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[Event "January Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/fdQhksLJ"] [Date "2026.01.25"] [White "Wali"] [Black "MicHaEL2"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.25"] [UTCTime "20:48:17"] [WhiteElo "1756"] [BlackElo "1714"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM👑"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [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 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Ng6 9. Nxc6?! { (0.87 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 Nge7 11. Bb3 b6 12. f5 Bb7 13. Qg4 Ne5 14. Qh5 h6 15. Nd2 a5) 9... Qxc6 10. Bd5 Qb6 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. Qb3?? { (0.34 → -2.14) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } (12. Qd4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. f4 d6 15. Na3 Ne7 16. Bc4 Bd7 17. Rfe1 Ra5 18. Nc2 Re8) 12... c6 13. Bc4 b5? { (-2.10 → -0.57) Mistake. Nf4 was best. } (13... Nf4 14. Qb4) 14. Bd3 Qg5 15. g3 d6?! { (-0.38 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } (15... Nf4 16. Qc2) 16. Na3? { (0.20 → -0.98) Mistake. f4 was best. } (16. f4 Qc5+ 17. Rf2 a5 18. Nd2 Bh3 19. Qd1 h6 20. a4 Rfe8 21. e5 dxe5 22. f5 Nf8) 16... Bh3?! { (-0.98 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } (16... Nf4 17. c4) 17. Rfe1?! { (0.01 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (17. f4) 17... Nf4 18. Bf1 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Qh5?? { (-0.31 → 1.45) Blunder. Nd3 was best. } (19... Nd3 20. Re3) 20. gxf4 Qxh2 21. f5?? { (1.65 → -0.03) Blunder. Nc2 was best. } (21. Nc2 Qh3+ 22. Ke2 Rae8 23. c4 Rxe4+ 24. Kd2 Qxb3 25. axb3 Rxf4 26. Ke3 g5 27. cxb5 Re8+) 21... Qh1+ 22. Ke2 Qxe4+ 23. Kd1 Qxf5?! { (-0.31 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. Qf3+ was best. } (23... Qf3+ 24. Kc1 Rfe8 25. Qd1 Qxf5 26. Nc2 Qxf2 27. Rf1 Qg2 28. Rg1 Qh2 29. a4 Re2 30. Nd4) 24. Qc2 Qd5+?! { (0.26 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (24... Qf6 25. Qd2) 25. Qd2 Qc5 26. b4?! { (1.51 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } (26. Nc2 Rfe8) 26... Qb6 27. Re3 a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. c4?? { (1.16 → -0.89) Blunder. Nc2 was best. } (29. Nc2 c5) 29... b4?! { (-0.89 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. Rfa8 was best. } (29... Rfa8 30. Qb2) 30. Nc2 c5?! { (0.00 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (30... c5 31. Qd3 Qa6 32. a3 Ra4 33. Ke1 bxa3 34. Rxa3 Qxc4 35. Kf1 g6 36. Rxa4 Qxa4 37. Re4) 31. Rd3?! { (0.71 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best. } (31. Rg3 g6) 31... Rd8?! { (-0.08 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } (31... Qb7) 32. Ne3 Qa6 33. Qe2?! { (0.32 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Ke1 was best. } (33. Ke1 h6 34. Kf1 d5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Qxd5 Rxa2 37. Rd1 Qg6 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Qd3 Qxd3+) 33... Ra8?! { (-0.46 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (33... Re8 34. Qd2 Qa8 35. Nd5 Re5 36. Re3 Rxe3 37. Qxe3 h6 38. Ke1 Ra3 39. Qe4 b3 40. Kf1) 34. Nd5? { (0.22 → -1.22) Mistake. Ke1 was best. } (34. Ke1 Re8) 34... Rxa2 35. Rxa2 Qxa2 36. Qg4?? { (-1.50 → -8.46) Blunder. Qxa2 was best. } (36. Qxa2) 36... Qxf2 37. Ne7+ Kf8 38. Qd7? { (-8.59 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8+ was best. } (38. Qc8+) 38... Ra1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1