FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/lL7XA59t"]
[Date "2026.09.23"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Walker"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.09.23"]
[UTCTime "23:28:45"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "1572"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+1"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🏆"]
[BlackTitle "GM🥈"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4. d3 h6? { (0.36 → 1.43) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } (4... Bc5 5. c3) 5. Nc3? { (1.43 → 0.26) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } (5. Bxc6 bxc6) 5... Bc5 6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 a6?? { (0.27 → 1.85) Blunder. d6 was best. } (7... d6 8. h3 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. O-O-O a5 12. a3 Nh7 13. Rhf1 a4 14. Rg1) 8. Ba4?? { (1.85 → 0.23) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } (8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Rb1 Qe7 12. Ng4 Nh7 13. Qd2 d6 14. Nf2 f5) 8... b5 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Nd5 d6?! { (-0.35 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (10... Na5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Qd2 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qe7 14. O-O c5 15. Qe1 d6 16. Nh4 Kh7 17. Nf5) 11. O-O?! { (0.23 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best. } (11. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 11... Be6?? { (-0.30 → 2.93) Blunder. Na5 was best. } (11... Na5 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Qe1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Qd8 15. Qh4 Qxh4 16. Nxh4 a5 17. Ra3 b4 18. Raa1) 12. c3?? { (2.93 → -0.06) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } (12. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 12... a5?? { (-0.06 → 4.63) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } (12... Nd7 13. Qe1) 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Nd2?? { (4.75 → 0.00) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (14. Nd4 Bxb3) 14... Qe7 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. d4 exd4 17. exd4 d5?! { (0.03 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (17... Ne7 18. a4 bxa4 19. Qxa4 f5 20. Rfe1 Ng6 21. g3 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Qf7 23. Rf1 Qd5 24. Rxf8+) 18. e5 b4 19. cxb4?? { (0.56 → -1.64) Blunder. a4 was best. } (19. a4 Nd8 20. Nf3 bxc3 21. bxc3 c5 22. Qe1 Qb6 23. Nh4 cxd4 24. Qf2 Rc8 25. cxd4 Ne6) 19... Rab8? { (-1.64 → -0.17) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } (19... Nxd4 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. b4 Rb5 22. Nb3 Nxb3 23. Qxb3 c5 24. a3 cxb4 25. axb4 Qxe5 26. Rad1) 20. bxa5 Nxd4 21. Nf3?! { (-0.37 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } (21. Nb3 Nxb3) 21... Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Rxb2 23. Qc3 Re2?! { (-1.16 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. Rfb8 was best. } (23... Rfb8) 24. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Qxc7 f6 27. Qb6 Qxe5?? { (0.08 → 7.84) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } (27... fxe5 28. Rb1) 28. Rxe5 fxe5 29. a6 d4 30. Qb3+ Kf8 31. Kf1 e4 32. Qb4+ Re7? { (8.92 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } (32... Kg8 33. Qxd4) 33. Qxd4? { (Mate in 8 → 8.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. a7 was best. } (33. a7 Kf7 34. a8=Q Re6 35. Qc4 e3 36. Qf3+ Kg8 37. Qxe6+ Kh7 38. Qff5+ g6 39. Qfxg6+ Kh8) 33... e3 34. Ke2 Ke8 35. Qa4+ { Black resigns. } 1-0