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[Event "October Chess Megatournament"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/z07BPDsg"] [Date "2025.10.19"] [White "Maria"] [Black "Wesley"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.10.19"] [UTCTime "19:15:30"] [WhiteElo "1189"] [BlackElo "1476"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [WhiteTitle "❦"] [BlackTitle "GM⚜"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Bb5 a6? { (-0.15 → 0.91) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } (3... Nd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nge2 e6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 d6 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2 Nxe4 10. Nxd4) 4. Bc4?? { (0.91 → -0.69) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } (4. Bxc6) 4... d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ng5? { (-0.26 → -1.38) Mistake. d4 was best. } (6. d4 Bg4) 6... Ne5? { (-1.38 → -0.16) Mistake. e6 was best. } (6... e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. d3 h6 9. Nf3 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. a3 Be6 12. h3 Bd6 13. Ne2) 7. Bxf7+?? { (-0.16 → -4.77) Blunder. d3 was best. } (7. d3 h6 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 g6 13. a5 Bg7) 7... Nxf7 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Qf3 Bg4 10. Qf4?! { (-5.07 → -6.91) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } (10. Qg3 h5 11. f4 h4 12. Qf2 h3 13. d3 d5 14. gxh3 Rxh3 15. e5 d4 16. Ne2 Nd5) 10... g6 11. Nd5 Bg7?? { (-7.30 → 0.72) Blunder. Be6 was best. } (11... Be6 12. c4 Bg7 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Qd7 15. b4 cxb4 16. Bb2 Rhf8 17. Rae1 Kg8 18. Re6) 12. Nxf6 Bxf6?! { (0.74 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } (12... exf6) 13. Qxg4 Rf8 14. h4 h5 15. Qf4?! { (1.12 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (15. Qe2 b5 16. c3 Qd7 17. d3 b4 18. Bg5 Rab8 19. Bxf6 Kxf6 20. f3 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qb5) 15... Kg7?! { (0.46 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } (15... Qd7) 16. Rh3? { (1.36 → -0.15) Mistake. d4 was best. } (16. d4 cxd4) 16... e5? { (-0.15 → 1.16) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } (16... Bd4 17. Qg5 Bxf2+ 18. Ke2 Bd4 19. d3 Rf2+ 20. Ke1 Qa5+ 21. Bd2 Qb5 22. Rf3 Rxf3 23. gxf3) 17. Qe3?? { (1.16 → -1.06) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } (17. Qg3 Kh7) 17... Qe8?? { (-1.06 → 2.06) Blunder. Bxh4 was best. } (17... Bxh4 18. Rf3) 18. Rg3?? { (2.06 → -1.00) Blunder. d3 was best. } (18. d3 Kg8) 18... Qf7?? { (-1.00 → 2.04) Blunder. Bxh4 was best. } (18... Bxh4 19. Rf3) 19. f3?? { (2.04 → -8.00) Blunder. d4 was best. } (19. d4) 19... Bxh4 20. Qf2 Bxg3? { (-8.10 → -3.96) Mistake. Qf4 was best. } (20... Qf4 21. d3 Qxg3 22. Qxg3 Bxg3+ 23. Ke2 a5 24. a4 Rh8 25. Be3 Kf6 26. c3 Rac8 27. Rh1) 21. Qxg3 b5?! { (-3.81 → -2.56) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (21... c4 22. d3) 22. d3 c4 23. dxc4 bxc4? { (-2.30 → -1.07) Mistake. Rac8 was best. } (23... Rac8 24. Be3 Qxc4 25. Rd1 Qe6 26. c3 b4 27. cxb4 Rc2 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Qxa2 30. Qg5) 24. Be3 Rab8 25. Bg5?? { (-0.73 → -4.58) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } (25. O-O-O) 25... Rxb2 26. Rd1 Qd7 27. c3 Rxa2 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Kxd2 d5 30. exd5?! { (-5.78 → -8.42) Inaccuracy. Qxe5+ was best. } (30. Qxe5+ Kh7) 30... Qxd5+ 31. Ke3 Qd3+ 32. Kf2 Qxc3 33. f4 Qd2+ 34. Kf3? { (-9.83 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } (34. Kf1 c3) 34... c3?! { (Mate in 4 → -14.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. e4+ was best. } (34... e4+ 35. Kxe4 Re8+ 36. Be7 Rxe7+ 37. Kf3 Re3#) 35. Ke4 Qd4+ 36. Kf3 c2 37. Qe1 Rxf4+ 38. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 39. Ke2 c1=Q?! { (Mate in 14 → -85.14) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe4+ was best. } (39... Qe4+ 40. Kf1 Qxe1+ 41. Kxe1 c1=Q+ 42. Kf2 h4 43. Ke2 Qc2+ 44. Kf3 Qd3+ 45. Kf2 g5 46. Ke1) 40. g3?! { (-85.14 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc1 was best. } (40. Qxc1 Qxc1 41. g3 Qc4+ 42. Kd2 h4 43. gxh4 Qxh4 44. Kc3 g5 45. Kd2 g4 46. Ke3 g3) 40... Qxe1+ 41. Kxe1 Qxg3+ 42. Ke2 Kf6 43. Kf1 Qh2 44. Ke1 Kf5 45. Kf1 Ke4 46. Ke1 Kf3 47. Kf1 Qh1# { Black wins on time. } 0-1