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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/mjFeHNHb"] [Date "2026.10.07"] [White "Benton"] [Black "AppleBotHaley"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.07"] [UTCTime "23:29:10"] [WhiteElo "2006"] [BlackElo "1831"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM🍎"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d3 Nf6 5. Be3 a6 6. Ba4 Bd7?! { (-0.47 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (6... b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne2 c5 11. Bd2 Nxb3 12. axb3 h6 13. Ng3) 7. O-O Be6?! { (-0.06 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (7... b5 8. Bb3 Na5 9. h3 Be7 10. c3 Nxb3 11. axb3 a5 12. b4 axb4 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. cxb4) 8. d4?! { (0.92 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (8. c4 Nd7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Nd5 O-O 11. h3 h6 12. Rc1 Bf6 13. c5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7) 8... exd4? { (0.28 → 1.35) Mistake. b5 was best. } (8... b5 9. Bb3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Bxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxb3 15. axb3) 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. f3 Qb8 14. Bb3 Qb6+ 15. Bf2 Qb7 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Rb1 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Bg3 Nh5 20. Re1 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Qb6+ 22. Kf1?! { (0.18 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } (22. Kh2 a5 23. f4 e5 24. f5 Bg5 25. Rf1 a4 26. Rf3 Rfb8 27. Rd3 Qa6 28. a3 Kf7) 22... Rf7 23. Qe2 Raf8 24. Qe3 Qxe3?! { (-0.32 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } (24... Qa5 25. Ne2) 25. Rxe3 Bg5 26. Rd3 e5?! { (0.52 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (26... Rb8) 27. Rbd1 Kh7 28. Ne2 h5 29. Kf2 h4?? { (1.50 → 3.52) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (29... Rb8 30. b3) 30. Rh1 Kg6?! { (3.20 → 4.34) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } (30... h3 31. Rxh3+) 31. gxh4 Bf4 32. Nxf4+ Rxf4 33. g3?? { (3.61 → 0.39) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } (33. Kg3 Rb8 34. Rb3 Rff8 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. b3 c5 37. Kg4 c4 38. h5+ Kh6 39. Kf5 cxb3) 33... R4f7?? { (0.39 → 3.61) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } (33... Rxe4 34. Rb3 Rc4 35. c3 Ra4 36. a3 Ra5 37. Rb7 Rb5 38. Rxc7 Rxb2+ 39. Ke3 Rg2 40. h5+) 34. h5+?! { (3.61 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (34. b4 Rb8 35. Rb3 Rff8 36. Rhb1 Kh6 37. Kg2 Rb6 38. g4 g5 39. h5 Ra8 40. Kg3 Rb5) 34... Kh6 35. g4 Rf4 36. Kg3 Kg5? { (2.06 → 3.71) Mistake. a5 was best. } (36... a5 37. b3) 37. Rf1?? { (3.71 → -0.26) Blunder. b4 was best. } (37. b4) 37... Rxg4+ 38. fxg4 Rxf1 39. Rc3?! { (-0.37 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } (39. Ra3 Rf4) 39... Rg1+? { (-1.35 → -0.24) Mistake. c5 was best. } (39... c5 40. Rf3 Rg1+ 41. Kh3 g6 42. hxg6 Kxg6 43. Rf8 Re1 44. Rc8 Kg5 45. Rxc7 Kf4 46. Rd7) 40. Kf2 Rxg4 41. Rxc6 Kxh5 42. Rxc7 Kg6 43. Rc6 Rxe4 44. Rxd6+ Kf7? { (0.00 → 1.24) Mistake. Kf5 was best. } (44... Kf5 45. Rxa6 Rf4+ 46. Ke2 Re4+ 47. Kd3 Rd4+ 48. Ke3 Re4+) 45. Rxa6 Rf4+ 46. Ke3?! { (1.27 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } (46. Kg3 g5) 46... g5 47. Ra5 Rf5? { (0.33 → 1.70) Mistake. Ke6 was best. } (47... Ke6) 48. Ke4 Rf2 49. Rc5? { (1.33 → 0.00) Mistake. Rxe5 was best. } (49. Rxe5 Rxc2 50. Rb5 Kg6 51. Ke3 Rc4 52. b3 Rc3+ 53. Ke4 Rc1 54. a4 Re1+ 55. Kf3 Rf1+) 49... g4 50. Ke3 g3 51. a4?? { (0.00 → -4.41) Blunder. Rc7+ was best. } (51. Rc7+ Kf6 52. Rc8 Kf7) 51... Rf6?? { (-4.41 → 2.89) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } (51... Rf1) 52. Rxe5 Re6?? { (2.67 → 12.18) Blunder. Rc6 was best. } (52... Rc6 53. c3) 53. Rxe6 Kxe6 54. Kf3 Kd5 55. Kxg3 Kc5 56. b3 Kb4 57. Kf3 Kc3 58. a5 Kxc2 59. a6 Kxb3 60. a7 Kc4 61. a8=Q Kc5 62. Qd8 Kc4 63. Ke4 Kc3 64. Qd4+ Kb3 65. Qc5 Kb2 66. Qc4 Ka3 67. Qb5 Ka2 68. Kd3 Ka3 69. Kc2 Ka2 70. Qa5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0