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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/w6Fx2t0P"] [Date "2025.09.17"] [White "Alexander9"] [Black "xavi"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.09.17"] [UTCTime "20:28:54"] [WhiteElo "1044"] [BlackElo "1716"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackTitle "GM🥉"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "B27"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 { B27 Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation } 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Qe2? { (0.95 → -0.08) Mistake. d4 was best. } (4. d4) 4... e6?! { (-0.08 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (4... Nc6 5. g3) 5. Ne5? { (0.65 → -0.46) Mistake. d4 was best. } (5. d4) 5... Nf6 6. Ng4? { (-0.73 → -1.91) Mistake. f4 was best. } (6. f4 d6) 6... Be7?! { (-1.91 → -1.27) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (6... Nc6) 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. Qg4?! { (-0.98 → -1.91) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } (8. g3 d5 9. Bg2 d4 10. Nb5 a6 11. Na3 d3 12. Qxd3 Qxd3 13. cxd3 Nc6 14. Nc4 Nb4) 8... O-O 9. Bd3? { (-1.65 → -3.18) Mistake. Be2 was best. } (9. Be2) 9... Bxc3?? { (-3.18 → 0.52) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (9... Nc6 10. Be2 Nd4 11. Bd1 Bh4 12. Qh3 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. O-O f4 15. g3 Be7 16. d3) 10. e5?? { (0.52 → -10.69) Blunder. dxc3 was best. } (10. dxc3 Nc6 11. Bf4 f6 12. Qg3 e5 13. Bh6 Qe7 14. b3 Kh8 15. Bd2 d6 16. a4 Bc8) 10... Bxe5 11. Qh4 Qxh4 12. g3 Qh3 13. Rf1 Qxh2 14. f4 Bd4 15. c3 Bf6 16. g4 Qg3+ 17. Ke2 Qxg4+ 18. Kf2?! { (-25.12 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } (18. Ke3 d5) 18... Bh4+ 19. Ke3 Qh3+ 20. Ke2 Qg2+?! { (Mate in 6 → -22.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } (20... Qg4+ 21. Ke3 Qg3+ 22. Ke2 Bf3+ 23. Ke3 Bd1+ 24. Ke4 Nc6 25. Rxd1 f5#) 21. Ke3?! { (-22.00 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } (21. Kd1 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Nxa6 23. Re1 Qf3+ 24. Re2 Qf1+ 25. Kc2 Qxe2 26. b3 d5 27. Rb1 Bg3) 21... e5 22. b3 exf4+ 23. Kxf4 Bg5+ 24. Ke5 f6+ 25. Kd6 Qd5+ 26. Kc7 Na6+ 27. Bxa6 Bxa6 28. Bb2 Rf7 29. Rg1 Rb8 30. Raf1 Qc6+ 31. Kxb8 Kf8 32. Rg3 Ke8 33. Re1+ Kd8 34. Rh3 Rf8 35. Rxh7 Qb7# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1