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[Event "March Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/rqRANSXi"] [Date "2026.03.15"] [White "Nikolai"] [Black "Troy"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.03.15"] [UTCTime "20:19:00"] [WhiteElo "1077"] [BlackElo "1235"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+37"] [BlackTitle "NM🦍"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: London System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: London System } Nc6?! { (0.10 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (3... c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Be2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nbd2) 4. c3 Bf5 5. e3 Bg4?! { (0.17 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (5... e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O Bxg3 10. hxg3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5) 6. Be2 Qd7?! { (0.54 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (6... e6 7. Qb3 Rb8 8. c4 Bd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bh4 h6 13. O-O) 7. Nbd2 O-O-O? { (1.11 → 2.80) Mistake. e6 was best. } (7... e6) 8. O-O?! { (2.80 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (8. b4 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 e6 10. b5 Ne7 11. Ne5 Qe8 12. Qa4 Kb8 13. Rb1 Ka8 14. Rb3 Nc8) 8... Bxf3 9. Nxf3 b6?? { (1.80 → 8.28) Blunder. e6 was best. } (9... e6 10. Nd2 h5 11. b4 Bd6 12. b5 Ne7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qa4 Kb8 15. c4 Ng4 16. Nf3) 10. h3 Nh5 11. Qd2?? { (7.83 → 3.49) Blunder. Bh2 was best. } (11. Bh2 e6 12. Bb5 Bd6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 g6 15. Qa4 Kb7 16. c4 a5 17. Rac1 dxc4) 11... Nxf4 12. exf4 g6 13. Qe3?! { (4.73 → 3.48) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (13. b4) 13... Bg7 14. g3? { (3.19 → 1.71) Mistake. b4 was best. } (14. b4 e6) 14... Kb7?! { (1.71 → 2.74) Inaccuracy. Qxh3 was best. } (14... Qxh3 15. a4) 15. h4 Rhg8 16. Kg2 Qc8?! { (2.86 → 3.97) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (16... Na5 17. b3 e6 18. Rfb1 Bf6 19. a4 h6 20. Bf1 Qe7 21. b4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qe2) 17. Qd3?! { (3.97 → 2.95) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (17. Bd3 Qd7 18. Qe2 Na5 19. b4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Qxc4 e6 22. Qe2 Qd5 23. Rfe1 h6) 17... Rde8? { (2.95 → 5.64) Mistake. Na5 was best. } (17... Na5) 18. Qe3?? { (5.64 → 2.81) Blunder. Qa6+ was best. } (18. Qa6+ Kb8) 18... Ka8? { (2.81 → 5.14) Mistake. f6 was best. } (18... f6) 19. Kh2? { (5.14 → 3.16) Mistake. Bb5 was best. } (19. Bb5 Kb7 20. Qe2 Qf5 21. b4 a5 22. Ba6+ Ka8 23. Bd3 Qd7 24. a4 Qd6 25. Bb5 axb4) 19... Bh8? { (3.16 → 5.29) Mistake. a6 was best. } (19... a6 20. Ne5) 20. Kg2?! { (5.29 → 4.07) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (20. Bb5 Kb7 21. Ng5 a6 22. Bxc6+ Kxc6 23. Nxf7 Bf6 24. Rfe1 Kb7 25. a4 Ref8 26. Ng5 Bxg5) 20... Bg7?! { (4.07 → 5.32) Inaccuracy. Nd8 was best. } (20... Nd8 21. b4 Qe6 22. Qd3 Qf5 23. Qd1 Qd7 24. a4 Nb7 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. fxe5 c6 27. Re1) 21. Bb5 Kb7 22. Bxc6+?? { (5.67 → 2.75) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (22. Qe2 Qf5) 22... Kxc6 23. g4?? { (2.86 → -4.12) Blunder. a4 was best. } (23. a4 Kb7) 23... Qxg4+ 24. Kh2 Qc8?? { (-5.11 → -2.05) Blunder. f6 was best. } (24... f6 25. Rg1 Qf5 26. Kg3 e6 27. c4 Kb7 28. Rac1 Bh6 29. c5 e5 30. dxe5 fxe5 31. Nxe5) 25. Ng5? { (-2.05 → -3.57) Mistake. a4 was best. } (25. a4 Kb7) 25... Bf6?? { (-3.57 → -1.58) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } (25... Qf5 26. Rg1 e6 27. Rae1 Kb7 28. a4 h6 29. Nf3 f6 30. c4 dxc4 31. a5 Qxa5 32. Nd2) 26. Kg3 Bxg5 27. hxg5 a6 { White resigns. } 0-1