FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/vcoBq8n3"]
[Date "2026.04.29"]
[White "xavi"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.04.29"]
[UTCTime "23:03:42"]
[WhiteElo "1671"]
[BlackElo "1942"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+12"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-13"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🥉"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 { C50 Giuoco Piano } 4. O-O d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be6?! { (-0.03 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } (6... h6 7. d3) 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. d3 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4?! { (0.02 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (10. Bxf6) 10... Qd7?! { (-0.73 → 0.23) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (10... a5) 11. Na4 Bb6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. a3 d5?! { (0.00 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } (13... Qf7 14. Bg3 Nh5 15. c3 Qg6 16. Nh4 Qg5 17. Nf3) 14. Nd2?! { (0.92 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } (14. Bg3 dxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Nxe4 17. Bh2 Nd6 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nc4 20. Rfe1 Nxe5) 14... d4 15. Nc4 b5 16. Nd2 b4?? { (0.34 → 2.36) Blunder. Qf7 was best. } (16... Qf7 17. Bg3) 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Nxb4 19. Qc1? { (1.88 → 0.61) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } (19. Qa5 Nc6 20. Qb5 Nh5 21. Nc4 b6 22. Bg3 Nxg3 23. fxg3 Rf6 24. Rf3 Kh7 25. h4 Kg8) 19... Qc6 20. Nc4 Nd7 21. Be7 Na2 22. Na5?? { (1.18 → -1.62) Blunder. Qa1 was best. } (22. Qa1 Ra8 23. Na3 Re8 24. Qxa2 Rxe7 25. Qc4 Qb6 26. b4 c6 27. Qb3 Qa7 28. Nc4 b5) 22... Qb5?? { (-1.62 → 0.79) Blunder. Nxc1 was best. } (22... Nxc1 23. Nxc6 Ne2+ 24. Kh2 Re8 25. Na5 Rxe7 26. g3 Re8 27. Re1 Ra8 28. Nxb7 Rb8 29. Na5) 23. Qd2 Rf7?! { (0.74 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (23... Re8) 24. Ba3 b6 25. Nc4 Nc5?? { (1.54 → 5.03) Blunder. Qa6 was best. } (25... Qa6 26. Nxb6 Nxb6 27. Ra1 Na4 28. Rxa2 Nxb2 29. Rxb2 Qxa3 30. Rb5 Qd6 31. Qa5 Qe7 32. Rxe5) 26. Ra1 Nb4? { (4.37 → 7.90) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } (26... Nxe4 27. dxe4) 27. Bxb4 Na6 28. Ba3 Kh7 29. Qe2 { White offers draw } 29... Nb8 30. Qh5 Rd7 31. Qxe5 Qxe5 32. Nxe5 Rd8 33. Be7 Re8 34. Bh4 g5 35. Bg3 Re7 36. Ra8 Nd7 37. Nxd7 Rxd7 38. Ra7 Kg6 39. Rxc7 Rd8 40. Rb7 Ra8 41. Rxb6 Kf6 42. e5+ Kf5 43. Kf1 h5 44. Ke2 h4 45. Bh2 Ra1 46. g4+ hxg3 47. fxg3 Kxe5 48. g4+ Kf6 49. Kf3 Rf1+ 50. Ke4 Rf2 51. Bg3 Rxc2 52. Kxd4 Re2 53. b4 Rg2 54. Be5+ Ke7 55. Rb7+ Kd8 56. Bf6+ Kc8 57. Re7 Rb2 58. Kc3 Rb1 59. Rxe6 Rc1+ 60. Kd2 Rg1 61. Bxg5 Rg2+ 62. Re2 Rg3 63. h4 Rxg4 64. b5 Kb7 65. Re6 Rg2+ 66. Kc3 Rg4 67. d4 Rg3+ 68. Kc4 Rg4 69. Kc5 Rg1 70. Re7+ Kc8 71. Kc6 Rc1+ 72. Kd6?! { (Mate in 3 → 79.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxc1 was best. } (72. Bxc1 Kb8 73. b6 Ka8 74. Re8#) 72... Rd1?! { (79.42 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc4 was best. } (72... Rc4 73. d5 Rc2 74. h5 Rg2 75. Kc6 Kd8 76. Re5+ Rxg5 77. Rxg5 Ke7 78. Rg7+ Kf6 79. h6) 73. d5 Rb1 74. Re8+ Kb7 75. Bf4 Rxb5 76. Ke7 Rxd5 77. Rb8+ Kc6 78. Rc8+ Kb5 79. Rb8+ Kc4 80. Rc8+ Kb3 81. Rb8+ Kc2 82. Rc8+ Kb3 83. Rd8 Rh5 84. Bg5 Rh7+ 85. Ke6 Ra7 86. Rb8+ Kc4 87. Rc8+ Kd3 88. h5 Ra6+ 89. Kf5 Ra5+ 90. Kg6 Ra6+ 91. Bf6 Ke4 92. h6 Ra1?! { (18.62 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra2 was best. } (92... Ra2 93. h7 Rh2 94. h8=R Rxh8 95. Bxh8 Kd5 96. Rc1 Kd6 97. Kf7 Kd5 98. Rc2 Kd6 99. Rc3) 93. h7?! { (Mate in 7 → 61.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxa1 was best. } (93. Bxa1 Kf3 94. h7 Kf2 95. h8=Q Ke3 96. Re8+ Kf3 97. Qh3+ Kf4 98. Rf8+ Ke4 99. Qf3#) 93... Rg1+ 94. Kf7 Rh1? { (9.86 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh1 was best. } (94... Rh1 95. Rc4+ Kd3 96. Rd4+ Kc2 97. Rh4 Rb1 98. h8=Q Rb7+ 99. Kg6 Kd2 100. Qe8 Rb3) 95. h8=Q Rxh8 96. Rxh8 Kd5 97. Be5 Kc6 98. Bd6 Kd7 99. Kf6 Kxd6 100. Re8 Kc7 101. Re1 Kd7 102. Re2 Kd6 103. Rd2+ Kc5 104. Ke6 Kc4 105. Ke5 Kc3 106. Rd8 Kc4 107. Rd7 Kc3 108. Ke4 Kc4 109. Rc7+ Kb5 110. Kd4 Kb6 111. Rc1 Kb5 112. Rc2 Kb4 113. Rb2+ Ka3 114. Kc3 Ka4 115. Rb1 Ka3 116. Ra1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0