Event: Round 7: Blessings Motshabi - Mthembu, Prince
Date: 2024-09-28
White: Blessings Motshabi
WhiteElo: 1733
Black: Mthembu, Prince
BlackElo: 1766
Result: 0-1
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:12] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:45] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:32] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:52] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:27:24] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:06] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:24:08] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:25:15] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:22:24] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:18:52] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:35] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:18:20] } 8... Qa5?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:15] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:16:39] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:02:15] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:16:57] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:00:30] } 11. a3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:17:01] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:59:29] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:16:01] } 12... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:56:00] } 13. exd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:14:50] } 13... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:54:28] } 14. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:14:52] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:52:58] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:14:20] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:52:44] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:14:29] } 16... Qe5?? { [%eval 2.97] } { Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:36] } 17. d6 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 1:13:13] } 17... Bf8 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:36:04] } 18. Bf4?! { [%eval 2.11] } { Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:24] } 18... Qd5 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:33:44] } 19. Qxd5?? { [%eval 0.28] } { Blunder. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:27] } 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:33:42] } 20. Bg3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:11:11] } 20... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.3] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:51] } 21. Nc7 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:11:00] } 21... Rac8 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:30:47] } 22. c4 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:10:58] } 22... Nxc7 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:28:11] } 23. dxc7 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:11:20] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:28:41] } 24. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:10:24] } 24... Ba4 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:28:35] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:09:21] } 25... e5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:28:22] } 26. Rb1? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:41] } 26... Rxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:43] } 27. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:01] } 27... Bd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:26:46] } 28. c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:03:09] } 28... Bc6?! { [%eval 1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:35] } 29. Rbd1?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:40] } 29... a6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:20:12] } 30. Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:16] } 30... Rcc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:08] } 31. Nb6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:00:27] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:16:26] } 32. Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:51] } 32... Rce7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:36] } 33. Nc8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:57:47] } 33... Re6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:14:21] } 34. Rxe8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:56:56] } 34... Rxe8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:14:36] } 35. Nb6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:56:51] } 35... f6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:14:23] } 36. f3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:56:02] } 36... a5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:14:26] } 37. Bf2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:55:38] } 37... axb4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:14:50] } 38. axb4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:55:49] } 38... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:18] } 39. fxe4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:45:11] } 39... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:24] } 40. Rb1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:45:20] } 40... Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:20] } 41. b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:09] } 41... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:17] } 42. Nd7 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:37:38] } 42... Bxh3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:07:52] } 43. Nxf8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:35:32] } 43... Kxf8 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:08:21] } 44. c6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:31:59] } 44... bxc6 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:08:22] } 45. bxc6?? { [%eval -3.71] } { Blunder. Bc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:32:17] } 45... Rc2 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 0:07:55] } 46. Rb8+ { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:32:25] } 46... Kf7 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:07:55] } 47. Rb7+?! { [%eval -4.73] } { Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:17] } 47... Kg6 { [%eval -4.67] [%clk 0:08:10] } 48. c7 { [%eval -4.74] [%clk 0:32:30] } 48... Bf5?! { [%eval -3.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:43] } 49. Ra7 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:31:15] } 49... h5 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:07:14] } 50. Bh4 { [%eval -3.79] [%clk 0:28:57] } 50... Kh6 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:06:19] } 51. Ra5 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:27:53] } 51... Bg4 { [%eval -3.57] [%clk 0:06:33] } 52. Bg3 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:27:47] } 52... g5 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:06:44] } 53. Ra6 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:26:52] } 53... Kg7 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:06:55] } 54. Ra7 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:26:58] } 54... Kg6 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:06:35] } 55. Ra8 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:26:45] } 55... h4 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:05:38] } 56. Bd6 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:26:54] } 56... Be6 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:04:47] } 57. Re8 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:27:10] } 57... Kf5 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:04:57] } 58. Rh8 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:26:57] } 58... Kg4? { [%eval -2.69] } { Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:45] } 59. Re8? { [%eval -4.42] } { Mistake. Rh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:12] } 59... Kf5 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:04:56] } 60. Rh8 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:27:25] } 60... Rc6 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:04:44] } 61. Rd8 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:27:06] } 61... g4 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:04:36] } 62. Kf2 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:27:16] } 62... g3+ { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:04:29] } 63. Ke3 { [%eval -5.94] [%clk 0:26:36] } 63... Kg4 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:04:11] } 64. Be7 { [%eval -5.69] [%clk 0:26:31] } 64... Rxc7 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:03:54] } 65. Bxf6 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:26:45] } 65... Rh7 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:03:55] } 66. Rd4+ { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:27:02] } 66... Kh3 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:04:19] } 67. Kf3 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:26:18] } 67... Bc8 { [%eval -5.26] [%clk 0:04:23] } 68. Rb4 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:25:05] } 68... Rh5 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:04:12] } 69. Ke2?! { [%eval -8.08] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:38] } 69... Bg4+ { [%eval -7.37] [%clk 0:04:08] } 70. Ke1 { [%eval -9.24] [%clk 0:22:39] } 70... Rf5 { [%eval -8.69] [%clk 0:04:07] } 71. Bd8 { [%eval -11.57] [%clk 0:22:03] } 71... Re5+ { [%eval -11.0] [%clk 0:03:49] } 72. Kf1?! { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:48] } 72... Rd5 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:03:51] } 73. Rxg4 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:17:17] } 73... Kxg4 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:04:07] } 74. Bb6 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:17:37] } 74... Kf3 { [%clk 0:04:04] } 0-1