FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/eUt0cvMa"]
[Date "2025.12.26"]
[White "Ethan9"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2025.12.26"]
[UTCTime "21:35:19"]
[WhiteElo "1192"]
[BlackElo "2001"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-1"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+1"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Opening "Scotch Game: Classical Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 { C45 Scotch Game: Classical Variation } 5. Be3 Nxd4 6. Bxd4 Bxd4 7. Qxd4 f6?? { (0.50 → 2.37) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } (7... Qf6 8. e5) 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. e5?? { (2.38 → 0.25) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } (9. Bc4 Nc6) 9... fxe5 10. Qxe5 O-O 11. Bd3?! { (0.62 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Bc4+ was best. } (11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. O-O-O d6 13. Qg5 Bd7 14. f3 Nf5 15. Qd2 Qh4 16. Bb3 a5 17. g3 Qh6) 11... d6 12. Qe4 Bf5 13. Qe3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc6?! { (-0.18 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (14... c6 15. O-O Ng6 16. Rae1 d5 17. Ne2 Qd6 18. Qb3 a5 19. Nd4 a4 20. Qxb7 Rfb8 21. Qxc6) 15. O-O Ne5 16. Qe3?! { (0.63 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qd5+ was best. } (16. Qd5+) 16... Nc4?? { (0.00 → 8.09) Blunder. c6 was best. } (16... c6 17. Rae1 Qb6 18. b3 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 Ng4 20. Re7 Rf7 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Ne4 Rd8 23. Re1) 17. Qd3?? { (8.09 → 0.56) Blunder. Qe6+ was best. } (17. Qe6+ Kh8) 17... Ne5 18. Qd2 Qf6 19. b3?! { (0.50 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } (19. Rae1 Qf7 20. b3 Rae8 21. Re3 a6 22. h3 Ng6 23. Ne4 Nf4 24. Rfe1 Qg6 25. Ng3 Rxe3) 19... Qg6?! { (-0.04 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (19... c6 20. Ne4 Qg6 21. Ng3 h5 22. f4 Ng4 23. f5 Qh6 24. Qxh6 Nxh6 25. f6 h4 26. Ne4) 20. f3?? { (0.94 → -7.84) Blunder. f4 was best. } (20. f4 Ng4) 20... Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3 Rxf3 22. Rf1 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Rf8+ 24. Ke1 Re8+ 25. Ne2 Qxg2 26. Qd4? { (-9.59 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } (26. Qd3 h6 27. Kd2 Qg5+ 28. Kc3 Qf6+ 29. Qd4 Rxe2 30. Qxf6 gxf6 31. h4 Rh2 32. a4 Kf7) 26... Qxe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1