Joel Benjamin vs. Stuart Rachels

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Joel Benjamin"]
[Black "Stuart Rachels"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Nxc6
bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 Bb4 12. a3 Ba5 13. Be2 O-O 14. e5 Nd7 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Rd4 Nxe5 17.
Qxe5 Qg5+ 18. Qxg5+ hxg5 19. h4 e5 20. Ra4 Bb6 21. Nd1 Bd8 22. hxg5 Bxg5+ 23. Kb1 a5 24. Rh5 f6
25. Bg4 Bb7 26. Ne3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 e4 28. Bf5 Rfd8 29. Rd4 Bc8 30. Bxc8 Raxc8 31. c4 Kf7 32. cxd5
cxd5 33. Rhxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 Rg8 35. Rxa5 Rg3 36. Rb5 Rxe3 37. a4 Rd3 38. Kc2 Rd4 39. Rb3 Rxa4
40. Kd2 Kg6 41. Ke3 Kg5 42. Rb8 f5 43. Rg8+ Kf6 44. g4 fxg4 45. Rxg4 Rb4 46. Rxe4 Rxb2 47. Kf3
Rb3+ 48. Re3 Rxe3+ 49. Kxe3 Ke5 1/2-1/2