FEN
[Event "Najer"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/gLsqIzNM"]
[Date "2026.01.22"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "xavi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.22"]
[UTCTime "00:24:43"]
[WhiteElo "2006"]
[BlackElo "1775"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "GM🥉"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6?! { (0.21 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (2... Nc6) 3. Nc3?! { (0.75 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O) 3... Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } h6 6. Nd5 Nxd5 7. Bxd5 Nb4?! { (0.15 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (7... d6 8. a4 a5 9. c3 O-O 10. O-O Bb6 11. Bb3 Kh8 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Nb8 14. Nd2) 8. Bb3 d6 9. c3 Nc6 10. Bd5 Bg4 11. Bxc6+?! { (0.45 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (11. b4 Bb6 12. h3 Bc8 13. a4 a5 14. b5 Ne7 15. Ba2 Ng6 16. Be3 O-O 17. O-O Be6) 11... bxc6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 d5 15. O-O? { (-0.04 → -1.14) Mistake. exd5 was best. } (15. exd5 Bxf3) 15... O-O? { (-1.14 → -0.07) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (15... dxe4 16. dxe4 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 f6 18. Rd3 a5 19. Rfd1 Rf8 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nd2 a4 22. Kg2) 16. Qd2? { (-0.07 → -1.09) Mistake. Qa4 was best. } (16. Qa4 dxe4) 16... Rb8?? { (-1.09 → 0.48) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3) 17. Nxe5 dxe4?? { (0.69 → 2.41) Blunder. Qe8 was best. } (17... Qe8 18. d4 f6 19. Nd3 Qxe4 20. Nc5 Qe7 21. Rae1 Bg6 22. a4 Qd6 23. e4 dxe4 24. Nxe4) 18. Nxc6 Qxd3 19. Qxd3 exd3 20. Nxb8 Rxb8 21. g4 Bg6 22. Rf2?! { (2.16 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (22. b3 Re8) 22... Rb7?? { (1.52 → 3.62) Blunder. c5 was best. } (22... c5) 23. Rd1?! { (3.62 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (23. b4 c5) 23... Rb6 24. h4 Rd6? { (2.08 → 3.49) Mistake. h5 was best. } (24... h5 25. gxh5 Be4 26. Kf1 a5 27. b3 c5 28. Ra1 f5 29. Ke1 a4 30. bxa4 c4 31. a5) 25. h5 Bh7 26. Rf4 Kf8 27. Rd4 Ke7 28. e4 Ke6?! { (5.25 → 7.00) Inaccuracy. Rxd4 was best. } (28... Rxd4 29. cxd4) 29. Rxd6+ cxd6 30. Rxd3 Bxe4 31. Re3 Kd5 32. Kf2 Bb1 33. a3 Be4 34. Ke2 g6 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Rh3 Kc4 37. Kd2 Kb3 38. Kc1 h5 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. Rxh5 Bd3 41. Rd5 Bc4 42. Rxd6 a6 43. Rd4 a5 44. Rd6 a4 45. Rb6+ Ka2 46. Kd2 Bb3 47. Rxb3 axb3?! { (60.09 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxb3 was best. } (47... Kxb3 48. Kc1 Kc4 49. Kc2 Kb5 50. b3 Ka5 51. bxa4 Kb6 52. a5+ Kxa5 53. c4 Kb6 54. Kc3) 48. Kc1 Ka1 49. a4 Ka2 50. a5 Ka1 51. a6 Ka2 52. a7 Ka1 53. a8=R# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0