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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/jMFayjiH"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [White "Benton"] [Black "Beckett2"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "00:29:40"] [WhiteElo "2018"] [BlackElo "1655"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "GM🍏"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Gubinsky-Melts Defense } 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bc4 e5?? { (0.56 → 2.75) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } (6... Bg4 7. d5) 7. dxe5?! { (2.75 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } (7. Nb5 Qb4+ 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. O-O a6 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Be6 13. Bxe6 Qxe6) 7... Nxe5?? { (2.07 → 6.94) Blunder. Qxd1+ was best. } (7... Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Ng4 9. Nd5 Rb8 10. Rf1 Bc5 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Ke2 Be6 13. Bb3 Rbc8 14. h3) 8. Qxd6?? { (6.94 → 0.23) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (8. Qe2 Ng4 9. Bf4 f6 10. O-O Qc5 11. Bb3 Be7 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Nd5 Nxf4 14. Nxf4 Ne5) 8... Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 cxd6?? { (0.49 → 2.60) Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } (9... Bxd6 10. Nb5 Bf5 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Bb3 Bxc2 14. Rc1 Bf5 15. Rxc8+ Bxc8 16. Bxd6) 10. Bg5?? { (2.60 → 0.84) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } (10. Nb5) 10... Be7?! { (0.84 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (10... Be6 11. Bb5+ Kd8 12. O-O-O a6 13. Be2 Kc7 14. f4 Be7 15. Bf3 Rad8 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. Bh4) 11. O-O-O?! { (1.69 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } (11. Nb5 O-O 12. O-O-O h6 13. Be3 Ne8 14. Bxa7 Be6 15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Bd8 17. Be3 Rxa2) 11... O-O?? { (0.78 → 2.49) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (11... Be6 12. Bb5+ Kd8 13. Ba4 a6 14. Rd3 Kc7 15. Rhd1 h6 16. Bf4 Rhd8 17. Ne4 b5 18. Bb3) 12. Bxf6?? { (2.49 → -0.08) Blunder. Rhe1 was best. } (12. Rhe1) 12... Bxf6 13. Ne4 Be5 14. Nxd6 Bxd6? { (0.11 → 1.60) Mistake. Be6 was best. } (14... Be6 15. Bb3 Rad8 16. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Bxb2 18. Re1 Bd4 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Ke2 Rb8 21. Rd1) 15. Rxd6 Re8?! { (1.68 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (15... Be6 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rfe8 18. Rhd1 g6 19. b4 h5 20. a4 h4 21. Rd7 b6 22. Rc7) 16. Rhd1 Bf5 17. Bb5 Rec8 18. c3?! { (2.74 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } (18. Bd7 Bxd7 19. Rxd7 b6 20. Re1 Rf8 21. Ree7 a5 22. Rb7 Rab8 23. b3 h5 24. c4 h4) 18... Rc5?? { (1.75 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } (18... Kf8 19. Bd7 Rc5 20. R6d5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Rd8 22. Be6 Rxd5 23. Bxd5 b6 24. Kd2 h6 25. c4) 19. Rd8+ Rxd8 20. Rxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0