FEN
[Event "Chigorin"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/ypnlbGZX"]
[Date "2025.11.20"]
[White "Maxim"]
[Black "Benton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[UTCDate "2025.11.20"]
[UTCTime "00:48:00"]
[WhiteElo "1720"]
[BlackElo "1990"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+12"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-13"]
[WhiteTitle "GM🧂"]
[BlackTitle "GM☾"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 { C50 Giuoco Piano } 4. Nc3 d6 5. d3 Bg4?! { (-0.04 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (5... Na5 6. Bb3) 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nf6 8. Bg5? { (1.04 → -0.01) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } (8. Ne2) 8... Nd4 9. Qd1 h6?! { (0.06 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } (9... c6 10. Na4) 10. Bh4?! { (0.64 → -0.05) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (10. Bxf6 Qxf6) 10... c6 11. a3 O-O 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 Re8 14. Ne2 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Qd7 16. h4 g4?! { (-0.29 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (16... Kg7 17. c3) 17. Bb3 h5?? { (0.82 → 3.08) Blunder. Nh5 was best. } (17... Nh5 18. Kh2) 18. c3 Re7?! { (3.03 → 4.02) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (18... a5 19. Qd2) 19. Kh1?! { (4.02 → 3.03) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (19. Qd2 Ne8) 19... Rae8? { (3.03 → 4.79) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } (19... Kh8 20. Qd2 Ng8 21. Rad1 Bb6 22. d4 exd4 23. cxd4 Rxe4 24. Qg5 Rxd4 25. Qxh5+ Kg7 26. Qg5+) 20. f3? { (4.79 → 2.89) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } (20. Qd2 Nh7 21. f4 gxf3 22. Rxf3 Qg4 23. Raf1 Kh8 24. d4 Bb6 25. Qh6 Qg6 26. Qxg6 fxg6) 20... gxf3? { (2.89 → 5.09) Mistake. d5 was best. } (20... d5 21. Qd2) 21. Rxf3 Qg4 22. Raf1 d5 23. Bd1 dxe4 24. Rxf6 Qxg3 25. Qxh5 Re6?! { (10.06 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg7 was best. } (25... Qg7 26. Bb3) 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Rxe6?! { (Mate in 6 → 21.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bb3 was best. } (28. Bb3 Qxh4+ 29. Qxh4 Bf8 30. Bxe6+ Rxe6 31. Rxf8+ Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kh7 33. R1f7#) 28... Rxe6 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. Qxe6?! { (14.24 → 5.75) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } (30. Qh5+) 30... Qxh4+ 31. Qh3 Qxh3+ 32. gxh3 exd3 33. Rf3 e4 34. Rf5 Bb6 35. c4 e3 36. c5 e2 37. Bxe2 dxe2 38. Re5 Bxc5 39. Rxe2 a6 40. Rd2 b5 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Rc8 Bd4 43. Rxc6 Bxb2 44. Rxa6 Kh7 45. Rb6?! { (6.69 → 5.07) Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } (45. Ra5 Kg6 46. Kg2 Kh6 47. h4 Kg7 48. Kf3 Kg6 49. Kg4 Bc1 50. Ra6+ Kh7 51. Kf3 Bb2) 45... Bxa3 46. Rxb5 Kg6 47. Kg2 Bb2?! { (5.36 → 59.52) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (47... Be7 48. Kg3 Bg5 49. Kg4 Be3 50. Rd5 Bf2 51. Rd6+ Kf7 52. Kh5 Bc5 53. Rd5 Be7 54. h4) 48. Rxb2 { Black resigns. } 1-0