Igor Novikov vs. Joel Benjamin

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Igor Novikov"]
[Black "Joel Benjamin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 h6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 e5
10. d5 Na5 11. Qa4 b6 12. c5 Bxc5 13. Nxe5 Re8 14. Nd3 Bd7 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Re1 Bd4
17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Rac1 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Qd7 20. Nf4 c5 21. e3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Be4 23. Rcd1 Bxg2
24. Kxg2 Qa4 25. Qb2 Rad8 26. f3 Rxe3 0-1