Event: Round 9: Xolani Mathebula - Lutho Mfazwe
Date: 2024-01-07
White: Xolani Mathebula
Black: Lutho Mfazwe
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:27:29] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:27:40] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:45] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:56] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:00] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:03] } 5. Nge2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:14] } 6. a4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6... Nc6?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:02] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:33] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:22:27] } 8. d3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:30:17] } 8... Be7 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:22:35] } 9. Ng3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:26:51] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:21:33] } 10. f4 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:26:41] } 10... d5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:21:55] } 11. Ba2 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:26:58] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:22:15] } 12. Ncxe4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:27:15] } 12... b5?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:28] } 13. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:22:57] } 13... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:16:44] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:19] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:09:06] } 15. Bb1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:23:33] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:08:28] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:21:59] } 16... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:07:08] } 17. dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:10] } 17... e5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:05:26] } 18. c3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:30] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:05:44] } 19. f5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:20:14] } 19... Na5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:58:01] } 20. Ba2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:14:52] } 20... c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:21] } 21. Be3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:14:52] } 21... bxa4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:54:39] } 22. Bb1 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:08:37] } 22... Qd7?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:58] } 23. Bc2 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:08:09] } 23... Nb3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:55:18] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:08:14] } 24... Qb7?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:24] } 25. g4?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:31] } 25... h6 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:54:19] } 26. Qg3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:08:52] } 26... Qe7 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:54:10] } 27. Bf2? { [%eval -1.98] } { Mistake. Rd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:51] } 27... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:54:26] } 28. h4?! { [%eval -3.08] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:01] } 28... Rxd1? { [%eval -1.59] } { Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:30] } 29. Rxd1 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 1:08:39] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:54:51] } 30. Kg2?! { [%eval -2.51] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%clk 1:05:47] } 30... Rxd1 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:55:14] } 31. Bxd1 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 1:06:10] } 31... Qd8?? { [%eval -0.03] } { Blunder. Nc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:41] } 32. Be2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:01:16] } 32... Na5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:55:55] } 33. g5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:01:08] } 33... hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:06] } 34. hxg5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:01:34] } 34... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:51] } 35. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:56] } 35... Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:50] } 36. Qc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:01:33] } 36... Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:56] } 37. Kf3?! { [%eval -0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:57:28] } 37... Nb3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:48] } 38. Qxc4? { [%eval -1.6] } { Mistake. Qc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:57:29] } 38... Qxb2? { [%eval -0.1] } { Mistake. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:59] } 39. Qxa4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:57:08] } 39... Qxc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:26] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:14] } 40... Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:07] } 41. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:12] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:28] } 42. Bh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:54] } 42... Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:21] } 43. Bg6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:37] } 1/2-1/2