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[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/xEpKGecZ"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [White "Benton"] [Black "xavi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "23:03:17"] [WhiteElo "1982"] [BlackElo "1646"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [WhiteTitle "GM☾"] [BlackTitle "GM🥉"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3?! { (0.75 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O) 3... Nc6 4. Bc4 { C46 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O 11. Re1?! { (-0.39 → -1.37) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (11. g4 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Re1 Qd7 14. c3 Rae8 15. Qa4 Kh8 16. Re4 f5 17. gxf5 gxf5) 11... Rb8? { (-1.37 → -0.05) Mistake. f5 was best. } (11... f5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bd2 Qf6 14. Qe2 Rae8 15. Bc3 Qf7 16. Qe3 e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Nd2) 12. Be3? { (-0.05 → -1.43) Mistake. g4 was best. } (12. g4 Bg6) 12... Nd4?? { (-1.43 → 0.19) Blunder. f5 was best. } (12... f5 13. Bg5 Qc8 14. Bd5+ Kh8 15. c3 h6 16. Bh4 Qe8 17. Qc2 e4 18. dxe4 Bxf3 19. exf5) 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Qd2 c5 15. c3? { (0.36 → -0.65) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } (15. Qg5 Bxf3 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bxf3 Kf8 18. g3 Bc7 19. h4 Re8 20. Kg2 Ba5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8) 15... dxc3 16. bxc3 b6?! { (-0.71 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } (16... Bc7 17. Qg5 Bxf3 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxf3 Ba5 20. Re7 Bxc3 21. Rc1 Bb4 22. Rxb7 Rxb7 23. Bxb7) 17. d4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qf6 19. Qd3 Bg6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Nf3 Rbc8 22. Rac1 Ba3 23. Rc2 Qf5 24. Qxf5?! { (0.00 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } (24. Re4 Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Qc4+ Qf7 27. Qb3 Be7 28. Re2 Qxb3 29. axb3 Kf7 30. Ne5+ Kf8) 24... gxf5 25. Nd4 g6?! { (-0.42 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } (25... Rf7 26. Re5) 26. Re3? { (0.31 → -0.71) Mistake. Nb5 was best. } (26. Nb5 Bb4 27. Rec1 Bc5 28. Nxa7 Rc7 29. Nb5 Rd7 30. Rb1 Ra8 31. Kf1 h5 32. Nd4 Kf7) 26... Bc5 27. Rd3 Rfd8 28. Rcd2 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. cxd4 Kf7 31. f4? { (-0.74 → -1.90) Mistake. g4 was best. } (31. g4 Ke6 32. Re2+ Kd6 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Kg2 Rc4 35. Re5 Rxd4 36. Rxf5 Ra4 37. Rf6+ Kc5) 31... Rc4 32. Kf2 Ke6 33. Ke3?? { (-1.98 → -4.34) Blunder. g4 was best. } (33. g4 Kd5) 33... Kd5 34. g4?! { (-4.45 → -6.95) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } (34. Rd3 Ra4) 34... fxg4?? { (-6.95 → -3.06) Blunder. Rc3+ was best. } (34... Rc3+) 35. hxg4 h5?? { (-3.34 → -0.89) Blunder. Rc3+ was best. } (35... Rc3+ 36. Kf2) 36. gxh5 gxh5?! { (-0.65 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Rc3+ was best. } (36... Rc3+ 37. Ke2) 37. f5 h4 { Black offers draw } 38. f6?! { (0.35 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } (38. Kf4) 38... Ke6 39. f7?! { (0.00 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } (39. Rf2 Kf7 40. Rh2 h3 41. Kd3 Ra4 42. Ke4 Ra3 43. Ke5 Re3+ 44. Kf5 Rf3+ 45. Ke5) 39... Kxf7 40. Rh2 h3 41. Kd3 Ra4 42. Ke4 Ra3 43. Kd5 Ke7 44. Kc6 Ke6?! { (-0.51 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } (44... Kd8 45. Rf2) 45. d5+ Ke7 46. Rc2 Rd3 47. Re2+ Kd8 48. Kd6 a6 49. Rf2 Ke8 50. Kc6 Kd8 51. d6 Ke8 52. Kc7 b5?? { (0.00 → 2.73) Blunder. Rc3+ was best. } (52... Rc3+ 53. Kxb6 Kd7 54. Kxa6 Kxd6 55. a4 Kc5 56. a5 Rd3 57. Rc2+ Kb4 58. Rh2 Kc5) 53. Re2+?? { (2.73 → 0.10) Blunder. Rf3 was best. } (53. Rf3) 53... Kf7 54. d7 Rc3+ 55. Kd8 b4 56. Re7+ Kf8 57. Re2 a5 58. Rf2+ Kg7 { Black offers draw } 59. Ke7 Re3+ 60. Kd6 Rd3+ 61. Kc6 Rc3+ 62. Kb5 Rd3 63. Kxa5 Rxd7 64. Kxb4 Kg6 65. a4 Rh7 66. Rh2 Kg5 67. a5 Kg4 68. a6 Kg3 69. Rh1 Kg2 70. Ra1 h2 71. Ra2+ Kg3 72. Rxh2 Kxh2 73. Kb5 Kg3 74. Kb6 Kf4 75. a7 Rxa7 76. Kxa7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2