Event: WCO
Site: Chennai, India
Date: 2022-08-09
White: Christie Joshua
WhiteElo: 2272
Black: Namale Ben Nguku
BlackElo: 1962
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:37] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:38] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:51] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:36] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:40] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:08] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:02] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:18] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:11] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:23] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:58] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:33] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:08] } 10. Nge2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:18] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:21] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:23:39] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:25:44] } 12. O-O-O?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:23:15] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:14:53] } 13. Bh7+ { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:15:20] } 13... Kh8 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:13:41] } 14. Bf5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:15:28] } 14... b4? { [%eval 0.52] } { Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:09] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:10:16] } 15... cxd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:56:21] } 16. Bxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:33] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:56:09] } 17. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:06:16] } 17... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:56:38] } 18. Kb1?! { [%eval -0.06] } { Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:14] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:56:35] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:41] } 19... Re6?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:24] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:05:07] } 20... Ra6 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:43:21] } 21. Qb3 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:02:46] } 21... Rb8 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:42:18] } 22. Rc5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:01:21] } 22... Rb7?! { [%eval 2.02] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:18] } 23. Rhc1?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:49] } 23... g6 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:39:34] } 24. Ka1 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:58:49] } 24... h5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:39:28] } 25. f3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:54:40] } 25... Qd6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:35:07] } 26. e4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:08] } 26... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:15] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:59] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:32] } 28. Rg5?? { [%eval -3.12] } { Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:39] } 28... Kh7?? { [%eval 0.25] } { Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:01] } 29. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:17:39] } 29... Qd7?? { [%eval 7.17] } { Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } 30. Ng3?? { [%eval -7.84] } { Blunder. Nc5 was best. } 30... Kg7?? { [%eval 0.11] } { Blunder. Qa4 was best. } 31. Nf5+?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } 31... Kh7?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } 1-0