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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/eXrDIEOr"] [Date "2025.12.19"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Christian1"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.12.19"] [UTCTime "21:59:25"] [WhiteElo "1978"] [BlackElo "1731"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "NM🐍"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 { C50 Italian Game } b6? { (0.25 → 1.62) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6) 4. d3 Be7?! { (1.13 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (4... d6 5. Ng5) 5. Nc3?! { (1.89 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } (5. Bd5 Ba6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Bf6 8. Ng4 Bd4 9. O-O Qd7 10. Nd2 Ne7 11. Nb3 h5) 5... Bb7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. O-O Ng4?! { (0.73 → 1.77) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (7... d6 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Qd7 10. Re1 Nd8 11. Ne2 Re8 12. Ng3 g6 13. Bb3 Ne6 14. c4) 8. h3?! { (1.77 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (8. Ng5 Bxg5) 8... Nxe3 9. fxe3 d6 10. d4 Qd7?? { (0.90 → 7.07) Blunder. O-O was best. } (10... O-O 11. a3) 11. d5?? { (7.07 → 1.07) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } (11. Bxf7+ Kd8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Be6 Qxd1 14. Raxd1+ Bd6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nf7+ Ke7 17. Bg4 Nb4) 11... Na5?? { (1.07 → 3.39) Blunder. Nd8 was best. } (11... Nd8 12. Bb5) 12. Bb5?? { (3.39 → 1.43) Blunder. Be2 was best. } (12. Be2) 12... c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nd5 O-O-O?? { (1.23 → 5.35) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (14... Rc8 15. Nd2) 15. Bxc6?? { (5.35 → 2.06) Blunder. a4 was best. } (15. a4) 15... Bxc6 16. c4 Bxd5?! { (1.84 → 3.03) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } (16... Kb8 17. a4 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qe6 19. a5 Qxd5 20. exd5 bxa5 21. Rxa5 Rd7 22. c5 Rb7 23. Rfa1) 17. cxd5?! { (3.03 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } (17. Qxd5 Kc7 18. Qxf7 g5 19. Rad1 Rdf8 20. Qd5 Qc6 21. Nh2 h5 22. Rxf8 Rxf8 23. Rf1 Qxd5) 17... Kb7 18. Rc1? { (2.14 → 0.57) Mistake. a4 was best. } (18. a4 Rc8 19. Qd3 g6 20. a5 b5 21. Ne1 a6 22. Nc2 Bg5 23. Nb4 Rc4 24. Nc6 f5) 18... Rc8 19. Nd2 Bg5?! { (0.24 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Rxc1 was best. } (19... Rxc1 20. Qxc1) 20. Qe2?! { (1.14 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } (20. Nc4 Kb8) 20... Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rf1? { (0.60 → -0.90) Mistake. Rc4 was best. } (22. Rc4 Rxc4 23. Nxc4 Kc7 24. Na3 Kd8 25. Kf2 Bh4+ 26. g3 Bf6 27. Kg2 Bg5 28. h4 Bf6) 22... Rc2?! { (-0.90 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } (22... Rc2 23. Qd3) 23. Rb1?? { (-0.02 → -1.80) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } (23. Qd3 Qc7 24. Nb3 h5 25. Rf2 Rc4 26. Nd2 Rc1+ 27. Kh2 Kc8 28. Rf5 f6 29. Rf1 Rc2) 23... Qa4?! { (-1.80 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } (23... Qc8 24. Qd3) 24. Qd3 Bxe3+? { (-0.74 → 0.45) Mistake. Rc7 was best. } (24... Rc7 25. b3) 25. Qxe3 Qxa2 26. Qd3?? { (0.37 → -3.26) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } (26. Qf3 f6 27. Qf1 a5 28. Nf3 Rxb2 29. Rxb2 Qxb2 30. Qc4 Qa3 31. Qc6+ Ka6 32. Kh2 Qc5) 26... Rxd2 27. Qxd2?? { (-3.04 → -8.00) Blunder. Qf1 was best. } (27. Qf1 Kb8 28. Kh2 f6 29. Qb5 Rc2 30. Rf1 Qxb2 31. Qe8+ Kb7 32. Qd7+ Rc7 33. Qxd6 Qb5) 27... Qxb1+ 28. Kh2 Qxe4 29. b3 Qf4+ 30. Qxf4 exf4 31. Kg1 Ka6 32. Kf2 Kb5 33. Kf3 Kb4 34. Kxf4 Kxb3 35. Ke4 a5 36. g4 a4 37. g5 a3 38. h4 a2 39. h5 a1=Q 40. g6 fxg6 41. hxg6 Qb1+ 42. Kf4 Qxg6 43. Ke3 Qf5 44. Kd4 b5 45. Ke3 Qe5+ 46. Kd3 Kb2 47. Kd2 Qxd5+ 48. Ke2 Qe4+ 49. Kd2 Qc2+ 50. Ke3 d5 51. Kd4 Qc4+ 52. Ke5 Kc2 53. Kd6 Kd3 54. Ke7 Ke4 55. Kf7 Kf5 56. Kxg7 Qc7+ 57. Kh6 Qd6+ 58. Kxh7 Qg6+ 59. Kh8 Qg5 60. Kh7 Kf6 61. Kh8 Qg7# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1