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[Event "July Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/Ygd1jDET"] [Date "2026.07.12"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Harry2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.07.12"] [UTCTime "19:19:38"] [WhiteElo "2032"] [BlackElo "1617"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [WhiteTitle "🎩"] [BlackTitle "🏡"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 c5 { Black offers draw } 2. Nf3 d6 { B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations } 3. Bc4?! { (0.62 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qd2 h6) 3... Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bg5 O-O?! { (-0.34 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (6... Nc6 7. h3 e6 8. Bb3 h6 9. Be3 b6 10. d4 O-O 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. dxc5) 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1?! { (0.29 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (8. Qd2 b6 9. Rae1 Bb7 10. a4 e6 11. Qf4 Nh5 12. Bxd8 Nxf4 13. Bc7 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5) 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd4 11. Qd1 h6 12. Bh4 a6 13. a3 b5 14. Ba2 b4?! { (-0.69 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (14... e6) 15. axb4 cxb4 16. Nd5?! { (0.08 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } (16. Na4 Nh5 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nb5 19. d4 Qc7 20. Qd2 g5 21. Bg3 Nxg3 22. fxg3 e6) 16... Nxd5 17. exd5?? { (-0.44 → -4.62) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (17. Bxd5) 17... Nf5 18. Bg3 Qb6?! { (-4.63 → -2.96) Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best. } (18... Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bc3 20. Re4 Nxg3 21. fxg3 f5 22. Re6 Rf6 23. Kh1 Rxe6 24. dxe6 Qb6 25. Qf3) 19. Rb1?? { (-2.96 → -8.51) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } (19. Bf4 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bd4 21. Re2 a5 22. g4 g5 23. gxf5 gxf4 24. Rxe7 Bxf2+ 25. Kf1 Bg3) 19... Nxg3 20. Kh2 Be5?? { (-9.68 → -3.80) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } (20... Nf5 21. Qd2) 21. fxg3 Qf2 22. Qf3 Qxc2 23. Rec1 Qa4 24. Bc4 b3?! { (-3.86 → -3.06) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (24... Qd7 25. Rd1 Qa7 26. d4 Bxd4 27. Bxa6 Be5 28. Bb5 h5 29. Bc6 Rab8 30. h4 Rbc8 31. Rd2) 25. Ra1?! { (-3.06 → -4.35) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (25. Qe3 Bg7) 25... Qd7 26. Rcb1 Qf5?! { (-3.86 → -2.58) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (26... a5 27. Bxb3) 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Rxa6 Rxa6 29. Bxa6 Ra8?! { (-2.21 → -1.49) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (29... Rb8 30. Bc4) 30. Bc4 Ra2? { (-1.46 → 0.00) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } (30... Rb8 31. Ra1 Bxb2 32. Rb1 Be5 33. Rxb3 Ra8 34. Rb7 h5 35. h4 Kf8 36. Rb1 Kg7 37. Rd1) 31. Bxb3 Rxb2 32. Rxb2 Bxb2 33. Bc4 Be5 34. h4 h5 35. Kh3 Kg7 36. Bb5 e6 37. dxe6 fxe6 38. Bd7 Kf7 39. Bc6 d5 40. Ba4 Kf6 41. Bd1 Kg6 42. Ba4 Kh6 43. Bd7 f4?! { (0.00 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } (43... Kg6 44. Be8+ Kh6 45. Bf7 d4 46. Bxe6 Kg6 47. Bd7 Bd6 48. Be8+ Kh6 49. Bb5 Bb4 50. Bd7) 44. gxf4?! { (0.84 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (44. g4 hxg4+ 45. Kxg4 d4 46. Bxe6 Bf6 47. Bd5 Bd8 48. Bf3 Be7 49. Be4 Bd8 50. Bd5 Bf6) 44... Bxf4 45. Bxe6 d4 46. g4 hxg4+ 47. Kxg4 Bd6 48. Bf7 Kg7 49. Bh5 Kh6 50. Be8 Be7 51. h5 Bg5 52. Kf3 Be3 53. Ke4 Kh7 54. Bg6+ Kh6 55. Kd5 Kg5 56. Ke6 Kh6 57. Kf7 Bg5 58. Kg8 Bf6 59. Kf7 Be5 60. Ke6 Bf4 61. Bf7 Be3 62. Kf5 Kg7 63. Bd5 Kh6 64. Bf3 Kh7 65. Kf6 Kh6 66. Kf7 Bg5 67. Bd1 Be3 68. Kf6 Bg5+ 69. Kf5 Be3 70. Ke6 Bg5 71. Kd6 Be3 72. Kd5 Kg5 73. Bf3 Kh6 74. Ke4 Kg5 75. Bd1 Kh6 76. Kf3 Kg5 77. Kg3 Bf4+ 78. Kh3 Kh6 79. Kg4 Be3 80. Ba4 Bg5 81. Bb5 Be3 82. Be8 Bg5 83. Kf5 Be3 84. Kf6 Bg5+ 85. Ke5 Be3 86. Bg6 Kg7 87. Bf5 Kh6 88. Bg6 Kg5 89. Ke6 Kh6 90. Kf7 Bg5 91. Kg8 Be3 92. Kf8 Bg5 93. Ke8 Be3 94. Kd7 Bg5 95. Kc6 Be3 96. Kd5 Bf2 97. Ke4 Be3 98. Kf3 Bg5 99. Bf7 Be3 100. Kg4 Bg5 101. Ba2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2