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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/bxfgWS3E"] [Date "2026.04.17"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Summer"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.17"] [UTCTime "20:04:44"] [WhiteElo "1976"] [BlackElo "1423"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "🥟"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3?! { (0.75 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O) 3... Nc6 4. Bc4 { C46 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } d6? { (0.05 → 1.40) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (4... Nxe4 5. Nxe4) 5. d3? { (1.40 → 0.00) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } (5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Be2 Nd5 10. d3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7) 5... Be6?! { (0.00 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (5... Na5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Nxb3 10. axb3 Re8 11. Bd2 Bf8 12. b4) 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O a6 8. Ba4 Be7 9. Re1?! { (0.42 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (9. a3 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Be3 h6 12. Rc1 Na5 13. b4 b5 14. bxa5 bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nh7) 9... O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 b5 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. c3 Bxf3?! { (0.44 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (14... Na5 15. h3) 15. Qxf3 Bg5 16. Rad1 Na5 17. Bc2 c6 18. Ne3 f6?? { (0.71 → 3.18) Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } (18... Bxe3 19. Rxe3 c5 20. Qe2 Rb8 21. Rg3 Qf6 22. Qg4 Kh7 23. Rf1 b4 24. h4 bxc3 25. bxc3) 19. d4?? { (3.18 → 1.29) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } (19. Nf5 g6 20. h4 gxf5 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. b4 f4 23. bxa5 Kg7 24. d4 Qd7 25. Qd3 Rad8) 19... exd4?? { (1.29 → 5.16) Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } (19... Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Kh8 21. b3 Nb7 22. h4 a5 23. a4 Qe7 24. Qf5 b4 25. d5 Rfc8 26. cxb4) 20. Rxd4?? { (5.16 → 2.05) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } (20. Nf5 Nc4 21. h4 g6 22. Nxd4 Bxh4 23. Qg4 Bg5 24. f4 Nxb2 25. fxg5 Nxd1 26. gxh6 Kh8) 20... c5 21. Rd5 Qe8?? { (2.42 → 6.84) Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } (21... Bxe3 22. Qxe3) 22. Rxd6?! { (6.84 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (22. Nf5 g6 23. Nxd6 Qe6 24. Red1 h5 25. e5 fxe5 26. Qg3 Qg4 27. Qxg4 hxg4 28. Rxe5 Bf6) 22... Qe7?! { (5.16 → 8.38) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } (22... Bxe3 23. Qxe3) 23. Nf5 Qe5 24. Rd5 Qe6 25. Red1 g6 26. Ng3?! { (8.80 → 5.11) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (26. h4 gxf5 27. exf5 Qc6 28. Be4 Rae8 29. hxg5 fxg5 30. Rd6 Rxe4 31. Rxc6 Nxc6 32. Qxe4 Nd8) 26... Rfe8?! { (5.11 → 7.71) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (26... Nc6 27. e5) 27. Rd6 Qe5 28. R1d5 Qe7 29. Rd7 Qe6 30. b4? { (8.46 → 4.65) Mistake. h4 was best. } (30. h4) 30... cxb4?! { (4.65 → 6.87) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } (30... Nc4 31. Bb3 cxb4 32. cxb4 Kh8 33. h4 Bxh4 34. Qf4 Bg5 35. Qc7 Qg8 36. Bxc4 bxc4 37. Qxc4) 31. cxb4? { (6.87 → 4.08) Mistake. h4 was best. } (31. h4 Bxh4) 31... Nc4 32. Bb3 Nd2? { (4.75 → 12.26) Mistake. Re7 was best. } (32... Re7 33. Rxe7) 33. Rxd2 Bxd2?! { (12.44 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } (33... Kf8 34. R2d6) 34. Bxe6+?! { (Mate in 4 → 12.08) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf6 was best. } (34. Qxf6 Re7 35. Rxe7 Qf7 36. Qxf7+ Kh8 37. Qf6#) 34... Rxe6 35. Qb3 Re8 36. Rxd2 Kg7 37. h3 Rc6? { (9.14 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. R8e7 was best. } (37... R8e7) 38. Rd7+ Kh8 39. Qf7 Re7 40. Rd8+ Re8 41. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0