Event: African Championship
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2021-05-24
White: Bwalya, Gillan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2405
Black: Methu, Joseph Muragu
BlackElo: 2119
Result: 1-0
ECO: B49
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:08] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... e6?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:31] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:56] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:20] } 5. Be3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:27:59] } 5... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:42] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:55] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:09] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:34] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:34] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:23:41] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:24:54] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:27] } 9... dxc6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:25:17] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:03] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:58] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:21:22] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:42] } 12. Bf3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:18:05] } 12... e5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:06:15] } 13. g3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:10:09] } 13... h5?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:42:28] } 14. fxe5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:09:37] } 14... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:42:31] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:10:03] } 15... Qe6?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Qc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:39:30] } 16. b4?? { [%eval -1.02] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:21] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:36:19] } 1-0