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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/gylvqJzG"] [Date "2026.09.18"] [White "Benton"] [Black "PJ"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.09.18"] [UTCTime "20:47:46"] [WhiteElo "2017"] [BlackElo "1975"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM🐶"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. a3?! { (0.22 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (8. c3 a6 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Ba7 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. d5 Bd7) 8... Nd4?? { (-0.68 → 1.11) Blunder. a6 was best. } (8... a6 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. Qe2 g5 12. Bg3 Qe6 13. O-O-O Nh5 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4) 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. c3 Bb6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nc4 f5 14. Qe2 Rg8 15. g3 fxe4 16. Qxe4? { (0.90 → -0.12) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (16. dxe4 Qc6) 16... O-O-O 17. Nxb6+ axb6 18. a4 f5 19. Qb4?! { (-0.05 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (19. Qf3 Kb8 20. a5 b5 21. a6 Qc6 22. a7+ Ka8 23. Qxc6 bxc6 24. Ra5 f4 25. Ke2 Rdf8) 19... e4?! { (-0.73 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (19... Qc6 20. Rf1 Qf3 21. Kd2 e4 22. Qd4 Rde8 23. Qe3 Qh5 24. Qe2 Qf7 25. Kc2 Kd7 26. d4) 20. d4?! { (0.01 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (20. a5 b5) 20... f4 21. a5 Qc6 22. axb6 cxb6 23. c4 e3 24. d5 exf2+ 25. Kxf2?! { (0.00 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } (25. Kf1 Qe8 26. Qxb6 Kb8 27. Qa7+ Kc7 28. Qa5+ Kb8) 25... fxg3+ 26. hxg3 Rdf8+? { (-0.61 → 0.62) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } (26... Qd7 27. Qc3) 27. Kg2 Qc5? { (0.62 → 1.85) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } (27... Qd7) 28. Qxc5+ bxc5 29. Rxh6 Kc7 30. Re1?! { (2.19 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. Rh7+ was best. } (30. Rh7+ Kb8 31. Ra3 b5 32. Rd7 bxc4 33. Rxd6 Rg4 34. Rb6+ Kc7 35. Rc6+ Kb7 36. Re3 Rd4) 30... Re8?? { (1.26 → 3.25) Blunder. Rg7 was best. } (30... Rg7 31. Rhe6 Kd7 32. R1e3 Ra8 33. Rf6 Kc7 34. Ref3 b5 35. b3 Ra2+ 36. Kh3 bxc4 37. Rf7+) 31. Ree6 Rxe6 32. Rxe6? { (3.00 → 1.61) Mistake. dxe6 was best. } (32. dxe6 Rg5 33. Kf3 Rf5+ 34. Kg4 Re5 35. Kf4 Kd8 36. Rh7 Rxe6 37. g4 Re2 38. Rxb7 Kc8) 32... Kd7? { (1.61 → 2.90) Mistake. Rg4 was best. } (32... Rg4 33. b3) 33. Kf3?! { (2.90 → 2.20) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } (33. Rh6 b5 34. Rh7+ Kc8 35. b3 Re8 36. g4 bxc4 37. bxc4 Re4 38. Kf3 Rxc4 39. g5 Rd4) 33... Rf8+ 34. Ke4 Rf2 35. g4? { (2.40 → 1.24) Mistake. b3 was best. } (35. b3) 35... Rxb2?! { (1.24 → 2.13) Inaccuracy. Re2+ was best. } (35... Re2+ 36. Kf5) 36. g5 Re2+ 37. Kf5 Rf2+ 38. Kg6 Rf4?! { (2.26 → 2.95) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } (38... Rf4 39. Rf6) 39. Kh7?? { (2.95 → 0.00) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } (39. Rf6 Rxc4 40. Rf7+ Ke8 41. Rxb7 Rf4 42. Kh6 Rh4+ 43. Kg7 c4 44. Kf6 c3 45. g6 Rh3) 39... Rxc4 40. g6 Rh4+ 41. Kg8 c4 42. g7 c3 43. Kf7 Rf4+ 44. Rf6 Rxf6+ 45. Kxf6 c2 46. g8=Q c1=Q 47. Qf7+ Kc8 48. Qe8+ Kc7 49. Qe7+ Kc8 50. Qxd6 Qf1+?! { (0.00 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Qh6+ was best. } (50... Qh6+ 51. Ke5 Qh2+ 52. Ke6 Qxd6+ 53. Kxd6 Kd8 54. Kc5 Kd7 55. d6 b6+ 56. Kb5 Kxd6 57. Kxb6) 51. Ke6?! { (0.82 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } (51. Ke7 b5 52. Qc5+ Kb8 53. d6 Qe1+ 54. Kd7 b4 55. Qb6+ Ka8 56. Kd8 b3 57. Qxb3 Qa5+) 51... Qe2+ 52. Qe5 Qg4+ 53. Kd6 Qd7+ 54. Kc5 Qc7+ 55. Qxc7+ Kxc7 56. d6+ Kd7 57. Kd5 b5 58. Kc5 b4 59. Kxb4 Kxd6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2