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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/ZXFnBKMs"] [Date "2026.04.17"] [White "Ethan9"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.17"] [UTCTime "20:16:28"] [WhiteElo "1381"] [BlackElo "1977"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackTitle "GM☾"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 { C45 Scotch Game: Classical Variation } 5. Be3 Bxd4 6. Bxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Qf6 8. Qxf6 Nxf6 9. Nc3 d6 10. Bc4 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8 12. f3 Be6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. Rd4 Rd8 15. Rhd1 c5? { (1.01 → 2.23) Mistake. a6 was best. } (15... a6 16. g4) 16. R4d3 Nh5?? { (1.91 → 4.62) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } (16... Kf8 17. a4 Ke7 18. g4 g5 19. h4 h6 20. h5 b6 21. Ne2 Ne8 22. Ng3 Ng7 23. c4) 17. g3?? { (4.62 → 2.12) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } (17. Nb5 Nf4 18. Rxd6 Rexd6 19. Rxd6 Rxd6 20. Nxd6 Nxg2 21. Kd2 b6 22. Nc8 f5 23. Nxa7 fxe4) 17... h6?? { (2.12 → 4.80) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (17... Nf6) 18. Nb5 a6?! { (4.76 → 6.27) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (18... f5 19. Rxd6 Rexd6 20. Rxd6 Re8 21. Nc7 Re5 22. Rd8+ Kf7 23. exf5 Nf6 24. Nb5 a6 25. Nd6+) 19. Nxd6 b5 20. Nf5 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Kh7 22. Rd6 Rxd6 23. Nxd6 Nf6 24. Nxf7 Nd7 25. Nd8 g5 26. c3?! { (7.23 → 5.26) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (26. Nc6 Kg6 27. Kd2 Kf7 28. Ke3 Ke6 29. Nd8+ Ke7 30. Nb7 a5 31. Nxa5 Ne5 32. a3 Nxf3) 26... Kg6 27. Kd2 Ne5 28. Ke3? { (6.50 → 3.34) Mistake. Ke2 was best. } (28. Ke2 c4) 28... Nc4+ 29. Kd3 Nxb2+ 30. Kc2 Nc4 31. Nc6?! { (3.54 → 2.69) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } (31. Kd3 Kf6 32. Nb7 Nb2+ 33. Kd2 Nc4+ 34. Ke2 b4 35. f4 bxc3 36. Kd3 Nd2 37. Nxc5 Nf1) 31... h5 32. f4?! { (2.87 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } (32. Kd3) 32... gxf4? { (1.76 → 3.30) Mistake. Ne3+ was best. } (32... Ne3+ 33. Kd3 Ng4 34. h3 Nf2+ 35. Ke3 Nd1+ 36. Kd2 Nf2 37. f5+ Kf6 38. Ke3 Nxh3 39. Nb8) 33. gxf4 Ne3+?! { (3.03 → 4.04) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (33... a5 34. Ne7+) 34. Kd2?? { (4.04 → 1.05) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } (34. Kd3) 34... Nf1+ 35. Ke2 Nxh2 36. Ne7+? { (1.16 → 0.09) Mistake. Ne5+ was best. } (36. Ne5+ Kh6) 36... Kf6? { (0.09 → 1.22) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } (36... Kf7 37. Nf5 Ng4 38. e5 Kg6 39. Nd6 Nh6 40. Kf3 c4 41. a3 h4 42. Ne8 h3 43. Kg3) 37. Nd5+?! { (1.22 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. Nd5+ was best. } (37. Nd5+ Ke6) 37... Ke6 38. Nc7+ Ke7 39. Nxa6 c4?? { (0.73 → 5.71) Blunder. Kd6 was best. } (39... Kd6 40. e5+ Kc6 41. e6 Ng4 42. Kf3 Nf6 43. f5 Nd5 44. Kg3 Kd6 45. Kh4 Ke7 46. Kg5) 40. Ke3?? { (5.71 → 0.98) Blunder. Nc7 was best. } (40. Nc7 Ng4 41. Kf3 Nh2+ 42. Kg2 Ng4 43. Nxb5 Nf6 44. e5 Nd5 45. Kg3 h4+ 46. Kxh4 Nxf4) 40... Kd6?? { (0.98 → 3.00) Blunder. Nf1+ was best. } (40... Nf1+ 41. Ke2) 41. Nb4?! { (3.00 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. e5+ was best. } (41. e5+ Kd7 42. Nc5+ Kc6 43. Ne4 h4 44. Kf2 Kd5 45. Nf6+ Ke6 46. a3 h3 47. Kg3 Nf1+) 41... Ng4+? { (1.87 → 3.83) Mistake. Nf1+ was best. } (41... Nf1+ 42. Ke2) 42. Kf3 Nh6 43. Nc2 Nf7 44. Ne1?! { (5.63 → 4.16) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (44. Nd4) 44... Ke6?! { (4.16 → 5.41) Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } (44... Nd8 45. Nc2) 45. Kg3?! { (5.41 → 3.60) Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } (45. Nc2 Kd7 46. a3 Nd8 47. Nd4 Nb7 48. e5 Nc5 49. Nxb5 Ke6 50. Nd4+ Kd5 51. e6 Kd6) 45... Nd6 46. Kh4?? { (4.22 → -1.81) Blunder. Kf3 was best. } (46. Kf3) 46... Nxe4 47. Kxh5?? { (-2.56 → -6.16) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } (47. Nf3 Nxc3) 47... Nxc3?? { (-6.16 → -0.36) Blunder. Kf5 was best. } (47... Kf5) 48. a3?? { (-0.36 → -7.07) Blunder. Kg6 was best. } (48. Kg6 Nd5 49. Kg5 b4 50. Nc2 Kd6 51. Kf5 b3 52. axb3 cxb3 53. Na3 Nc3 54. Nc4+ Kd5) 48... Ne2?? { (-7.07 → -0.30) Blunder. Kf5 was best. } (48... Kf5 49. Ng2 Nd5 50. Ne1 c3 51. Kh4 Kxf4 52. Kh3 Ne3 53. Nd3+ Ke4 54. Nc5+ Kd4 55. Nb3+) 49. Kg5 c3 50. f5+ Kf7 51. f6 Nd4 52. Nd3 c2 53. Nc1 { White offers draw } 53... Nc6 54. Ne2 Na5 55. Nc1 Nc4 56. Ne2 Nxa3 57. Nc1 b4 58. Kf5 Nc4 59. Nb3?? { (-0.08 → -57.92) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } (59. Ke4 Nb2 60. Ke3 Kxf6 61. Kd2 Nd3 62. Kxd3 Kf5 63. Kxc2 Ke4 64. Nb3 Ke3 65. Kb1 Kf3) 59... Nd2 60. Nc1 b3 61. Nd3 b2 62. Nxb2? { (-9.12 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne5+ was best. } (62. Ne5+ Kg8) 62... c1=Q 63. Nd3 Qf1+ 64. Nf4 Qb5+ 65. Kg4 Kxf6 66. Kg3 Qg5+ 67. Kf2 Qxf4+ 68. Ke2 Qg3 69. Kxd2 Qf3 70. Kc2 Qe3 71. Kd1 Qf2 72. Kc1 Ke5 73. Kb1 Kd4 74. Kc1 Kc3 75. Kd1 Qd2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1