FEN
[Event "April Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/uXMGFFiB"]
[Date "2025.04.27"]
[White "Wali"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.04.27"]
[UTCTime "19:17:23"]
[WhiteElo "1668"]
[BlackElo "1989"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+16"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-13"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🏆"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[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 Nd4 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8. Re1 O-O 9. d3 c6 10. Bd2 Re8 11. a4 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bb3 Bxc3?! { (0.00 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (13... a6 14. Qf3 Be6 15. Bg5 Rc8 16. Rab1 Kh8 17. a5 Rg8 18. Ne2 Ba7 19. c4 dxc4 20. dxc4) 14. Bxc3 d4 15. Bd2 Bf5? { (0.59 → 1.79) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } (15... Bd7 16. Qf3) 16. g4? { (1.79 → 0.53) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } (16. Qf3 Qd7) 16... Bg6 17. Qf3?! { (0.84 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (17. f4) 17... Rb8?! { (0.24 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (17... h6) 18. Rad1?! { (1.17 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } (18. Re2 e4 19. dxe4 Rxe4 20. Rae1 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Rc8 22. Bg5 b6 23. Rd2 h6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6) 18... e4?! { (0.63 → 1.29) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (18... h6 19. Re2) 19. dxe4 Bxe4?? { (1.17 → 6.54) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (19... Nxe4 20. Bxf7+ Bxf7 21. Rxe4 Bg6 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Qxb7 Qxa4 25. Qc7 Qd7 26. Qxd7) 20. Qg3?? { (6.54 → 0.80) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } (20. Rxe4 Rxe4) 20... Rc8? { (0.80 → 2.15) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } (20... Qb6 21. a5 Qc6 22. g5 Nh5 23. Qg4 Qg6 24. Re2 Bf5 25. Rde1 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 h6 27. Qe5) 21. c3?? { (2.15 → 0.31) Blunder. g5 was best. } (21. g5) 21... Qb6 22. cxd4 Qxd4?? { (0.87 → 6.69) Blunder. h6 was best. } (22... h6 23. Re3) 23. Bc3?? { (6.69 → 1.76) Blunder. g5 was best. } (23. g5 Nd5 24. Bc3 Qxd1 25. Rxd1 Nxc3 26. bxc3 Bg6 27. Kh2 b5 28. Bxf7+ Bxf7 29. axb5 Rc5) 23... Qb6 24. g5 Nh5? { (2.25 → 3.76) Mistake. Qxb3 was best. } (24... Qxb3 25. gxf6 Bg6 26. Qg4 Qb6 27. Qd7 Qc6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qxc6 bxc6 30. Rd7 a5 31. Ra7) 25. Qg4 Bg6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bc4 Qc5 28. Ba2?! { (4.20 → 2.66) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } (28. Rd7 b6) 28... Qf5?! { (2.66 → 4.19) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } (28... Qc7) 29. Qxf5?? { (4.19 → 1.61) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } (29. Rd7) 29... Bxf5 30. Kh2?! { (1.66 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } (30. Rd4 g6 31. Kh2 b6 32. Bc4 Ng7 33. Rd2 Be6 34. Bb5 Rc8 35. Ba6 Re8 36. b4 Kf8) 30... Bc2?? { (0.90 → 6.66) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } (30... Nf4 31. h4 Ne2 32. Be1 h5 33. gxh6 gxh6 34. f3 Re3 35. Bc4 Be6 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Bxe6) 31. Rd7 Bg6 32. Rxb7 Ra8 33. Bd4 h6 34. gxh6 gxh6 35. Bxa7 Kh7 36. Bxf7 Bxf7 37. Rxf7+ Kg6 38. Rb7 Nf4 39. b4 Nd3 40. b5 Nxf2 41. Bxf2 Rxa4 42. Rb6+ Kg5 43. Be3+ Kh4? { (7.44 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } (43... Kf5 44. Bxh6) 44. Rxh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0