Event: Round 2: Nkululeko, Nkosi - Lu, Lucas
Date: 2024-12-21
White: Nkululeko, Nkosi
WhiteElo: 1922
Black: Lu, Lucas
BlackElo: 1835
Result: 1-0
ECO: A20
Opening: English Opening: Drill Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:34] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:53] } 2... h5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:49] } 3... h4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:58] } 4. Bg2?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:51] } 4... hxg3?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:39] } 5. hxg3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:21:58] } 5... Rxh1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:56] } 6. Bxh1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:22:26] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:26:17] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:22:23] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:23:18] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:21:45] } 8... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:20:16] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:21:32] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:20:35] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:21:24] } 10... exd4?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:02] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:21:52] } 11... g6?? { [%eval 6.24] } { Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:55] } 12. O-O-O?? { [%eval 2.24] } { Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:37] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:58:02] } 13. Bf3 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:14:45] } 13... Ng8 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:50:49] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 1:13:03] } 14... Bg5 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:47:47] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 1:13:16] } 15... Be7?! { [%eval 3.7] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:40] } 16. Rh1 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 1:12:55] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:45:48] } 17. Nd5 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 1:12:53] } 17... Bg7?! { [%eval 5.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:13] } 18. Nxc7+ { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:57:10] } 18... Qxc7 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:43:53] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:57:38] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:42:27] } 20. Nxd6+ { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:56:42] } 20... Ke7 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:39:39] } 21. b4 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:55:51] } 21... Nb3+ { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:39:10] } 22. axb3 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:56:09] } 22... Qa6 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:39:35] } 23. Nxc8+?! { [%eval 4.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:19] } 23... Rxc8 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:39:48] } 24. Bd4 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:41:25] } 24... Rxc4+ { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:36:54] } 25. bxc4 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:41:53] } 25... Qxc4+ { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:37:19] } 26. Qc3 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:42:13] } 1-0