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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/XC2dBBl4"] [Date "2026.01.09"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Garyd"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.09"] [UTCTime "19:00:24"] [WhiteElo "2005"] [BlackElo "1612"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "GM🙌"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal } 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. Nc3 Nd4 8. O-O?? { (-0.25 → -3.02) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (8. Nxd4 Bxd4) 8... O-O?? { (-3.02 → 0.34) Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } (8... Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 g5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Bg3 Qe7 12. Qd3 h5 13. h4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. hxg5) 9. Nd5?! { (0.34 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } (9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. c3 Bb6 13. a4 c6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. a5 Qc7) 9... Be6?? { (-0.58 → 3.55) Blunder. g5 was best. } (9... g5 10. Nxd4 gxh4 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Kh1 Kh8 14. a4 Qg5 15. Qd2 h3 16. g3) 10. Bxf6? { (3.55 → 1.99) Mistake. Nxf6+ was best. } (10. Nxf6+ gxf6) 10... gxf6 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. c3 Bb6 13. Qh5 Kh7 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rfe1?! { (1.58 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (16. f4 Qd7 17. Rf2 exf4 18. Rxf4 Ra5 19. Qh3 Rg5 20. Raf1 Rg6 21. Qf3 c6 22. a4 Rf7) 16... Rg8? { (0.75 → 2.15) Mistake. f5 was best. } (16... f5 17. exf5) 17. Re3? { (2.15 → 0.97) Mistake. Qf7+ was best. } (17. Qf7+ Rg7) 17... Qe7 18. Rh3 Qg7 19. g3?! { (1.25 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } (19. Rg3 Qe7 20. Qf3 Rxg3 21. fxg3 c6 22. h3 d5 23. a3 Rf8 24. Qe3 b5 25. Re1 dxe4) 19... Qg5?? { (0.23 → 2.49) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } (19... Qg6 20. Qe2 Qg4 21. Qxg4 Rxg4 22. a3 b5 23. Rd1 Kg6 24. f3 Rg5 25. Rh4 h5 26. Kf2) 20. Qf7+ Kh8?? { (2.42 → 5.26) Blunder. Rg7 was best. } (20... Rg7 21. Qxe6) 21. Qxe6? { (5.26 → 3.27) Mistake. Qxc7 was best. } (21. Qxc7 Rad8 22. Qxb6 Rd7 23. Qb3 Re7 24. Qd1 f5 25. Qh5 Kg7 26. Rd1 Rf7 27. Rh4 Qxh5) 21... Rae8 22. Qb3 Qg6 23. a4 Kh7 24. a5?! { (3.80 → 2.56) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } (24. Rh4 Ref8 25. Qe6 Qg5 26. Qh3 Rg6 27. Rd1 f5 28. exf5 Rxf5 29. d4 Qf6 30. dxe5 Rxe5) 24... bxa5 25. Rxa5 Rb8 26. Ra7 Rg7 27. Rxb7 Rxb7?! { (3.06 → 3.85) Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best. } (27... Rxb7) 28. Qxb7 Qg4? { (3.30 → 6.00) Mistake. f5 was best. } (28... f5 29. exf5) 29. Kg2 Qd1 30. Qd5 Qc2 31. c4 Qxb2 32. Qe6 Qd4?! { (6.24 → 13.77) Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } (32... Qc1) 33. Qd5?? { (13.77 → 1.32) Blunder. Qxf6 was best. } (33. Qxf6) 33... Qxd5 34. cxd5?! { (1.77 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } (34. cxd5 Rg8 35. f4 Ra8 36. Kf3 Ra3 37. Ke3 Ra2 38. f5 Ra1 39. Rh4 Re1+ 40. Kf3 Rd1) 34... Rg8?! { (0.80 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (34... c6 35. dxc6 Rc7 36. f4 Rxc6 37. Kf3 Kg7 38. f5 Rc3 39. Ke2 Rc2+ 40. Ke3 Rb2 41. Rh4) 35. Kf1?! { (1.44 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best. } (35. Rh5) 35... Rf8 36. Rh5 Kg6 37. Rf5 h5 38. h4?! { (1.07 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } (38. Ke2 c6) 38... Ra8?! { (0.55 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (38... c6) 39. Ke2 Ra2+ 40. Ke3 Ra3 41. f4 exf4+? { (1.36 → 3.14) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } (41... Ra1 42. fxe5 dxe5 43. Kd2 Rg1 44. Rf3 Rb1 45. Kc3 Rc1+ 46. Kb4 Rb1+ 47. Kc4 Rc1+ 48. Kb5) 42. gxf4?? { (3.14 → -5.10) Blunder. Rxf4 was best. } (42. Rxf4) 42... Ra1 43. Kd4 Rh1 44. Kc4 Rxh4 45. Kb5 Rh1?? { (-7.00 → 0.00) Blunder. Rh3 was best. } (45... Rh3) 46. Kc6 Rc1+ 47. Kd7 h4 48. Ke6?? { (0.00 → -3.27) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } (48. Ke7 h3 49. Rxf6+ Kg7 50. Rf7+ Kg6) 48... h3 49. Rxf6+ Kh5?? { (-2.98 → 1.00) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } (49... Kg7 50. Rf7+ Kg8 51. Rf5 h2 52. Rh5 h1=Q 53. Rxh1 Rxh1 54. Kd7 Rh7+ 55. Kd8 Kf7 56. Kxc7) 50. Rf8 Kg4?! { (0.96 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. Kg4 was best. } (50... Kg4 51. Rh8) 51. Rg8+?? { (1.52 → -0.14) Blunder. Rh8 was best. } (51. Rh8 Kxf4 52. Rxh3 Rc2 53. Kd7 Ke5 54. Kc8 Kd4 55. Kb7 Rc1 56. Rh7 Kxd3 57. Rxc7 Ra1) 51... Kxf4 52. Rh8 Rh1 53. Kd7 Ke3?? { (0.00 → 4.84) Blunder. h2 was best. } (53... h2 54. Rh7 Ke3 55. Kxc7 Rc1+ 56. Kxd6 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Rxh1 58. e5 Kxd3 59. e6 Kd4 60. e7) 54. Kxc7 Kxd3 55. Kxd6?? { (5.37 → 0.00) Blunder. Rh4 was best. } (55. Rh4) 55... Kxe4 56. Ke6 Kd4 57. d6 Re1+ 58. Kd7 Rh1?! { (0.22 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (58... Re3 59. Kc7 Rc3+ 60. Kd8 Kc5 61. d7 Kc6 62. Rh4 Rd3 63. Rh6+ Kb7 64. Rh7 Rf3 65. Rh4) 59. Kd8?! { (0.83 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } (59. Ke6 Re1+) 59... h2?? { (0.00 → 6.93) Blunder. Ke3 was best. } { Black offers draw } (59... Ke3 60. d7 Kf2 61. Ke7 Re1+ 62. Kf6 Rd1 63. Rxh3 Rxd7 64. Rc3 Rd1 65. Kf5 Kg2 66. Ke4) 60. d7 Kd3 61. Kc8 Rc1+ 62. Kb7?? { (8.45 → 1.11) Blunder. Kb8 was best. } (62. Kb8 Rb1+ 63. Ka7 Ra1+ 64. Kb6 Rb1+ 65. Ka5 Ra1+ 66. Kb4 Ra8 67. Rxa8 h1=Q 68. d8=Q+ Kc2) 62... Rb1+?? { (1.11 → 8.80) Blunder. h1=Q+ was best. } (62... h1=Q+ 63. Rxh1 Rxh1 64. d8=Q+ Ke2 65. Qa8 Rc1 66. Qa2+ Kf1 67. Qa4 Ke2 68. Kb6 Rg1 69. Qa8) 63. Kc6?? { (8.80 → 1.21) Blunder. Ka6 was best. } (63. Ka6) 63... h1=Q+ 64. Rxh1 Rxh1 65. d8=Q+ Ke3 66. Qb6+?! { (1.83 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Qg5+ was best. } (66. Qg5+ Kf2 67. Qd2+ Kf1 68. Kd5 Rh4 69. Qg5 Rh2 70. Qc1+ Kf2 71. Ke4 Rh4+ 72. Kf5 Rh7) 66... Kd3 67. Qb5+ Ke3?! { (1.06 → 1.62) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } (67... Ke3 68. Qf5) 68. Qe5+ Kd3?? { (1.97 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } (68... Kf2 69. Qf4+) 69. Qd5+?! { (Mate in 12 → 55.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd5+ was best. } (69. Qd5+ Ke3 70. Qxh1 Kf4 71. Qh5 Kg3 72. Kd5 Kf4 73. Kd4 Kg3 74. Ke4 Kg2 75. Qg4+ Kf2) 69... Ke3?! { (55.26 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } (69... Ke3 70. Qxh1 Kf2 71. Qh2+ Ke3 72. Qh4 Kd2 73. Qg3 Kc2 74. Qe1 Kb2 75. Qe3 Kc2 76. Qd4) 70. Qxh1 { Black resigns. } 1-0