Event: African Championship
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2021-05-26
White: Talbi, Chafik
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2244
Black: Masango, Spencer
BlackElo: 2071
Result: 0-1
ECO: A39
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:26] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:46] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:11] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:39] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:46] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:30:11] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:41] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:31] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:47] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:29:54] } 9. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:28:10] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:30:21] } 10. Qd2?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:00] } 10... a6?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:50] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:23:20] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:30:01] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:20:29] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:19:35] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:20:14] } 13... Bc6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:19:02] } 14. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:19:49] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:17:24] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:14:50] } 15... b5?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:43] } 16. cxb5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:08:16] } 16... axb5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:16:05] } 17. a5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:56:05] } 17... Ne5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:16:22] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:49:04] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:05:51] } 19. Rac1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:37:26] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:02:24] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:32:38] } 20... Nc4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:51:06] } 21. Ba1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:32:20] } 21... Bh6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:51:16] } 22. Rcd1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:31:20] } 22... Bg7 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:44:39] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:30:59] } 23... e6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:40:34] } 24. h4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:25:41] } 24... h5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:40:48] } 25. Qa2 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:22:37] } 25... Qa7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:31:35] } 26. Ne2 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:21:22] } 26... Bf8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:18:48] } 27. Qb3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:17:49] } 27... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:26] } 28. Nf4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:17:09] } 28... Qc7 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:13:30] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:15:27] } 29... Qd8 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:13:36] } 30. Rcd1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:11:33] } 30... Qe7 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:12:19] } 31. Nd3?? { [%eval -0.66] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:51] } 31... e5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:11:16] } 32. Qa2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:08:15] } 32... Be6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:11:02] } 33. Qe2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:07:32] } 33... Rc6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:09:49] } 34. f4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:07:26] } 34... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:59] } 35. Bf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:07:51] } 35... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:07:21] } 36. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:08:17] } 36... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:07:02] } 37. fxe5?? { [%eval -2.35] } { Blunder. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:00] } 37... dxe5 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:07:20] } 38. Kh2?! { [%eval -3.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:03] } 38... Rf6 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:05:58] } 39. Qe2 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:06:09] } 39... Bh6 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:05:56] } 40. Kh1 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:34:23] } 40... Qe6?! { [%eval -2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:04] } 41. Nc5?! { [%eval -3.93] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:48] } 41... Qh3+ { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:20:11] } 42. Qh2 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:32:39] } 42... Qg4 { [%eval -3.69] [%clk 0:17:46] } 43. Nd7 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:32:33] } 43... Re6 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:17:13] } 44. Nc5? { [%eval -6.0] } { Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:13] } 44... Ne3 { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 0:10:53] } 45. Nxe6 { [%eval -6.29] [%clk 0:07:42] } 45... Qf3+ { [%eval -7.36] [%clk 0:08:41] } 46. Kg1 { [%eval -7.18] [%clk 0:07:38] } 46... Rc2 { [%eval -7.21] [%clk 0:08:14] } 47. Qxc2 { [%eval -8.61] [%clk 0:01:12] } 47... Qxg3+ { [%eval -8.91] [%clk 0:08:32] } 48. Kh1 { [%eval -9.03] [%clk 0:01:39] } 48... Nxc2 { [%eval -9.08] [%clk 0:08:43] } 49. Rd8+ { [%eval -11.0] [%clk 0:00:48] } 49... Kh7 { [%eval -10.69] [%clk 0:09:02] } 50. Ng5+?! { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 50... Bxg5 { [%eval -13.3] [%clk 0:09:16] } 0-1