FEN
[Event "July Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/cwaCe10Q"]
[Date "2026.07.12"]
[White "Troy"]
[Black "Armaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.07.12"]
[UTCTime "19:36:10"]
[WhiteElo "1383"]
[BlackElo "1398"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+9"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-9"]
[WhiteTitle "NM⚔"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal } 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 O-O?! { (0.36 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (8... Nd4 9. Qd1 c6 10. Na4 b5 11. Nxc5 bxc4 12. Na4 O-O 13. Nc3 cxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. Be3) 9. Bg5?! { (1.16 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (9. Ne2 Nd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. c3 Bb6 15. a4 a5) 9... h6?? { (0.38 → 2.12) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (9... Nd4 10. Qd1) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qxf6 gxf6 12. Nd5 Rfe8?? { (2.20 → 7.51) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (12... Nb4 13. Ne7+ Kh7 14. c3 d5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 c6 17. Bb3 b5 18. Rfd1 a5 19. a4) 13. Nxf6+ Kf8 14. Nxe8 Rxe8 15. Bb5 a6 16. Bxc6 b6 17. Bxe8 Kxe8 18. a3 a5 19. c3 b5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. cxb4 c6 23. Ra6 Kd7 24. Ra7+ Ke6 25. Rfa1 d5 26. exd5+ cxd5?! { (57.67 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } (26... Kd6 27. Rxf7) 27. R1a5?! { (Mate in 5 → 57.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. R1a6+ was best. } (27. R1a6+ Kf5 28. Rxf7+ Kg5 29. Rg7+ Kf5 30. g4+ Kf4 31. Rf6#) 27... e4 28. dxe4 dxe4 29. Rxb5 Kd6 30. Ra6+ Kc7 31. Re5 Kb7 32. Rxh6 Kc7 33. Rxe4 Kd7 34. Rf4 f5 35. Rxf5 Ke7 36. Ra5 Kf7 37. Ra7+ Kg8 38. Rb6 Kh8 39. Rb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0