FEN
[Event "February-March Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/w8suNoEa"]
[Date "2026.03.01"]
[White "Garyd"]
[Black "Scarlett"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.01"]
[UTCTime "20:00:00"]
[WhiteElo "1736"]
[BlackElo "1274"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+1"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🙌"]
[BlackTitle "WIM"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3?! { (0.96 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (5. Bb5 Nd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. O-O Bd3 8. Re1 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 e6 11. Rc1 Bb4) 5... Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Ne4 7. Nbd2 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 e6 9. O-O Bd6?! { (0.00 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (9... Be7 10. Qe2 h5 11. h4 Bxh4 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. Bxc7 Qe7 14. Bf4 h4 15. Bh2 h3) 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. c3 O-O-O 12. b4 a5? { (1.41 → 3.09) Mistake. h5 was best. } (12... h5 13. a4) 13. Ng5? { (3.09 → 1.41) Mistake. b5 was best. } (13. b5 Na7 14. c4 dxc4 15. Qxa5 Qb6 16. Qa4 Kb8 17. Ne5 Qxb5 18. Qxb5 Nxb5 19. Nxf7 Na3) 13... Qf8? { (1.41 → 2.95) Mistake. Rd7 was best. } (13... Rd7 14. b5 Na7 15. c4 Qa3 16. Rfc1 dxc4 17. Rxc4 Nxb5 18. Rb1 Nd6 19. Rc5 c6 20. Qc2) 14. Rfb1?! { (2.95 → 1.84) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (14. b5 Na7) 14... axb4? { (1.84 → 3.19) Mistake. b6 was best. } (14... b6) 15. cxb4 e5? { (3.00 → 5.84) Mistake. Kd7 was best. } (15... Kd7) 16. b5 Ne7 17. dxe5 f6 18. exf6?! { (8.41 → 4.86) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } (18. Ne6 Qf7) 18... Qxf6 19. Nf3 c6?! { (4.26 → 6.17) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (19... d4) 20. bxc6 Nxc6 21. Rc1 Rhe8 22. Nd4 Kc7 23. Qc2 Kb6 24. Qc5+ Kc7 25. Rab1 Re5? { (8.68 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd7 was best. } (25... Rd7 26. Nxc6) 26. Nf3? { (Mate in 9 → 8.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxb7+ was best. } (26. Rxb7+ Kxb7 27. Nxc6 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rf5+ 29. Kg1 Rf1+ 30. Kxf1 Rf8+ 31. Qxf8 Kb6 32. Qxg7 Kb5) 26... g5 27. Nxe5 Qxe5?! { (15.59 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } (27... Rc8 28. f4) 28. Qc3? { (Mate in 5 → 7.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxb7+ was best. } (28. Rxb7+ Kxb7 29. Qxc6+ Ka7 30. Rb1 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 d4 32. Qa4#) 28... d4? { (7.76 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc3 was best. } (28... Qxc3 29. Rxc3 Ra8 30. a3 g4 31. Rd3 d4 32. exd4 Nxd4 33. Rc1+ Kb8 34. Rxd4 Rxa3 35. Rxg4) 29. exd4? { (Mate in 5 → 9.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxb7+ was best. } (29. Rxb7+ Kxb7 30. Qxc6+ Ka7 31. Rb1 Qb5 32. Qxb5 Rd7 33. Qa4#) 29... Rxd4 30. Qe3 Re4 31. Qd3 Rd4 32. Qxh7+ Kb8?! { (11.17 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } (32... Kd8 33. Qxb7) 33. g3? { (Mate in 1 → 8.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxb7# was best. } (33. Qxb7#) 33... Nb4 34. Kg2 Nxa2? { (8.05 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4+ was best. } (34... Qe4+ 35. Qxe4 Rxe4 36. Kf3 Rd4 37. Re1 Rd3+ 38. Kg4 Ra3 39. Rxb4 Rxa2 40. Kxg5 Rc2 41. h4) 35. Qxb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0