FEN
[Event "March Chess Megatournament"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/xnIfJPAD"]
[Date "2026.03.15"]
[White "Maxim"]
[Black "EMmI"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.15"]
[UTCTime "19:32:40"]
[WhiteElo "1767"]
[BlackElo "1739"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+7"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-14"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🧂"]
[BlackTitle "GM🐇"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } h6 6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. Qe2 Qe7?! { (0.09 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (9... Na5) 10. O-O-O?! { (0.76 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (10. a4 Nb4 11. g4 c6 12. g5 hxg5 13. O-O-O b5 14. axb5 a5 15. Nxg5 a4 16. Kb1 cxb5) 10... Be6?? { (0.05 → 1.80) Blunder. Na5 was best. } (10... Na5 11. g4 Nxc4 12. dxc4 Nh7 13. Rhg1 Be6 14. b3 c6 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. a4 Ng5 17. Nxg5) 11. Bb3? { (1.80 → 0.50) Mistake. g4 was best. } (11. g4 Nh7 12. a3 Nd8 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14. h4 c6 15. g5 h5 16. d4 g6 17. Rhf1 Nc7) 11... a6?! { (0.50 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } (11... Bxb3) 12. Rdg1 Rfe8?? { (1.15 → 3.04) Blunder. Bxb3 was best. } (12... Bxb3) 13. g4 b5?! { (2.94 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } (13... Bxb3 14. axb3) 14. g5 hxg5 15. Rxg5 a5?! { (3.52 → 5.27) Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } (15... Bxb3 16. axb3) 16. Rhg1 g6 17. Nh4 Bxh3?! { (6.00 → 13.84) Inaccuracy. Bxb3 was best. } (17... Bxb3 18. Nxg6) 18. Nxg6 Qd8?! { (13.17 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe6 was best. } (18... Qe6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Nxe5+ Kf8 21. Nxc6 Ra6 22. Nd4 b4 23. Ncb5 c5 24. Nxe6+ Bxe6 25. Qf3) 19. Qh2?! { (Mate in 6 → 13.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf3 was best. } (19. Qf3 Bf5 20. Qxf5 Re6 21. Nh8+ Kxh8 22. Rh1+ Nh5 23. Rhxh5+ Rh6 24. Rxh6#) 19... Kg7 20. Qxh3 a4?! { (20.79 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd4 was best. } (20... Nd4 21. Nxe5+) 21. Nxe5+ Kf8 22. Qh6+ Ke7 23. Nxc6+?! { (Mate in 3 → 18.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf6+ was best. } (23. Qxf6+ Kxf6 24. Rf5+ Ke7 25. Rxf7#) 23... Kd7 24. Nxd8 axb3 25. a3 bxc2 26. Kxc2 Rexd8 27. Qxf6 Rf8 28. Nd5 Rae8 29. Rg7 Re6 30. Rxf7+ Rxf7 31. Qxf7+ Kd8 32. Rg8+ Re8 33. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0