Event: Round 5: Nkululeko, Nkosi - Zhu, Linxi
Date: 2024-08-04
White: Nkululeko, Nkosi
WhiteElo: 2001
Black: Zhu, Linxi
BlackElo: 2129
Result: 0-1
ECO: D78
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Original Defense
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:30] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:20:57] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:21:25] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:21:49] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:22:17] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:59] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:22:03] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:23] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:11] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:07] } 8. Nh4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:20:50] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:17] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:16:22] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:25] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:09:02] } 10... Nb6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:18:51] } 11. c5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:04:52] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:18:22] } 12. f4?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:38] } 12... Ne4?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:10] } 13. Kh2?! { [%eval -0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:53] } 13... Ndf6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:04:19] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:52:05] } 14... Qd7?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:53] } 15. e3?! { [%eval -1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:11] } 15... Bf5? { [%eval 0.43] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:09] } 16. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:43:53] } 16... gxf5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:54:27] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:08] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:53:46] } 18. Bf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:41:22] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:53:52] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:41:17] } 19... Bf8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:47:07] } 20. Rg1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:39:27] } 20... Rg6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:47:08] } 21. Rg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:38:02] } 21... Rh6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:47:10] } 22. Rh1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:37:26] } 22... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:46:17] } 23. Kg1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:37:30] } 23... Be7?! { [%eval 0.59] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:35] } 24. g4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:36:34] } 24... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:42:27] } 25. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:36:56] } 25... Ne4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:42:52] } 26. Qe1?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:53] } 26... Bh4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:41:41] } 27. Qc1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:26:17] } 27... Rg8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:39:35] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:15:03] } 28... Rhg6 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:37:48] } 29. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:13:58] } 29... fxe4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:35:10] } 30. Ng3 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:13:35] } 30... f5 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:34:31] } 31. g5?? { [%eval -3.8] } { Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:48] } 31... h6 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:32:31] } 32. Qd1 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:05:27] } 32... hxg5 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:32:55] } 33. Qh5+ { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:04:37] } 33... Qh7 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:33:19] } 34. Qxh7+ { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 0:04:50] } 34... Kxh7 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:33:44] } 35. Ne2 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:04:57] } 35... gxf4 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:33:22] } 36. Rxg6 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:05:25] } 36... Rxg6 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:33:47] } 37. Nxf4 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:05:24] } 37... Rg3 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:34:01] } 38. Ke2 { [%eval -4.74] [%clk 0:02:08] } 38... Bg5 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:34:12] } 39. Rb1 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:00:48] } 39... Bxf4 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:34:38] } 40. exf4 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:01:17] } 40... Rxh3 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:34:55] } 41. b4 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:01:09] } 41... Rd3 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:34:42] } 42. b5 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:01:22] } 42... Rxd4 { [%eval -5.7] [%clk 0:35:07] } 43. bxc6 { [%eval -6.15] [%clk 0:01:49] } 43... bxc6 { [%eval -6.07] [%clk 0:35:31] } 44. Rb7+ { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:02:16] } 44... Kg6 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:35:56] } 45. Rc7 { [%eval -6.31] [%clk 0:02:18] } 45... Rc4 { [%eval -6.37] [%clk 0:35:44] } 46. Rxc6 { [%eval -6.32] [%clk 0:02:41] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:36:10] } 47. Rc8 { [%eval -6.62] [%clk 0:02:45] } 47... d4 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:36:34] } 48. c6 { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 0:03:08] } 48... Rc2+ { [%eval -7.31] [%clk 0:36:55] } 49. Kd1 { [%eval -7.15] [%clk 0:03:28] } 49... d3 { [%eval -7.12] [%clk 0:37:14] } 50. c7 { [%eval -8.23] [%clk 0:03:46] } 50... Ke7 { [%eval -7.66] [%clk 0:37:32] } 51. Rd8 { [%eval -8.73] [%clk 0:03:02] } 51... Rxc7 { [%eval -8.48] [%clk 0:37:56] } 52. Rh8 { [%eval -8.03] [%clk 0:01:57] } 52... e3 { [%eval -7.7] [%clk 0:38:16] } 53. a4? { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:07] } 53... e2+ { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:38:35] } 54. Kd2 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:02:34] } 54... Rc1 { [%clk 0:38:31] } 0-1