FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/kDsvv73v"]
[Date "2025.08.22"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Wali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.08.22"]
[UTCTime "20:40:01"]
[WhiteElo "1975"]
[BlackElo "1728"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-3"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "GM🏆"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo } O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. Nbd2 g5? { (0.15 → 1.71) Mistake. a5 was best. } (8... a5 9. Bb5 g5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Kg7 12. Qf3 Rh8 13. h4 Na7 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bd1) 9. Bg3?? { (1.71 → 0.12) Blunder. Nxg5 was best. } (9. Nxg5) 9... Nh5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. d4?! { (-0.29 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (11. a4 a5) 11... Qf6 12. dxe5?! { (-0.93 → -1.98) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (12. a4 a5) 12... dxe5? { (-1.98 → -0.72) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } (12... Nxe5 13. Be2) 13. Bb5?? { (-0.72 → -4.39) Blunder. h3 was best. } (13. h3 Be6 14. Nbd2 Qg6 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Qb3 Rfe8 17. Qxe6 Rxe6 18. a4 Nf4 19. b4 Rd8) 13... Nxg3 14. hxg3 g4 15. Nfd4?! { (-4.49 → -7.31) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (15. Qd2) 15... exd4 16. Bxc6 dxc3 17. O-O cxb2 18. Rb1 bxc6 19. Qc2 Qe5 20. Kh1 Qh5+ 21. Kg1 f5 22. Rxb2 fxe4 23. Qc4+ Kh8 24. Qxc6 e3 25. Qc3+ Kh7 26. fxe3 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Qh1+ 28. Kf2? { (-9.84 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } (28. Ke2 Ba6+ 29. Kd2 Rd8+ 30. Nd4 Qxg2+ 31. Kd1 Qf3+ 32. Kc1 Qh1+ 33. Kc2 Qe4+ 34. Kd2 Rf8) 28... Bb7? { (Mate in 6 → -8.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ba6 was best. } (28... Ba6 29. Qc2+ Kh8 30. Qc3+ Kg8 31. Qg7+ Kxg7 32. Nd2 Rf8+ 33. Nf3 Qf1#) 29. Qd3+ Kg7 30. Qd7+ Kg6?? { (-11.70 → 0.00) Blunder. Kh8 was best. } (30... Kh8) 31. Qxg4+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. Qg6+ Kf8 36. Qf6+ Ke8 37. Qh8+?? { (0.00 → -7.53) Blunder. Qg6+ was best. } (37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qg6+ Kh8 40. Qf6+ Kh7 41. Qf7+ Kh8) 37... Kd7?? { (-7.53 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } (37... Kf7 38. Qe5) 38. Qg7+ Kd6 39. Rd2+ Kc6?? { (0.00 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } (39... Ke6 40. Qg4+ Kf6 41. Qf4+ Kg6 42. Qg4+) 40. Qd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0