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[Event "October Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/cqgxWJVn"] [Date "2026.10.25"] [White "Walker"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.10.25"] [UTCTime "19:05:21"] [WhiteElo "1616"] [BlackElo "2013"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [WhiteTitle "GM🥈"] [BlackTitle "GM🏆"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Giuoco Piano"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 { C50 Giuoco Piano } 4. Nc3 d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be6 9. O-O Nd4?! { (-0.49 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (9... g5 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Bg3 a6 12. Ne2 Qe8 13. c3 Kh8 14. b4 Ba7 15. Qd2 Qh5 16. a4) 10. Bd5?! { (0.20 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } (10. Bxe6) 10... c6?! { (-0.73 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (10... g5) 11. Bxe6 fxe6?! { (-0.56 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } (11... Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 fxe6 13. Na4 Bb4 14. Nc3 Qe8 15. Qd1 Bc5 16. Ne2 a5 17. c3 Nh5 18. a4) 12. Nxd4 exd4?! { (-0.24 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } (12... Bxd4 13. Ne2 Bb6 14. a4 a5 15. c3 Qd7 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Bh2 Nf4 18. Qd2 Ng6 19. d4) 13. Na4 Qa5?! { (0.10 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } (13... Bb4 14. f4 Qd7 15. c3 dxc3 16. Nxc3 Rf7 17. Qe2 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Raf8 19. Rad1 Bd4 20. Bf2) 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. c3? { (0.81 → -0.25) Mistake. f4 was best. } (15. f4 Rf7 16. f5 Qe5 17. Qe1 Re8 18. Bg3 Qc5 19. fxe6 Rxe6 20. Qf2 Rf8 21. Qf5 Qxf5) 15... dxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Rc1 Qa5? { (-1.15 → 0.22) Mistake. Qa3 was best. } (17... Qa3) 18. Qb3 d5? { (0.42 → 1.90) Mistake. Rf7 was best. } (18... Rf7 19. Qxe6 Qe5 20. Qxe5 dxe5 21. Bg3 Rd8 22. Rc3 Re7 23. Rfc1 Nh5 24. Bh2 b6 25. a4) 19. exd5?? { (1.90 → 0.28) Blunder. Qxb7 was best. } (19. Qxb7 Rab8) 19... Qxd5 20. Qxb7 Rab8 21. Qxa7 Ra8?! { (0.28 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (21... Nh5 22. Rc4 Qxd3 23. Rg4 Rb1 24. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 25. Kh2 Qb8+ 26. Qxb8 Rxb8 27. Rc4 g5 28. Bg3) 22. Qb7 Rxa2 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Rxc6 Kh7 25. Rc7 Qxb7 26. Rxb7 Rd2 27. Rd7 e5 28. Re1?? { (0.40 → -2.29) Blunder. Rd5 was best. } (28. Rd5 Ra6 29. Kh2 Ra3 30. h4 Rdxd3 31. Rxe5 Rd7 32. h5 Ra2 33. Kh3 Rdd2 34. Rf5 Ra7) 28... Rfxf2 29. Rxe5?! { (-1.91 → -3.13) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (29. Re3) 29... Rxg2+ 30. Kf1 Rg3?? { (-3.20 → -1.31) Blunder. Rdf2+ was best. } (30... Rdf2+ 31. Ke1) 31. Ree7 Rdxd3? { (-1.41 → 0.00) Mistake. Rh2 was best. } (31... Rh2 32. d4 Rh1+ 33. Ke2 h5 34. Rf7 Rh2+ 35. Kf1 Kh6 36. Rde7 g6 37. d5 Rgxh3 38. Rf2) 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Kg2 h5 34. Re6 g6 35. h4 Kh6 36. Re7 Rd4 37. Kg3 Rg4+ 38. Kh3 Rd4 39. Kg3 Rd3+ 40. Kf4?? { (0.00 → -4.89) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } (40. Kh2 Rb3 41. Rc7 Rb8 42. Kh3 Rh8 43. Rb7 Rh7 44. Rb5 Rc7 45. Kg2 Rc2+ 46. Kh3) 40... Ra3?? { (-4.89 → -0.13) Blunder. Rh3 was best. } (40... Rh3 41. Ra7 Rxh4+ 42. Kg3 Rg4+ 43. Kh3 Rf4 44. Ra2 Kg5 45. Rg2+ Rg4 46. Rb2 Rh4+ 47. Kg3) 41. Ke5?? { (-0.13 → -56.75) Blunder. Re3 was best. } (41. Re3 Rxe3 42. Kxe3 g5 43. hxg5+ Kxg5 44. Kf2 h4 45. Kg2 Kg4 46. Kh1 Kh3 47. Kg1 Kg3) 41... Ra4 42. Kf6 Rf4+ 43. Ke5 Rxh4 44. Kf6 Rf4+ 45. Ke5 Rf8 46. Ke4 h4 47. Ra7 g5 48. Ra1 Kh5 49. Rg1 h3 50. Ke3 Kh4 51. Ke2 h2 52. Rh1 Kh3 53. Rf1? { (-9.42 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd3 was best. } (53. Kd3 g4) 53... Rxf1 54. Kxf1 h1=Q+ 55. Kf2 Qe4 56. Kf1 Kg3 57. Kg1 Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1