FEN
[Event "Hodges"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/YfLHBBMj"]
[Date "2024.08.14"]
[White "Maxim"]
[Black "SamjD"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2024.08.14"]
[UTCTime "23:28:00"]
[WhiteElo "1831"]
[BlackElo "1540"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+3"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🧂"]
[BlackTitle "IM🗿"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo } h6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qd2 Be6?! { (0.06 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (7... Nf6 8. h3) 8. O-O-O Bxe3 9. fxe3 Bxc4 10. dxc4 Nf6 11. b3 O-O?! { (0.43 → 1.00) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (11... a5 12. a3 Qe7 13. g4 O-O-O 14. Rhg1 Qe6 15. h3 Nd7 16. Kb2 Nc5 17. h4 Rdg8 18. Qe2) 12. h3 a6 13. g4 b5 14. cxb5? { (0.98 → -0.09) Mistake. Rhg1 was best. } (14. Rhg1 b4) 14... axb5 15. Rdg1? { (0.00 → -1.24) Mistake. g5 was best. } (15. g5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 b4 17. Na4 Rxa4 18. bxa4 Qa8 19. Rhf1 Qxa4 20. Rxf6 Qxa2 21. Qf2 gxf6) 15... Rxa2?? { (-1.24 → 1.69) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (15... Nb4 16. g5 hxg5 17. Kb2 d5 18. exd5 Nbxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. e4 Nf4 21. Qxd8 Rfxd8 22. Nxe5) 16. Nxa2 g5?? { (1.55 → 6.61) Blunder. Qa8 was best. } (16... Qa8 17. Qc3 Nxe4 18. Qb2 Qa7 19. Re1 b4 20. Nd2 Nf6 21. e4 Ra8 22. Kb1 Nd7 23. h4) 17. h4?? { (6.61 → 2.94) Blunder. Kb2 was best. } (17. Kb2 Qa8 18. Ra1 Nxe4 19. Qd5 Ne7 20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21. Nc3 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Nxc3 23. Kxc3 Nd5+) 17... gxh4?? { (2.94 → 8.73) Blunder. Qa8 was best. } (17... Qa8) 18. Nxh4 Nd7 19. Nf5 Qa8?! { (12.63 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } (19... Qf6 20. Nxh6+) 20. Kb2?! { (Mate in 7 → 15.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxh6+ was best. } (20. Nxh6+ Kg7 21. Nf5+ Kg6 22. Rh6+ Kg5 23. Qh2 Qa3+ 24. Kd1 Qc1+ 25. Nxc1 Nc5 26. Qh4#) 20... Nc5?! { (15.32 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } (20... Rb8 21. Rxh6) 21. g5?! { (Mate in 10 → 13.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxh6+ was best. } (21. Nxh6+ Kg7 22. Nf5+ Kg8 23. Qh2 Qa3+ 24. Kxa3 Ra8+ 25. Kb2 Rxa2+ 26. Kxa2 Nb4+ 27. Kb1 f6) 21... Nxe4 22. Qd3 Nf2? { (8.93 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxa2+ was best. } (22... Qxa2+ 23. Kxa2) 23. Ne7+?? { (Mate in 4 → 6.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxh6+ was best. } (23. Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Nf5+ Kg8 25. Ne7+ Nxe7 26. Qh7#) 23... Kh8?? { (6.77 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxe7 was best. } (23... Nxe7 24. gxh6+) 24. Rxh6+ Kg7 25. Qh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0