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[Event "April Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/cwqtyt4Q"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Sawyer"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "20:21:34"] [WhiteElo "1986"] [BlackElo "1622"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "GM🌋"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B08"] [Opening "Pirc Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 { B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation } 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. e5? { (0.65 → -0.77) Mistake. d5 was best. } (7. d5 Na5 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O a6 10. a4 e6 11. h3 exd5 12. exd5 Qb6 13. Rb1 Re8) 7... dxe5 8. dxe5?! { (-0.75 → -1.36) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Qe2 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 c6 12. f4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Bb3 Bf5) 8... Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Ng4 10. Bf4 Bf5? { (-1.26 → -0.18) Mistake. Ncxe5 was best. } (10... Ncxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. Rd5 Nd7 15. O-O Be6 16. Rd2 Nc5 17. Bxe6) 11. h3? { (-0.18 → -1.38) Mistake. Rd5 was best. } (11. Rd5 g5 12. Bxg5 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 e6 15. Rd2 h6 16. Bf4 Rfd8 17. Kd1 Rxd2+) 11... Bxc2?? { (-1.38 → 4.31) Blunder. Ngxe5 was best. } (11... Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bb3 c5 14. O-O Nc6 15. g4 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Bg3 Nd4 18. Ne4) 12. Rd2 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5?? { (4.38 → -0.76) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Rxc2 Bg7 15. Ke2 e5 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Rd1 Rxd1 18. Kxd1 Na5 19. Be2 f5) 13... Bxe5 14. Bh6 Bxc3?! { (-0.87 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (14... Bf5 15. Bxf8) 15. bxc3 Bf5?! { (-0.26 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (15... Na5) 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. O-O Rd8?? { (0.29 → 4.50) Blunder. Na5 was best. } (17... Na5 18. Bb3 h5 19. Re1 Nxb3 20. axb3 Be6 21. c4 a5 22. Red1 Re8 23. f3 f6 24. Kf2) 18. Rfd1?? { (4.50 → 0.39) Blunder. Rxd8+ was best. } (18. Rxd8+ Nxd8) 18... Rxd2?? { (0.39 → 2.14) Blunder. Rd6 was best. } (18... Rd6 19. g4 Bd7 20. Bb5 a6 21. Ba4 b5 22. Bb3 Nd8 23. f3 Ne6 24. h4 Kf8 25. Kf2) 19. Rxd2 e5?? { (2.09 → 5.75) Blunder. h5 was best. } (19... h5) 20. g4 Be4 21. Rd7 h5 22. Rxf7 hxg4 23. Rf4+ Kg7 24. Rxe4 gxh3 25. Kh2 Na5 26. Kxh3 Kh6 27. Bb3 Nxb3 28. axb3 b5 29. Rxe5 a5 30. Rxb5 a4 31. bxa4 c5 32. Rxc5 g5 33. Kg4 Kg6 34. Rc6+?! { (Mate in 8 → 68.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. a5 was best. } (34. a5 Kf7 35. a6 Ke7 36. Rxg5 Ke6 37. a7 Kf6 38. a8=Q Ke6 39. Qb7 Kf6 40. f4 Ke6) 34... Kf7?! { (68.87 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } (34... Kf7 35. Kxg5 Ke8 36. a5 Kd7 37. Rc4 Kd6 38. a6 Kd5 39. Ra4 Kc6 40. a7 Kb6 41. a8=Q) 35. Kxg5 Ke7 36. Kf5 Kd7 37. Re6 Kc7 38. Ke5 Kd7 39. Kd5 Kc7 40. Rd6 Kb7 41. Rc6 Ka7 42. Kd6 Kb7 43. f4 Kb8 44. Rc7 Ka8 45. Kc6 Kb8 46. Kb6 { Black resigns. } 1-0