FEN
[Event "February-March Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/pmBl36Wv"]
[Date "2026.03.01"]
[White "MicHaEL2"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.01"]
[UTCTime "20:17:30"]
[WhiteElo "1721"]
[BlackElo "2016"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-3"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+3"]
[WhiteTitle "GM👑"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3?! { (0.88 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } (3. cxd5 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. e3 a6 9. Ne5 O-O) 3... e6 { D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense } 4. e3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Bxc3+?! { (0.17 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } (5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. exd4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 b6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3) 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf3 Bg4?! { (0.76 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8... O-O 9. O-O) 9. O-O?! { (1.64 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Ba3 was best. } (9. Ba3 a6) 9... O-O 10. Ba3 Re8 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be2? { (0.67 → -0.54) Mistake. c4 was best. } (12. c4) 12... Ne4?! { (-0.54 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (12... Na5) 13. Qc2 h6 14. Rab1 Bg6? { (-0.15 → 1.00) Mistake. Na5 was best. } (14... Na5 15. Bb4 c5 16. dxc5 Nc4 17. Rfd1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 a5 19. c6 bxc6 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. Bc5) 15. Qc1?! { (1.00 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (15. Bd3 b6) 15... b6 16. Bd3?? { (0.73 → -3.91) Blunder. c4 was best. } (16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Na5 18. Be2 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Rb5 a6 21. Rb2 Qf6 22. Rc2 Qe6) 16... Qf6?? { (-3.91 → 0.00) Blunder. Ng3 was best. } (16... Ng3 17. Bb5) 17. Qc2 Rad8 18. Qa4?? { (0.02 → -7.09) Blunder. c4 was best. } (18. c4 dxc4) 18... Nxc3 19. Qc2 Nxb1 20. Rxb1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Qg6 22. Qb5 a6 23. Qa4 Qxb1+ { White resigns. } 0-1