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[Event "March Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/bS4EDQVC"] [Date "2026.03.15"] [White "Vladimir"] [Black "Abigail1"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.15"] [UTCTime "20:19:00"] [WhiteElo "1291"] [BlackElo "1051"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "GM🐧"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bd6? { (0.24 → 1.53) Mistake. d5 was best. } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Re8 8. Nbd2 Bg4 9. Re1) 3. Nc3 Qf6? { (1.11 → 2.34) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } (3... Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 d6 6. e5 Nc6 7. Bb5 f6 8. Nd4 dxe5 9. Qg4 Qd7 10. Nxc6) 4. Bc4?! { (2.34 → 1.70) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (4. d4 Qd8) 4... Qh6?? { (1.70 → 4.22) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } (4... Bf4 5. O-O Qd8 6. Re1 Ne7 7. Ne2 Bh6 8. d4 Bxc1 9. Qxc1 d5 10. Bd3 dxe4 11. Bxe4) 5. d4? { (4.22 → 2.65) Mistake. e5 was best. } (5. e5 Bb4) 5... Qh5? { (2.65 → 4.79) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (5... Bf4 6. Nd2) 6. e5 Be7 7. Be2 d6? { (4.54 → 8.07) Mistake. Qg6 was best. } (7... Qg6 8. O-O) 8. exd6 cxd6 9. Ne4?? { (7.84 → 1.20) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } (9. Ng5) 9... e5?? { (1.20 → 8.07) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } (9... Qa5+ 10. c3 Nf6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Re1 O-O 15. Bf4 e5 16. dxe5) 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Ng3?! { (7.38 → 4.47) Inaccuracy. Nfg5 was best. } (11. Nfg5 Qg6) 11... Qg6 12. Nxe5 Qe6?! { (4.73 → 6.40) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (12... Qf6 13. Qd5) 13. Bb5+?! { (6.40 → 4.00) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (13. Bf4) 13... Bd7?! { (4.00 → 5.04) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (13... Nc6) 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Bf4?? { (5.17 → -5.34) Blunder. Qxd7+ was best. } (15. Qxd7+ Qxd7 16. Nxd7 Kxd7 17. Be3 Nh6 18. O-O-O+ Kc6 19. Rd4 Rhe8 20. Rhd1 Rad8 21. Rc4+ Kb5) 15... O-O-O?? { (-5.34 → 0.00) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (15... Nxe5) 16. O-O?? { (0.00 → -4.93) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } (16. Qd4 Bd6 17. Qc3+ Bc7 18. O-O-O Nxe5 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Nh5 Ne7 21. Nxg7 Qf6 22. Nh5 Qe6) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5?! { (-4.97 → -7.53) Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } (17. Qc1 Ng6) 17... Qxe5?! { (-7.53 → -5.46) Inaccuracy. Rxd1 was best. } (17... Rxd1 18. Bxg7 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Bf6 20. Bxh8 Bxh8 21. Rd1 Bxb2 22. Nf1 Ne7 23. Ne3 Qxa2 24. g3) 18. Qg4+ Kb8 19. Rfe1 Qd6? { (-6.10 → -3.50) Mistake. h5 was best. } (19... h5) 20. Rad1?! { (-3.50 → -5.26) Inaccuracy. Qxg7 was best. } (20. Qxg7 Qf6) 20... Qc7?? { (-5.26 → -0.30) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } (20... Nf6 21. Qxg7) 21. Qxg7? { (-0.30 → -1.87) Mistake. Rxd8+ was best. } (21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qxg7 Bf6 23. Qxf7 Nh6 24. Qh5 Bg7 25. h4 Rf8 26. c3 Qd7 27. Ne4 Qe8) 21... Nf6 22. Qxf7?? { (-2.37 → -5.62) Blunder. Rxd8+ was best. } (22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qxf7 Bb4 24. Qxc7+ Kxc7 25. c3 Bc5 26. Kf1 Ng4 27. Re4 Nxf2 28. Rc4 Kd6) 22... Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qe5 24. Qb3 Bd6?! { (-5.32 → -4.00) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (24... Bc5 25. h3) 25. h3 Ne4?? { (-4.39 → 4.91) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } (25... Bc5 26. Kf1 Rf8 27. Qc3 Qxc3 28. bxc3 h5 29. Rd3 h4 30. Ne2 Ne4 31. f3 Ng3+ 32. Nxg3) 26. Rd3?? { (4.91 → -7.83) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (26. Nxe4 Bc7) 26... Rf8?? { (-7.83 → 4.59) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } (26... Qf4 27. Rxd6) 27. a3?? { (4.59 → -9.69) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (27. Nxe4 Bc7) 27... Rxf2?? { (-9.69 → 5.44) Blunder. Nxg3 was best. } (27... Nxg3 28. Rxg3 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Qxf2 30. Qd3 Bc7 31. Qc3 Bb6 32. h4 Qg1+ 33. Kh3 Qh1+ 34. Kg4) 28. Rc3?? { (5.44 → -62.51) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (28. Nxe4) 28... h5?? { (-62.51 → 0.00) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } (28... Nxc3 29. Qxc3) 29. Qg8+?? { (0.00 → -8.12) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (29. Nxe4 Rf8 30. Nxd6 Qd4+ 31. Re3 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Qxd6+ 33. Kg1 Qd1+ 34. Kh2) 29... Bf8?? { (-8.12 → 1.78) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (29... Rf8 30. Qxf8+) 30. Nxh5?? { (1.78 → -10.76) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (30. Nxe4 Rf4) 30... Re2?? { (-10.76 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4 was best. } (30... Qd4 31. Kh2 Rf1 32. Qxf8+ Rxf8 33. Ng3 Nxc3 34. bxc3 Qe5 35. Kg1 Qxg3 36. c4 Rg8 37. Kf1) 31. Ng3?? { (Mate in 2 → -6.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf8+ was best. } (31. Qxf8+ Qe8 32. Qxe8#) 31... Re1+?? { (-6.00 → -1.82) Blunder. Qe8 was best. } (31... Qe8 32. Nxe2 Bc5+ 33. Rxc5 Qxg8 34. Re5 Nd6 35. Nd4 Qh8 36. Rd5 Qh6 37. Rxd6 Qxd6 38. Nf3) 32. Nf1?? { (-1.82 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } (32. Kh2 Nxc3) 32... Nxc3?? { (Mate in 9 → -2.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd4+ was best. } { Black offers draw } (32... Qd4+ 33. Kh2 Rxf1 34. Qxf8+ Rxf8 35. Rd3 Qf2 36. Kh1 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Rf1 38. Rd8+ Kc7 39. Rc8+) 33. Qxf8+ Kc7 34. Qf7+ Kd6?! { (-2.87 → -1.86) Inaccuracy. Kc6 was best. } (34... Kc6 35. bxc3 Qc5+ 36. Kh1 Qxc3 37. h4 Qxa3 38. h5 a5 39. h6 Qe7 40. Qc4+ Kb6 41. Qd4+) 35. Qf8+? { (-1.86 → -3.61) Mistake. bxc3 was best. } (35. bxc3 Qc5+) 35... Kd5?? { (-3.61 → -1.12) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } (35... Qe7) 36. Qd8+?? { (-1.12 → -4.11) Blunder. bxc3 was best. } (36. bxc3 Qe4 37. Qf7+ Kc6 38. Qf6+ Qe6 39. Qf4 Qe5 40. Qa4+ Kb6 41. Qb4+ Qb5 42. Qxb5+ Kxb5) 36... Ke4?? { (-4.11 → -0.36) Blunder. Kc6 was best. } (36... Kc6 37. Qc8+ Qc7 38. Qxc7+ Kxc7 39. bxc3 Ra1 40. h4 Kd7 41. Kf2 Rxa3 42. Ke2 a5 43. Kd3) 37. Qh4+?? { (-0.36 → -3.70) Blunder. bxc3 was best. } (37. bxc3) 37... Kf5? { (-3.70 → -1.79) Mistake. Kd5 was best. } (37... Kd5 38. bxc3) 38. Qf2+ Ke4?? { (-1.51 → 9.32) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } (38... Ke6 39. bxc3) 39. Qxe1+ Kd4 40. Qxc3+ Ke4 41. Qe3+ Kd5 42. Qb3+ Kc5 43. Qxb7 Qe3+? { (9.44 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } (43... Kd6 44. Ng3) 44. Nxe3 a5 45. Qd5+ Kb6 46. b4 axb4 47. axb4 Ka6 48. Qa5+ Kb7 49. b5 Kb8 50. b6 Kb7 51. Qd5+ Kxb6 52. Nc4+ Ka7 53. Qa5+ Kb7 54. Qb6+ Kc8 55. h4 Kd7 56. h5 Ke7 57. h6 Kf8 58. Qg6 Ke7 59. h7 Kd7 60. h8=Q Kc7 61. Qhh7+ Kb8 62. Qgg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0