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[Event "March Chess Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/cv4F27rn"]
[Date "2026.03.15"]
[White "Ellie2"]
[Black "Sadie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.15"]
[UTCTime "19:52:29"]
[WhiteElo "1489"]
[BlackElo "1353"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+6"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-21"]
[WhiteTitle "🪐"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Russian Game: Three Knights Game"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 { C42 Russian Game: Three Knights Game } Bb4?! { (0.14 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (3... Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d4 Bb4 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4) 4. a3?! { (0.74 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (4. Nxe5 O-O) 4... Bxc3 5. dxc3 O-O 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Bxf6?! { (0.56 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (7. Nd2 h6) 7... Qxf6 8. Qd3 d6 9. O-O-O Be6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Rad8?! { (-0.49 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } (12... Nd8 13. Qe3 Ne6 14. Bg4 a5 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. f3 h6 17. b3 Qf4 18. Qxf4 exf4) 13. Rd2 Qg5 14. h4 Qf4 15. g3 Qh6 16. b4?! { (0.92 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (16. Bg4 a6 17. Qc4 Qf6 18. b3 g6 19. h5 Qg5 20. Qe2 f5 21. Bf3 fxe4 22. Bxe4 d5) 16... b5?? { (0.31 → 2.65) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } (16... Qe6 17. Kb2) 17. Qxb5 Ne7 18. Qa5? { (2.96 → 1.61) Mistake. Be2 was best. } (18. Be2 Qf6 19. Rf1 c6 20. Qa5 d5 21. c4 Ra8 22. c5 Rfb8 23. Kb2 d4 24. Rd3 Kf8) 18... c6?? { (1.61 → 3.79) Blunder. Nc8 was best. } (18... Nc8) 19. Qxa7 d5? { (3.70 → 6.16) Mistake. Qe6 was best. } (19... Qe6) 20. exd5 cxd5?! { (4.85 → 8.17) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (20... Nf5 21. Rd1 c5 22. bxc5 Ra8 23. Qb6 Qxb6 24. cxb6 Nd6 25. c4 Rxa3 26. Be2 Rfa8 27. Rd3) 21. Qxe7 e4 22. Bg2 Rfe8 23. Qc5 e3 24. fxe3 Rxe3 25. Bxd5 Rxg3 26. Rd1 g6 27. Qc4 Re8 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Bxe8 Kxe8?! { (64.44 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf3 was best. } (29... Rf3 30. Qc5+) 30. Qc8+ Ke7 31. Qd7+ Kf6 32. Qd6+ Kf5 33. Qxg3?! { (Mate in 7 → 70.43) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7+ was best. } (33. Qd7+ Ke5 34. Qd5+ Kf6 35. Rf1+ Qf4 36. Qd4+ Ke7 37. Qxf4 Rd3 38. Rxd3 Ke8 39. Re1#) 33... g5?! { (70.43 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4 was best. } (33... Qf4 34. Qxf4+ Kxf4 35. Rd7 h6 36. R7d6 g5 37. Rxh6 g4 38. Rg1 g3 39. b5 Kf3 40. Rxg3+) 34. Rd5+ Ke4 35. Qe5+ Kf3 36. R5d3+ Kg4 37. Qg3+ Kf5 38. Rf1+ Ke4 39. Qe3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0