FEN
[Event "Casual Rapid game"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/tyc69WNA"]
[Date "2026.03.15"]
[White "Benton"]
[Black "Wali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.15"]
[UTCTime "20:47:10"]
[WhiteElo "2038"]
[BlackElo "1819"]
[WhiteTitle "GM☾"]
[BlackTitle "GM🏆"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+8"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } d6 6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Ng4 8. Nd5?! { (0.06 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (8. Qd2 Na5 9. Bb3 c6 10. O-O Nxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. h3 Nf6 13. Ne2 Re8 14. Ng3 Qc7) 8... Be6?! { (-0.68 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (8... Na5 9. h3) 9. Qd2 O-O 10. h3 Nf6 11. O-O Bd7?! { (0.21 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } (11... Bxd5) 12. Nh2?! { (0.95 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (12. b4 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. d4 Qe7 16. a4 a6 17. c4 a5 18. b5 Nb4) 12... Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qh4 14. Bxc6?! { (0.40 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (14. a4 Nd8 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. a5 c6 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Qe1 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5) 14... Bxc6 15. Qf2 Qe7?! { (-0.61 → -0.10) Inaccuracy. Qxf2+ was best. } (15... Qxf2+ 16. Rxf2 b5 17. g4 a5 18. Nf3 f6 19. a3 Bd7 20. Nh4 g6 21. Kg2 Kg7 22. Nf3) 16. Qf3?? { (-0.10 → -2.01) Blunder. Qd2 was best. } (16. Qd2 a5 17. a4 b6 18. Rf2 Rae8 19. b3 Bb7 20. Nf1 g6 21. Ng3 f6 22. Kh2 Kg7) 16... f5 17. exf5?? { (-2.00 → -6.69) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } (17. Qe2 fxe4 18. d4 a6 19. Qc4+ d5 20. Qc3 Bb5 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. a4 Bc6 23. Ng4 exd4) 17... Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qg5 19. e4 g6 20. Raf1 gxf5 21. exf5 Qd2 22. R3f2 Qa5 23. a3 Rf7 24. Ng4 Kh8 25. Nh6 Rg7 26. f6 Rg6 27. Ng4 Qd5 28. f7 Rf8 29. Nf6 Qe6 30. Ne4 Qxh3 31. g3 Rh6 32. Rg2?! { (-14.39 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best. } (32. Re2 Qh1+) 32... Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Rxf7+?! { (Mate in 11 → -18.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf7+ was best. } (33... Rxf7+ 34. Ke3 Qxf1 35. Rg1 Qxg1+ 36. Kd2 Rh2+ 37. Kc3 Qg2 38. Kb4 Qxc2 39. b3 Qxd3 40. Nxd6) 34. Ke3 Qxf1 35. Rf2 Qe1+ 36. Re2 Qc1+ 37. Rd2 Rh1 38. d4 Re1+ 39. Kd3 Rf3+ 40. Kc4 Rxe4 41. Rh2 Rxd4+ 42. Kb5 Qf1+ 43. Ka5 b6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1