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[Event "August Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/mwhblT4W"] [Date "2026.08.30"] [White "Sasha"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.08.30"] [UTCTime "19:10:33"] [WhiteElo "1660"] [BlackElo "1995"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [WhiteTitle "IM🧁"] [BlackTitle "🏔"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Nbd2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Be2 Bf5?! { (0.25 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } (10... Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 Nf6 12. O-O Qe7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qb3 c6 15. Rfd1 a6 16. a4 h6 17. a5) 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Nf3 Qd6 13. O-O?! { (0.95 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } (13. Qb3) 13... Nf6 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qb3 Bc6?! { (0.41 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (15... O-O 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Qc2 Rfe8 18. a4 a5 19. h3 c6 20. Rac1 h6 21. c4 dxc4 22. Nd4) 16. Bb5?! { (1.14 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } (16. Rfd1 O-O) 16... O-O 17. Bxc6 bxc6?! { (0.05 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Qxc6 was best. } (17... Qxc6) 18. Nd4?! { (0.62 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (18. Qc2 Rfb8) 18... c5 19. Nf5?! { (0.12 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (19. Nf3 c4) 19... Qe5 20. Ng3 Rab8 21. Qc2 Rfe8 22. b3 d4? { (-0.34 → 1.00) Mistake. a5 was best. } (22... a5 23. h3) 23. cxd4 cxd4 24. Rfe1? { (0.95 → -0.47) Mistake. exd4 was best. } (24. exd4 Qxd4 25. Rac1 Rbc8 26. Qc5 Qe5 27. Rc2 Qxc5 28. Rxc5 Re7 29. Rfc1 g6 30. h4 Rd7) 24... dxe3 25. fxe3 c5 26. Rad1 Ng4 27. Qd3 h6 28. Rd2 Rbd8 29. Qe2 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Nxe3?? { (-0.62 → 5.15) Blunder. f5 was best. } (30... f5 31. Qd7) 31. Re2?? { (5.15 → -1.50) Blunder. Nf1 was best. } (31. Nf1 Nxf1 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Kxf1 h5 34. Kg1 g6 35. Qd6 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Re6 37. Qxc5 Kh7) 31... Qa1+? { (-1.50 → 0.00) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } (31... Kf8 32. Qc1 Qd4 33. Rd2 Qb4 34. h3 c4 35. bxc4 Nxc4 36. Rd1 Ne3 37. Re1 Qd4 38. Kh1) 32. Qe1? { (0.00 → -1.52) Mistake. Re1 was best. } (32. Re1 Nc4 33. Rxa1 Nxd2 34. Rc1 Re5 35. Kf2 Kf8 36. Rd1 Ne4+ 37. Nxe4 Rxe4 38. Rd8+ Re8) 32... Qxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Kf8 34. Nf1?! { (-0.74 → -1.65) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (34. Rc1 Re5 35. Nf1 Nf5 36. Rc4 Nd4 37. Ra4 f5 38. Rxa7 g5 39. Ra5 f4 40. b4 Re2) 34... Nxf1?! { (-1.65 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (34... Nd5 35. Rc1 Re2 36. Rxc5 Nf4 37. Rc8+ Ke7 38. Rc7+ Kf6 39. Rxa7 Rxg2+ 40. Kh1 g5 41. Ra6+) 35. Kxf1?? { (-0.78 → -5.55) Blunder. Rxf1 was best. } (35. Rxf1 Ke7 36. Rf4 a5 37. Kf2 f6 38. Rg4 Rg8 39. Ra4 Ra8 40. g4 Kd6 41. Ke3 Ra7) 35... Rd8?? { (-5.55 → -0.77) Blunder. Rxe1+ was best. } (35... Rxe1+ 36. Kxe1 f5 37. Kd2 g5 38. Kc3 Ke7 39. Kd3 Kd6 40. Ke3 Ke5 41. g3 h5 42. Kf3) 36. Re2 Rd3 37. h3 f6 38. Kf2?! { (-0.37 → -1.34) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } (38. Re6 c4 39. Ke2 Rg3 40. Kf2 Rc3 41. bxc4 Rxc4 42. Ra6 Rc7 43. h4 h5 44. a4 Kf7) 38... g5? { (-1.34 → -0.30) Mistake. Rc3 was best. } (38... Rc3 39. Ke1 a5 40. Kd2 Rg3 41. Kd1 Rg5 42. Rc2 Ke7 43. h4 Rf5 44. Ke2 Kd6 45. Rc4) 39. Re3?? { (-0.30 → -5.97) Blunder. Re6 was best. } (39. Re6 Rd2+ 40. Kf3 Kf7 41. Ra6 f5 42. Rxa7+ Ke6 43. Ra6+ Ke5 44. Ra5 Kd4 45. Ra6 Rc2) 39... Rd2+?? { (-5.97 → -2.69) Blunder. Rxe3 was best. } (39... Rxe3 40. Kxe3 f5 41. Kd3 Ke7 42. Kc4 Kd6 43. a4 h5 44. a5 f4 45. Kd3 Kd5 46. Ke2) 40. Re2?? { (-2.69 → -5.93) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } (40. Kg3 Rxa2 41. Rc3 Ra5 42. Kg4 Kg7 43. Kh5 f5 44. Rf3 f4 45. h4 Rb5 46. hxg5 hxg5) 40... Rd4?? { (-5.93 → -0.25) Blunder. Rxe2+ was best. } (40... Rxe2+ 41. Kxe2) 41. Kf3 Kf7 42. Ke3?? { (-0.50 → -2.25) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } (42. Rc2) 42... f5? { (-2.25 → -0.91) Mistake. Ke6 was best. } (42... Ke6 43. Kf3+) 43. Kf3?? { (-0.91 → -3.00) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } (43. Rc2) 43... Kf6?? { (-3.00 → -0.92) Blunder. Rd3+ was best. } (43... Rd3+ 44. Kf2) 44. g3?? { (-0.92 → -3.27) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } (44. Rc2 Rd5 45. Rc4 h5 46. h4 g4+ 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. g3 Ke6 49. Ke2 Kf6 50. Ke3 Ke5) 44... h5? { (-3.27 → -1.57) Mistake. Rd3+ was best. } (44... Rd3+) 45. a4?? { (-1.57 → -5.33) Blunder. Rc2 was best. } (45. Rc2 h4) 45... Rd3+?! { (-5.33 → -4.06) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (45... h4 46. gxh4) 46. Re3? { (-4.06 → -7.53) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } (46. Kf2 Rc3) 46... g4+ 47. hxg4 hxg4+ 48. Kf4? { (-8.24 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } (48. Kf2 Rxe3) 48... Rd4+ 49. Re4 Rxe4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1