FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/h3mwvJKv"]
[Date "2025.01.06"]
[White "Niko"]
[Black "Carter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[UTCDate "2025.01.06"]
[UTCTime "16:10:18"]
[WhiteElo "1120"]
[BlackElo "948"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-5"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+83"]
[BlackTitle "NM"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Opening "Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 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. Nxe5?? { (0.33 → -1.53) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { C46 Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit } (4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Re8 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. Bh4 Bd7 10. Nd2 h6) 4... Nxe4?? { (-1.53 → 0.67) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } (4... Nxe5) 5. Nxe4 Nxe5 6. f4? { (0.62 → -0.58) Mistake. d4 was best. } (6. d4 Ng6 7. d5 f5 8. Nc3 Be7 9. d6 Bxd6 10. h4 Qe7+ 11. Be2 O-O 12. h5 Nf4) 6... d6?? { (-0.58 → 5.49) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (6... Nc6 7. Ng5) 7. fxe5 dxe5 8. Bc4?? { (5.74 → -2.96) Blunder. Qh5 was best. } (8. Qh5 Qd4) 8... Bf5?? { (-2.96 → 6.15) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } (8... Qh4+ 9. Kf1 Qxe4 10. d3 Qg6 11. Qf3 c6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. g4 g6 15. Kg2) 9. Qe2 Qd7 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. Bb5?? { (8.70 → 0.38) Blunder. Qxe5+ was best. } (11. Qxe5+ Qe7) 11... Bxe2?? { (0.38 → 6.46) Blunder. c6 was best. } (11... c6 12. Qxe5+) 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Nxf7?! { (6.51 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. Kxe2 was best. } (13. Kxe2 f6) 13... Ba6?! { (3.99 → 5.17) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } (13... Ke6 14. Nxh8) 14. Nxh8 Bc5?! { (4.82 → 6.38) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } (14... Ke6) 15. d3?! { (6.38 → 4.73) Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } (15. Nf7 Re8 16. Ng5 e4 17. Nxh7 b6 18. h4 Bb4 19. a3 Be7 20. b4 Bd6 21. Bb2 e3) 15... e4 16. Rf1?! { (5.71 → 3.62) Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } (16. Nf7) 16... exd3 17. cxd3 Bxd3?! { (3.46 → 4.75) Inaccuracy. Rxh8 was best. } (17... Rxh8 18. Rf7+) 18. Rf7+ Kc6 19. Rxg7? { (5.15 → 3.16) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (19. Bf4) 19... h5? { (3.16 → 5.86) Mistake. Rxh8 was best. } (19... Rxh8 20. Bf4) 20. g3?! { (5.86 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (20. Bf4 Rxh8 21. Rxc7+ Kb6 22. Rc1 Bb4+ 23. Kf2 Rf8 24. Ke3 Bb5 25. Rc8 Rf7 26. a3 Ba5) 20... Rxh8 21. Bf4 Re8+ 22. Kd2 Bb4+? { (4.01 → 8.92) Mistake. Bf5 was best. } (22... Bf5 23. Rf1 b6 24. a3 a5 25. Rf7 Bg4 26. Re1 Rc8 27. Kc1 a4 28. Kb1 Rd8 29. Rxc7+) 23. Kxd3 Kd5 24. Rd7+ Kc5 25. Rxc7+ Kd5 26. Rxb7 a5 27. a3 Be1 28. Rxe1 Rxe1 29. Rd7+ Kc5 30. Rh7 a4 31. Rxh5+ Kb6 32. g4 Rf1 33. Rh6+ Kb5 34. Rf6 Ka5?! { (11.09 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf3+ was best. } (34... Rf3+ 35. Ke4) 35. g5?! { (Mate in 9 → 12.15) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd2+ was best. } (35. Bd2+ Kb5 36. Rxf1 Ka6 37. g5 Kb7 38. g6 Kc6 39. g7 Kb7 40. g8=Q Ka7 41. Rf7+ Kb6) 35... Kb5 36. g6 Rd1+ 37. Bd2 Rxd2+?! { (78.21 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } (37... Rg1 38. Rb6+ Kxb6 39. Be3+ Kc6 40. Bxg1 Kd5 41. g7 Ke6 42. g8=Q+ Ke5 43. Qe8+ Kd6 44. Qxa4) 38. Kxd2 Kc4 39. g7 Kd4 40. g8=Q Ke4 41. h4 Ke5 42. h5 Kxf6 43. h6 Ke7 44. h7 Kd7 45. h8=Q Ke7 46. Qa8 Kf7 47. Qxa4 Kg6 48. Qf4 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2