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[Event "April Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/rZwbXGug"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [White "Matthew12"] [Black "Sawyer"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "19:41:55"] [WhiteElo "1415"] [BlackElo "1562"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-54"] [BlackRatingDiff "+32"] [WhiteTitle "NM⍩"] [BlackTitle "GM🌋"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B08"] [Opening "Pirc Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 { B08 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation } 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Bc4?! { (0.96 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (6. e5 Ne8 7. h4 Nc6 8. Qe2 dxe5 9. dxe5 Bg4 10. h5 Nxe5 11. Qe3 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Bxc3+) 6... Nc6 7. O-O? { (0.32 → -0.77) Mistake. d5 was best. } (7. d5 Na5 8. Bd3 c6 9. O-O cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bxb2 12. Re1 Re8 13. Rb1 Bg7) 7... Bg4? { (-0.77 → 0.44) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (7... Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bxd5 Qxd5 10. Nc3 Qc4 11. Re1 Bg4 12. d5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Rfd8 14. Nd2) 8. h3?? { (0.44 → -1.22) Blunder. Be2 was best. } (8. Be2 Nd7 9. Be3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e5 11. dxe5 Ncxe5 12. Be2 Nb6 13. Bd4 c5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5) 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nxd4 10. Qd3 Nh5?? { (-1.49 → 1.39) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } (10... Nd7) 11. Nd5?? { (1.39 → -0.42) Blunder. g4 was best. } (11. g4 b5 12. Nxb5 Nxb5 13. gxh5 c6 14. c3 Nc7 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. hxg6 hxg6) 11... f6?? { (-0.42 → 3.33) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (11... Re8 12. g4 Ne6 13. Nxe7+ Rxe7 14. Bxe6 Nf4 15. Bxf4 Rxe6 16. c3 Qe7 17. f3 Be5 18. Bd2) 12. Nb6+?? { (3.33 → -1.93) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } (12. Nxf6+ Kh8) 12... Kh8 13. Nxa8?? { (-1.87 → -7.39) Blunder. Bc1 was best. } (13. Bc1 axb6) 13... Qxa8?? { (-7.39 → 3.48) Blunder. fxg5 was best. } (13... fxg5) 14. Qxd4?? { (3.48 → 0.52) Blunder. Be3 was best. } (14. Be3 e5) 14... fxg5 15. Qd5 Nf4?! { (0.43 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } (15... Bf6 16. g3) 16. Qxg5 Bxb2?! { (1.59 → 2.63) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (16... e6 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Bf1 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Ba3 20. Qe7 Bc5 21. Rb3 Nh5 22. Rf3 Rxf3 23. gxf3) 17. Rab1 Be5 18. Qxe7 Rc8?? { (2.70 → 6.40) Blunder. b6 was best. } (18... b6 19. Bd3) 19. Qd7? { (6.40 → 3.78) Mistake. g3 was best. } (19. g3 Nxh3+ 20. Kg2 Re8 21. Qxc7 b6 22. Bd5 Qc8 23. Qxc8 Rxc8 24. Kxh3 Rc3 25. f4 Bf6) 19... b6 20. Bd5? { (3.78 → 2.19) Mistake. Rfe1 was best. } (20. Rfe1 Rd8) 20... Nxd5?? { (2.19 → 6.18) Blunder. c6 was best. } (20... c6) 21. exd5 Rf8 22. Qe7 Re8 23. Qf7 Rc8 24. f4 Rf8 25. Qe7 Bxf4 26. g3 Bh6 27. Rxf8+ Bxf8 28. Qf6+ Bg7 29. Qf7 Bd4+ 30. Kg2 c6 31. dxc6?? { (7.69 → 0.59) Blunder. Re1 was best. } (31. Re1 Be5 32. Rxe5 dxe5 33. d6 Qg8 34. Qxg8+ Kxg8 35. d7 Kf7 36. d8=Q Ke6 37. Kf3 g5) 31... Qxc6+ 32. Qf3?? { (0.51 → -9.38) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } (32. Kf1 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qe4+ 34. Kd1 h5 35. Qf1 Bg7 36. Rb3 Qd5+ 37. Rd3 Qxa2 38. Qf4 Kh7) 32... Qxc2+ 33. Kf1 Qxb1+ 34. Ke2 Qxa2+ 35. Kd3 Qb3+ 36. Ke4 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 a5 38. Ke4 Bg7 39. Kd5 a4 40. Kc4 a3 41. Kb3 Bb2 42. Ka2 Bc1 43. Kb1 Bb2 44. Ka2 d5 45. Kb1 d4 46. Ka2 d3 47. Kb1 d2 48. Kc2 d1=Q+?! { (Mate in 7 → -17.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc1 was best. } (48... Bc1 49. Kd3 d1=Q+ 50. Kc4 a2 51. Kb5 Qd5+ 52. Kxb6 a1=Q 53. Kc7 Qaa5+ 54. Kc8 Qad8#) 49. Kxd1 a2 50. Kc2 a1=Q 51. Kd3 Qd1+ 52. Kc4 Qc2+ 53. Kd5 b5 54. Ke6 Qe4+ 55. Kd6 Be5+ 56. Kc5 b4 57. Kb5 b3 { White resigns. } 0-1