Joel Benjamin vs. Alexander Goldin

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Joel Benjamin"]
[Black "Alexander Goldin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 1... e5 2. Nf3 2... Nc6 3. Nc3 3... Nf6 4. d4 4... exd4 5. Nxd4 5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 6...
bxc6 7. Bd3 7... O-O 8. O-O 8... d5 9. exd5 9... Bg4 10. f3 10... Bh5 11. Bg5 11... cxd5 12.
Bxf6 12... Qxf6 13. Nxd5 13... Qxb2 14. Rb1 14... Bc5+ 15. Kh1 15... Qd4 16. Rb4 16... Qe5
17. Re1 17... Qd6 18. Ne7+ 18... Kh8 19. Rh4 19... Qf6 20. Rxh5 20... Bxe7 21. Bxh7 21...
Rad8 22. Qe2 22... Rfe8 23. Qe4 23... g5 24. Bf5+ 24... Kg7 25. Bd7 25... Rh8 26. Rxh8 26...
Rxh8 27. Qxe7 27... Qxe7 28. Rxe7 28... Rd8 29. Re5 29... Rxd7 30. Rxg5+ 30... Kf6 31. h4
31... Rd1+ 32. Kh2 32... Ra1 33. Ra5 33... Rc1 34. Rc5 34... Ra1 35. Rc6+ 35... Kg7 36. Rxc7
36... Rxa2 37. g4 37... a5 38. Kg3 38... a4 39. Ra7 39... Ra1 40. Kf4 40... a3 41. h5 41...
a2 42. g5 42... Kg8 43. h6 43... Kh8 44. c4 44... Rc1 45. Rxa2 45... Rxc4+ 46. Kf5 46... Re4
47. Kxe4 1-0