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[Event "October Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/niOKqOoc"] [Date "2026.10.25"] [White "xavi"] [Black "Maxim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.10.25"] [UTCTime "19:05:21"] [WhiteElo "1762"] [BlackElo "1638"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [WhiteTitle "GM🥀"] [BlackTitle "🔥"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation } 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 c6?! { (0.71 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (5... a6 6. d4 b5 7. Be2 e6 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. Bf3 Qc8 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Re1) 6. O-O?! { (1.40 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (6. d4 e6 7. O-O b5 8. Bd3 Be7 9. Ne4 Nbd7 10. a4 O-O 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. axb5 cxb5) 6... Bg4?? { (0.40 → 4.12) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } (6... Bf5 7. d4 e6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Be7 10. Ne4 Nbd7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. c4 c5 13. Rad1) 7. h3?? { (4.12 → 0.57) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } (7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ne5+ Kg8 9. Nxg4 Qd4 10. Ne3 e5 11. d3 h6 12. h3 Kh7 13. Qe2 Qh4) 7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nbd7 9. d3 e6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6?! { (-0.31 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (12... Bxf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 Nxf6 15. a4 a5 16. f4 g6 17. g4 Kg7 18. Rae1 h5 19. f5) 13. Rfe1 h6 14. Bh4?! { (0.24 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (14. Bd2 Nd5 15. Qg4 Kh7 16. d4 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. Re5 Kg6 20. g3 Kf6) 14... Qb6?! { (-0.56 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (14... Qd4) 15. Bb3 Rad8 16. Qe3 Qxe3?! { (-0.30 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (16... Nd5 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Bxd5 Bxh4 19. Be4 Bf6 20. c3 h5 21. d4 h4 22. a3 g6 23. Re2) 17. Rxe3?! { (0.41 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. fxe3 was best. } (17. fxe3 Rd7 18. a4 a5 19. Bf2 Bc5 20. Kf1 g5 21. Ke2 Bb6 22. g4 Kg7 23. Rf1) 17... Bc5 18. Bxf6 Bxe3?? { (-0.09 → 7.00) Blunder. gxf6 was best. } (18... gxf6 19. Rf3 Be7 20. c3 b5 21. a4 b4 22. Bc4 Rb8 23. cxb4 Rxb4 24. b3 f5 25. g4) 19. Bxd8 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rxd8 21. Re1 Kf8 22. Kf3 Ke7 23. Ke4 c5 24. Kf4 Rd4+ 25. Kg3 b6 { Black offers draw } 26. Re4 Rd6 27. Kf4 Rd7 28. g4 g5+ 29. Kg3 Rd6 30. h4 Kf6 31. hxg5+ hxg5 32. Bc4 Kg6 33. Ba6 Kf6 34. Re1 Kg6 35. Bb5 Rd4 36. Re4 Rd6 37. Be8 Kf6 { Black offers draw } 38. Re1 Ke7 39. Bb5 Rd8 40. Rh1 Rd4 41. Rh8?! { (5.85 → 4.28) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (41. c3 Rf4) 41... Rb4 42. Re8+ Kf6 43. Bc4 Rxb2 44. Bb3 Rb1 45. Ra8 Rg1+ 46. Kf3 Rf1+ 47. Kg2 Rf4 48. Kg3 a5 49. Rb8 Rb4?! { (3.70 → 5.08) Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } (49... Ke5 50. c3) 50. c4?? { (5.08 → 1.71) Blunder. c3 was best. } (50. c3 Rf4) 50... a4?! { (1.71 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } (50... Ke5) 51. Bc2 a3?! { (2.26 → 3.53) Inaccuracy. Ke5 was best. } (51... Ke5 52. Rd8 Rb2 53. Bxa4 Rxa2 54. Be8 Ra7 55. Bc6 Ra1 56. Be4 Rf1 57. Bf3 Rg1+ 58. Kf2) 52. Bb3 Ke5 53. Rb7?! { (3.47 → 2.51) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (53. Rd8 b5) 53... f5?! { (2.51 → 3.46) Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } (53... Kd4 54. Rxf7) 54. gxf5?! { (3.46 → 2.64) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } (54. Rd7 b5 55. Kf3 bxc4 56. Bxc4 Rb1 57. Re7 Rf1+ 58. Ke2 Rh1 59. Rxe6+ Kf4 60. gxf5 Rh2+) 54... exf5 55. Rg7?? { (2.68 → 0.35) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (55. Rd7 Ke6) 55... Kd4 56. Rxg5?? { (0.09 → -6.17) Blunder. Ra7 was best. } (56. Ra7 Ke3 57. Rxa3 f4+ 58. Kh3 g4+ 59. Kxg4 f3 60. Ra7 f2 61. Rf7 Ke2 62. Kg3 f1=Q) 56... Kxd3?? { (-6.17 → 2.29) Blunder. Rxb3 was best. } (56... Rxb3) 57. Rxf5 Kc3 { Black offers draw } 58. Rd5?? { (2.04 → -5.63) Blunder. Rf2 was best. } (58. Rf2 Kd3) 58... Kb2?? { (-5.63 → 0.82) Blunder. Rxb3 was best. } (58... Rxb3 59. axb3) 59. Rd6?? { (0.82 → -5.59) Blunder. Rd2+ was best. } (59. Rd2+ Ka1 60. Kf3 b5 61. cxb5 c4 62. Rd4 cxb3 63. Rxb4 bxa2 64. Rd4 Kb2 65. Rd2+ Kb3) 59... Rxb3+ 60. axb3 a2 61. Rd2+ Kxb3 62. Rd1 Kxc4 63. Kf2 Kb3 64. Ke2 Kb2 65. Rd2+ Kb3 66. Rd1 c4 67. Kd2 c3+ 68. Kd3 c2 69. Rc1 b5 70. Kd2 b4 71. Kd3 a1=Q?? { (-9.50 → 0.00) Blunder. Ka3 was best. } (71... Ka3 72. Rxc2) 72. Rxa1 Kb2 73. Rh1 c1=Q 74. Rxc1 Kxc1 75. Kc4 Kc2 76. Kxb4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2