FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/iqb8YZkx"]
[Date "2026.01.16"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "BENJAMIN4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.16"]
[UTCTime "21:46:56"]
[WhiteElo "2001"]
[BlackElo "1633"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "🌊"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Main Line"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Main Line } 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. O-O e6 7. d4 c6 8. Re1 Bd6?! { (0.37 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } (8... Nbd7 9. Bb3) 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Bd3?! { (0.41 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (10. d5 cxd5) 10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O-O? { (0.28 → 1.47) Mistake. Be7 was best. } (11... Be7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. c4 Rfe8 15. Bc3 Rad8 16. Rad1 Nf8 17. b4 Ng6 18. h3) 12. Bxf6?? { (1.47 → -0.10) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } (12. Ne4) 12... Nxf6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qb6 15. b3 Qb4 16. c4 Qc3?! { (0.65 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (16... h6 17. g3 Bc7 18. Ne5 Rhf8 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Kg2 Bd6 21. Re2 Bc7 22. Rb1 Bxe5 23. Qxe5) 17. c5 Bc7?! { (0.87 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. Bb8 was best. } (17... Bb8) 18. Rac1 Qb4? { (1.45 → 3.28) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } (18... Qa5) 19. Rc4 Qa3? { (2.68 → 4.49) Mistake. Qb5 was best. } (19... Qb5 20. Qc2) 20. Ra4 Qb2 21. Rxa7?! { (5.43 → 4.17) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } (21. Qd3 e5) 21... f5?? { (4.17 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } (21... g6 22. Ra4 Rhe8 23. Rb1 Qc3 24. Rc4 Qa5 25. Qc2 e5 26. dxe5 Bxe5 27. a4 Rd5 28. b4) 22. Ra8+ Bb8 23. Qxe6+?! { (Mate in 7 → 14.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe5 was best. } (23. Qe5 Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Kd7 25. Qxe6+ Kc7 26. Qe5+ Kd7 27. Qxf5+ Kc7 28. Re7+ Rd7 29. Qxd7#) 23... Rd7 { Black offers draw } 24. Rxb8+ Kxb8 25. Qxd7 Qxa2 26. h3 Qxb3?! { (11.53 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } (26... Rc8 27. Re7) 27. Re7?! { (Mate in 5 → 11.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6+ was best. } (27. Qd6+ Kc8 28. Re7 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qg1+ 30. Nxg1 f4 31. Qc7#) 27... Qd1+?! { (11.16 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka8 was best. } (27... Ka8 28. Kh2) 28. Kh2 Rc8 29. Qxb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0