FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/aFzOFEmm"]
[Date "2025.12.19"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Bohdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.12.19"]
[UTCTime "21:03:31"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1493"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+1"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "🐍"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } Qxd5? { (0.23 → 1.26) Mistake. exd5 was best. } (3... exd5) 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 a6 7. Ba4?? { (1.80 → 0.04) Blunder. Bxc6+ was best. } (7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qf3 Qf6 11. Bf4 g5 12. Bxg5 Qxf3 13. Nxf3 c5) 7... b5 8. Bb3 a5?? { (-0.01 → 2.54) Blunder. Na5 was best. } (8... Na5 9. O-O Nf6 10. d5 Nxb3 11. axb3 Nxd5 12. Nxb5 Bb7 13. Na3 Nb6 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Re1) 9. Nxb5 Rb8? { (2.85 → 5.00) Mistake. a4 was best. } (9... a4 10. Bc4) 10. a4?! { (5.00 → 3.66) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } (10. Ba4 Bd7 11. O-O Na7 12. Nxa7 Bxa4 13. b3 Rb7 14. bxa4 Rxa7 15. Ne5 Qa8 16. Rb1 Bd6) 10... Bb4+ 11. c3 Bd6 12. O-O e5?? { (3.49 → 9.29) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (12... Nf6) 13. dxe5 Be7 14. Qxd8+ Bxd8 15. Bf4 Nh6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Rfe1 O-O 18. Rad1 Be7 19. Bd5 Bb7 20. b3 Kh8 21. Nxc7 Rbc8 22. Nb5 Rb8 23. e6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Rfe8 25. Nc7 Red8 26. Rd2 Bg5 27. Rd1 Na7 28. Nxg5 hxg5 29. h3 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Nxd5 Rxb3 32. Ra6 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Nc8 34. Rxa5 Nd6 35. Ra8+ Kg7 36. Ra7+ Kh6 37. Ra6 Kh5 38. Rxd6 Rc1?! { (12.38 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } (38... g4 39. Ne3) 39. Nf6+? { (Mate in 2 → 9.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g4+ was best. } (39. g4+ Kh4 40. Rh6#) 39... Kh4? { (9.39 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } (39... Kg6 40. g4) 40. g3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0