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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/vmkdJ0LU"] [Date "2026.08.04"] [White "Benton"] [Black "MrCohenOS"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.08.04"] [UTCTime "17:54:18"] [WhiteElo "1978"] [BlackElo "2059"] [WhiteTitle "🏔"] [BlackTitle "👀"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian } 3. c3 g6?! { (0.19 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6) 4. d4 cxd4?! { (0.67 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (4... d5 5. exd5) 5. cxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. e5? { (0.61 → -0.64) Mistake. d5 was best. } (7. d5 Nxe4) 7... Nd5 8. Bc4 Nxe3 9. fxe3 d5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O a6?! { (-0.67 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (11... f6) 12. Ba4? { (0.00 → -1.07) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } (12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qc1 Bg4 14. Nbd2 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qb6 16. Qc3 f6 17. Rac1 fxe5 18. Qxc6 Qxc6) 12... Bf5 13. Nbd2?! { (-0.65 → -1.22) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } (13. Bxc6 bxc6) 13... Bh6?! { (-1.22 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (13... Rc8 14. Rf2 Na5 15. h3 Bh6 16. g4 Be6 17. Qe2 b5 18. Bb3 f6 19. Re1 Qd7 20. a3) 14. Re1?! { (-0.66 → -1.67) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } (14. Bxc6 Bxe3+ 15. Kh1 bxc6 16. Nb3 e6 17. Qe1 Bh6 18. Nc5 a5 19. b3 Qe7 20. h3 Rfb8) 14... Nb4 15. Re2 b5 16. Bb3 e6? { (-1.65 → -0.31) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } (16... Bd3 17. Re1) 17. a3 Nd3?! { (-0.45 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (17... Nc6 18. Bc2 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Rc8 20. Qd3 Na5 21. h4 f6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. e4 Bxd2 24. Nxd2) 18. Nf1 Rc8?? { (0.29 → 2.50) Blunder. b4 was best. } (18... b4 19. Rd2) 19. Ng3?? { (2.50 → 0.07) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } (19. Rd2 b4) 19... Be4 20. Nxe4?? { (0.17 → -1.89) Blunder. Ne1 was best. } (20. Ne1 Nxe1) 20... dxe4 21. Ne1 Nxb2?! { (-2.24 → -1.64) Inaccuracy. Nxb2 was best. } (21... Nxb2 22. Rxb2) 22. Rxb2 Bxe3+ 23. Kh1 Qxd4 24. Re2 Qc3 25. Rc2? { (-2.09 → -4.00) Mistake. Qb1 was best. } (25. Qb1 Rfd8 26. Raa2 Qxe5 27. Rxe3 Qf4 28. Nc2 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Qxe3 30. Rc1 a5 31. a4 b4) 25... Qxe5 26. Rxc8?! { (-3.72 → -4.75) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (26. Rb1 Rxc2) 26... Rxc8 27. Ra2?! { (-5.14 → -8.98) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (27. Rb1 Rc3) 27... Rc1 28. Qe2 Qc3 29. Bd1 f5?! { (-8.87 → -5.03) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (29... Qd4 30. Bb3) 30. Rc2 Rxc2?! { (-4.84 → -3.62) Inaccuracy. Qxa3 was best. } (30... Qxa3 31. g4) 31. Nxc2 Bc5 32. a4?? { (-3.48 → -7.52) Blunder. g3 was best. } (32. g3) 32... Qd3?? { (-7.52 → -0.78) Blunder. b4 was best. } (32... b4 33. Qe1 Qb2 34. Ne3 Qc1 35. Nf1 b3 36. Qe2 b2 37. Bc2 Kg7 38. h3 b1=Q 39. Bxb1) 33. Qxd3 exd3 34. Ne1 d2 35. Nf3 Bb4?! { (-0.76 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } (35... bxa4) 36. axb5 axb5 37. Nd4 e5 38. Nxb5 e4 39. Kg1 e3?! { (0.00 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (39... Kf7 40. Kf2 Kf6 41. Ke2 Ke5 42. Bb3 g5 43. Na7 Kd6 44. Nb5+) 40. Kf1 f4 41. Nd4 Kf7 42. Ke2 Bd6 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Ne2 g5 45. h3?! { (1.10 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } (45. Ke4) 45... Be5?! { (0.25 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best. } (45... Kf5) 46. Kg4 h6 47. Ng1 Ke6 48. Nf3 Bd6 49. Nd4+ Kd5 50. Nf5 Bf8 51. h4 Kc4 52. Kf3 Kd3 53. Ba4 Kc3 54. hxg5 hxg5 55. g3?? { (-0.16 → -8.33) Blunder. Nxe3 was best. } (55. Nxe3 fxe3) 55... g4+ 56. Ke2 f3+ 57. Kxe3 Bc5+ 58. Kf4 f2 59. Bb5 d1=Q 60. Kg5 Qf3 61. Bf1 Qd1 62. Bb5 f1=Q 63. Bxf1 Qxf1 64. Kxg4 Qd3 65. Kg5 Be3+ 66. Kg6 Qe4 67. g4?! { (-12.27 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } (67. Kf6) 67... Qxg4+ 68. Kf6 Bd4+ 69. Ke6 Qe4+ 70. Kd6 Qxf5 71. Kc6 Bh8 72. Kb7 Qe6 73. Kc7 Kc4 74. Kd8 Qf7 75. Kc8 Qe7 76. Kb8 Qd7 77. Ka8 Kc5 78. Kb8 Kb6 79. Ka8 Qb7# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1