Event: Round 8: Mwali, Chitumbo - Banda Alton
Date: 2024-08-16
White: Mwali, Chitumbo
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2370
Black: Banda Alton
BlackElo: 2064
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:25] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:44] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:19] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:46] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:51] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:04] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:43] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:27] } 7... h5?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:27] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:03] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:24:15] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:29:47] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:23:33] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:30:16] } 10... Nge7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:50] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:08] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:18:45] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:45] } 12... Rab8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:05:17] } 13. b5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:06:37] } 13... Nd8 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:01:07] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:54:59] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:53:25] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 0.51] } 15... f6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:52:19] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:54:27] } 16... Nf7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:49:49] } 17. Kh2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:46:53] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:49:55] } 18. Rh1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:45:19] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:48:44] } 19. e4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:44:03] } 19... f5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:47:52] } 20. exf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:43:58] } 20... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:45:44] } 21. Ne4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:43:55] } 21... Bh6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:40:42] } 22. Rf1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:39:38] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:40:12] } 23. Bb2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:38:20] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:31:18] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:37:51] } 24... Bg4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:29:23] } 25. f3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:30:29] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:29:08] } 26. a4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:30:14] } 26... g5?? { [%eval 3.01] } { Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:11] } 27. f4 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:23:51] } 27... Bg4 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:22:15] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:24:04] } 28... gxf4 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:19:11] } 29. Bxg4 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:24:27] } 29... hxg4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:15:24] } 30. Qxg4 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:23:41] } 30... Nh8 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:12:03] } 31. Ng5+?? { [%eval 0.43] } { Blunder. gxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:41] } 31... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:12:10] } 32. hxg5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:18:45] } 32... fxg3+?? { [%eval 2.83] } { Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:07] } 33. Kxg3 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:18:51] } 33... Kg8? { [%eval 4.81] } { Mistake. Rxf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:45] } 34. Rf6 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:18:40] } 34... Rf7 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:09:10] } 35. Rh1 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:16:54] } 35... Rg7 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:09:04] } 36. Qf5 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:16:51] } 36... Re8 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:04:37] } 37. g6 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:16:59] } 37... Nf7 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:01:46] } 38. Rxf7 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:13:21] } 38... Qxf7 { [%eval 5.31] } 39. Qxf7+ { [%eval 5.34] } 39... Rxf7 { [%eval 5.16] } 40. Rh7?? { [%eval -5.47] } { Blunder. gxf7+ was best. } 1-0