 14... a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6?! { (4.06 → 6.29) Inaccuracy. Qxc6 was best. } (15... Qxc6 16. d5) 16. d5 cxd5 17. cxd5 g4 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. hxg4 Qxg4 20. Kf2?! { (7.99 → 5.65) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (20. Qe2) 20... d5 21. Nxd5?? { (5.29 → -1.80) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (21. Qe2 Rhg8) 21... Bc5+ 22. Ke2?? { (-1.63 → -4.29) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } (22. Kf1 Qxe4 23. Qe2 Qxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Rxd5 25. Rad1 Rxd1 26. Kxd1 f6 27. g4 Be3 28. Ke2 Bf4) 22... c6?? { (-4.29 → 7.22) Blunder. Qxe4+ was best. } (22... Qxe4+ 23. Kf1) 23. Rc1?? { (7.22 → -1.11) Blunder. Qc2 was best. } (23. Qc2 cxd5) 23... cxd5?? { (-1.11 → 9.44) Blunder. Qxe4+ was best. } (23... Qxe4+ 24. Kf1) 24. Rxc5+ Kb8 25. Qb3+ Ka8 26. Rc7 Qxe4+ 27. Kf2 Rb8 28. Qc3 d4 29. Qa3?! { (7.01 → 5.18) Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } (29. Qc5 Qe3+) 29... Rb6?! { (5.18 → 8.07) Inaccuracy. Qe3+ was best. } (29... Qe3+ 30. Qxe3 dxe3+ 31. Kxe3 Rxb2 32. Nxe5 Re8 33. Kf4 Rf2+ 34. Nf3 Rxg2 35. Rxh6 Rxa2 36. Rc4) 30. Re1 Qg6 31. Nxe5 Qf6+ 32. Nf3 Rhb8 33. b3 Qd8 34. Ree7 Rc8 35. Ra7+ Kb8 36. Qxa6?? { (9.46 → -5.30) Blunder. Rad7 was best. } (36. Rad7 Qxd7 37. Rxd7 Rb7 38. Rd6 a5 39. Qxa5 d3 40. Nd4 d2 41. Qxd2 Rf8 42. Rxh6) 36... Rc2+ 37. Kg1 Rxa6 38. Rab7+ Kc8 39. Ne5 Qxe7 40. Rxe7 Raxa2 41. Re8+ Kc7 42. Re7+ Kd6 43. Rxf7 Kxe5 44. Re7+ Kf5 45. Rf7+ Kg6 46. Rf8?! { (-73.33 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7 was best. } (46. Re7 Rxg2+ 47. Kh1 d3 48. Re1 d2 49. Rd1 Re2 50. g4 Re1+ 51. Kg2 Rxd1 52. Kf3 Rf1+) 46... Rxg2+ 47. Kh1 Rxg3?? { (Mate in 8 → -6.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rge2 was best. } (47... Rge2 48. Kg1 d3 49. g4 Re1+ 50. Rf1 d2 51. Kg2 d1=Q+ 52. Kg3 Rxf1 53. Kh4 Rh2+ 54. Kg3) 48. Rg8+ Kh7?? { (-6.84 → -0.16) Blunder. Kf5 was best. } (48... Kf5 49. Rxg3) 49. Rxg3 Ra1+ 50. Kh2 Ra2+ 51. Kh3 Rd2 52. b4 Rb2 53. Ra3?! { (-0.16 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. Kg4 was best. } (53. Kg4 Rxb4 54. Kf5 h5 55. Kf6 Rb7 56. Ke5 Rd7 57. Rd3 Kh6 58. Rxd4 Rxd4 59. Kxd4 h4) 53... Rxb4 54. Ra7+?? { (-0.78 → -3.27) Blunder. Ra6 was best. } { White wins on time. } (54. Ra6) 1-0