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[Event "February-March Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/iDrunNzG"]
[Date "2026.03.01"]
[White "Maxim"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.01"]
[UTCTime "20:56:11"]
[WhiteElo "1764"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+3"]
[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 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } h6 6. h3 d6 7. Be3 Bb4?! { (-0.28 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } (7... Bxe3 8. fxe3 Na5 9. Bb3 c6 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O Nxb3 12. axb3 Re8 13. Ng3 d5 14. Nd2) 8. Qd2?! { (0.25 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. a4 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. a5 b6 13. axb6 axb6 14. Re1 d5) 8... O-O 9. Bxh6?? { (-0.25 → -3.29) Blunder. a3 was best. } (9. a3 Bxc3) 9... Bxc3? { (-3.29 → -1.93) Mistake. gxh6 was best. } (9... gxh6 10. Qxh6 Nh7 11. Ke2 Qf6 12. Qh5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Bd5 c6 15. Bb3 Nxb3 16. axb3) 10. bxc3 gxh6 11. Qxh6 Nh7 12. h4?! { (-2.04 → -2.85) Inaccuracy. Qg6+ was best. } (12. Qg6+ Kh8) 12... Qf6 13. Qh5 Kg7 14. Ng5 Qg6 15. Qxg6+ fxg6 16. Be6?! { (-4.56 → -6.65) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } (16. Ke2) 16... Nxg5 17. Bxc8 Nf3+ 18. gxf3 Raxc8 19. Ke2 Rf4 20. h5 Rh8 21. Rag1 Rh6 22. hxg6 Rxg6?! { (-5.49 → -4.26) Inaccuracy. Rfh4 was best. } (22... Rfh4 23. Rxh4) 23. Rxg6+ Kxg6 24. Rh8 Rf7 25. Rc8 Kf6 26. Rh8 { White offers draw } 26... Ke7 27. Ke3 Nd8 28. Rh1 Ne6 29. Rb1 b6 30. Rb4 c5 31. Ra4 Kf6 32. Ra3 Rb7 33. Rb3 b5 34. a4 b4 35. cxb4 Rxb4 36. Rxb4 cxb4 37. a5 Nd4 38. Kd2 Nxf3+ 39. Ke3 Nd4 40. Kd2 Ke6 41. c3 bxc3+ 42. Kxc3 Kd7 43. Kc4 Kc6 44. Kb4 a6 45. Kc4 Nf3 46. Kb4 Ne1 47. Kc4 { White offers draw } 47... Nc2 48. Kc3 Na3 49. Kb4 Nc2+ 50. Kc3 Ne1 51. Kc4 Nf3 52. Kc3 Kc5 53. Kb3 Kb5 { White resigns. } 0-1