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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/qtROzYKY"] [Date "2025.07.25"] [White "Wali"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.07.25"] [UTCTime "20:25:13"] [WhiteElo "1687"] [BlackElo "1977"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [WhiteTitle "GM🏆"] [BlackTitle "GM☾"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O d6 6. h3 O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Be6 10. Bxe6 Rxe6?? { (0.54 → 2.71) Blunder. fxe6 was best. } (10... fxe6 11. Na4 Bb6 12. Nh2 g5 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Bg3 Rf8 15. a4 Qe8 16. c3 Qg6 17. Re1) 11. Nd5?! { (2.71 → 1.70) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (11. Nd5 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Kg7 14. d4 exd4 15. f4 d3+ 16. Kh1 dxc2 17. Qxc2 Nxd5) 11... g5?! { (1.70 → 2.53) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (11... g5 12. Nxg5) 12. Nxg5?! { (2.53 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } (12. Nxg5) 12... hxg5 13. Bxg5 Nb4?! { (3.23 → 4.25) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (13... Kg7 14. d4) 14. Nxf6+ Rxf6 15. Bxf6?? { (4.25 → 0.93) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } (15. Kh1 Nc6 16. c3 Kg7 17. b4 Bb6 18. f4 exf4 19. d4 Qg8 20. Bxf6+ Kxf6 21. Rxf4+ Ke7) 15... Qxf6 16. Qg4+? { (0.74 → -0.64) Mistake. Kh1 was best. } (16. Kh1 Qf4 17. g3 Qh6 18. Kh2 Nc6 19. f4 exf4 20. Rxf4 Be3 21. Rh4 Qf6 22. Qe2 Bg5) 16... Qg6?! { (-0.64 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (16... Kf8 17. Qe2) 17. Qe2 Nc6 18. c3 Re8? { (-0.31 → 0.74) Mistake. Nd8 was best. } (18... Nd8 19. Kh2) 19. b4 Bb6 20. a4 a6?! { (-0.22 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (20... a5 21. bxa5) 21. b5?! { (0.77 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (21. a5 Ba7 22. Kh2 Qf6 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Qd7 Qe6 25. Qxe6 Rxe6 26. g3 Rf6 27. Kg2 Nd8) 21... axb5 22. axb5 Ne7 23. Kh2 d5 24. exd5?? { (0.22 → -3.09) Blunder. Ra4 was best. } (24. Ra4 Qf6 25. g3 dxe4 26. Rxe4 Nd5 27. Qd2 Qf5 28. Rg4+ Kf8 29. Kg2 Re6 30. c4 Ne7) 24... Nxd5 25. Qd2 Nf4 26. g3 Qxd3?! { (-2.92 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } (26... Nxd3 27. f3) 27. Qxd3?! { (-1.97 → -2.94) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } (27. Rad1 Qxd2 28. Rxd2 Ne6 29. Rd5 e4 30. h4 Nc5 31. Kg2 f6 32. h5 Re7 33. Re1 Kf7) 27... Nxd3 28. Rad1? { (-3.28 → -6.09) Mistake. f3 was best. } (28. f3 e4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. h4 Re2+ 31. Kh3 Nf2+ 32. Kg2 Ne4+ 33. Kh3 Nxc3 34. Rfe1 Rxe1) 28... Nc5?? { (-6.09 → -2.81) Blunder. Nxf2 was best. } (28... Nxf2 29. Rd7) 29. f4? { (-2.81 → -4.63) Mistake. f3 was best. } (29. f3 Ba5) 29... exf4 30. Rxf4 Re2+ 31. Kh1 Ne4 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Rg4+ Kf6 34. Rf4+ Ke7 35. Rd5?? { (-5.46 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe4+ was best. } (35. Rxe4+ Rxe4 36. Rb8 Re3 37. Kg2 Bc5 38. b6 Bxb6 39. h4 Rxc3 40. g4 Bc5 41. h5 Bd6) 35... Nxg3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1