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[Event "February-March Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/XHOI95FT"] [Date "2026.03.01"] [White "Benton"] [Black "BENJAMIN4"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.01"] [UTCTime "20:34:52"] [WhiteElo "2019"] [BlackElo "1587"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "🌊"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Main Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 d5?! { (0.33 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nc6 6. O-O h6 7. Nd5 Nf6 8. Nxf6+) 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Main Line } 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. d4 c6 7. O-O?! { (0.86 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (7. Ne5 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. h5 Be4 12. O-O Bd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5) 7... e6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Nd7 11. Bg3 O-O-O 12. Bd3 Bg6?! { (-0.27 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (12... h5 13. h4 Nf6 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Rxd6 16. c3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rd7 18. Nc1 Rd5 19. Qh3) 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Nd6+?! { (0.68 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (14. Re1 Nf6 15. c3 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Bd6 17. b4 Qc7 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. a4 Kd7 20. Qf3 Ke7) 14... Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Nb6 16. Bc5?? { (0.47 → -1.09) Blunder. Bxg6 was best. } (16. Bxg6) 16... Rd5?? { (-1.09 → 2.04) Blunder. Na4 was best. } (16... Na4 17. Bxg6) 17. c4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rdd8?! { (2.13 → 3.20) Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best. } (18... Qxc5 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. a4 Qf5 21. Qg3 Qg6 22. a5 Nd5 23. Qe5 Rd8 24. Ra3 Qf6 25. Rf3) 19. Rfe1?? { (3.20 → -3.58) Blunder. b4 was best. } (19. b4 Qa4) 19... h5?? { (-3.58 → 3.74) Blunder. Qxc5 was best. } (19... Qxc5 20. dxc5 Rxd3 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Rad1 Rhd8 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Kf1 Rd4 25. b3 Kd7 26. Re3) 20. b3?? { (3.74 → -3.50) Blunder. b4 was best. } (20. b4 Qa4 21. Rac1 Rhe8 22. Qf3 f6 23. h4 Qxa2 24. b5 cxb5 25. cxb5 Kb8 26. Qg3+ Ka8) 20... h4?? { (-3.50 → 4.29) Blunder. Qxc5 was best. } (20... Qxc5 21. dxc5 Rxd3 22. cxb6 axb6 23. Rad1 Rhd8 24. Rxd3 Rxd3 25. Kf1 Rc3 26. g3 Kd7 27. Rd1+) 21. Qf3 Rd7 22. Qg4?! { (4.39 → 2.91) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (22. a4 Na8) 22... f5? { (2.91 → 5.34) Mistake. Na8 was best. } (22... Na8) 23. Qg6 Rh6?! { (4.88 → 6.36) Inaccuracy. Na8 was best. } (23... Na8 24. Rxe6) 24. Qg5?! { (6.36 → 4.03) Inaccuracy. Qe8+ was best. } (24. Qe8+ Rd8 25. Qf7 Nd7 26. Be7 Rdh8 27. h3 Qc7 28. Rad1 Nb6 29. d5 cxd5 30. Rxe6 Rxe6) 24... Qc3? { (4.03 → 6.76) Mistake. Rf7 was best. } (24... Rf7 25. Bd6) 25. Qe3?? { (6.76 → 0.57) Blunder. Rac1 was best. } (25. Rac1 Qa5 26. h3 Na8 27. Be7 Rh8 28. Rxe6 Nc7 29. Re5 Qxa2 30. d5 Qb2 31. Qe3 Re8) 25... Qxe3 26. Rxe3 g5?? { (0.60 → 2.59) Blunder. Na8 was best. } (26... Na8) 27. Rae1 h3?? { (2.30 → 5.85) Blunder. Kc7 was best. } (27... Kc7 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe6 Nc8 30. Rf6 b6 31. Bf8 Rxd4 32. h3 Nd6 33. Bxd6+ Rxd6 34. Rxf5) 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe6 hxg2 30. Kxg2 Kc7 31. Rg6 g4 32. Rf6 f4?! { (5.46 → 7.78) Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } (32... Nc8 33. Rxf5 b6 34. Bf8 Rxd4 35. Rf7+ Kd8 36. Bh6 Re4 37. Rf4 Nd6 38. Rxe4 Nxe4 39. f3) 33. Rxf4 Rg7 34. Rf6 Kd7 35. Rd6+ Ke8 36. Re6+ Kd7 37. Rf6 Nc8 38. Kg3 b6 39. Ba3 Ne7 40. Bxe7 Kxe7 41. Rxc6 Kd7 42. d5 Re7 43. Kxg4 Re2 44. Kg3 Rxa2 45. Rh6 Ra3 46. Rh7+ Kd6 47. Rxa7?? { (6.85 → -4.75) Blunder. Rh6+ was best. } (47. Rh6+ Kd7) 47... Rxa7 48. h4?! { (-4.80 → -6.39) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (48. h4 Ra3) 48... Rg7+? { (-6.39 → -3.52) Mistake. Ra3 was best. } (48... Ra3) 49. Kf4 Kc5?? { (-3.19 → -0.18) Blunder. Rf7+ was best. } (49... Rf7+ 50. Kg3) 50. h5 Kd6 51. f3?? { (0.00 → -2.60) Blunder. Kf5 was best. } (51. Kf5 Rf7+ 52. Kg5 Rxf2 53. h6 Ke7 54. h7 Rg2+ 55. Kf5 Rh2 56. Kg6 Rg2+) 51... Ke7 52. h6?! { (-2.31 → -3.69) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (52. b4 Kf6 53. d6 Ke6 54. c5 b5 55. Ke4 Rh7 56. f4 Rxh5 57. Kf3 Rd5 58. Ke4 Rd1) 52... Rg6 53. Ke5 Rxh6 54. f4 Rf6? { (-4.77 → -2.71) Mistake. Rh3 was best. } (54... Rh3) 55. b4 Rd6?? { (-2.46 → 0.00) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (55... Rf8 56. c5 Kd7 57. Ke4 Re8+ 58. Kd3 Kc7 59. Kd4 Re1 60. f5 bxc5+ 61. bxc5 Re2 62. f6) 56. f5 Rf6 57. c5 bxc5 58. bxc5 Rh6 59. d6+ Kd7 60. Kd5 Kd8 61. c6 Rh7 62. f6 Rf7?? { (0.00 → 57.24) Blunder. Rh5+ was best. } (62... Rh5+ 63. Ke6 Rh1 64. f7 Re1+ 65. Kf6 Rf1+ 66. Kg7 Rg1+ 67. Kh8 Rf1 68. c7+ Kc8 69. Kg7) 63. Ke6 Rh7 64. c7+ Kc8 65. f7 Rh6+ 66. Ke7 Rh7?! { (56.12 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best. } (66... Rh8 67. f8=R+ Rxf8 68. Kxf8 Kd7 69. Kf7 Kc8 70. Ke7 Kb7 71. d7 Kxc7 72. d8=Q+ Kc6 73. Kf7) 67. d7+ Kxc7 68. d8=Q+ Kc6 69. Qc8+ Kd5 70. Qf5+ Kc6 71. Qxh7 { Black resigns. } 1-0