Event: Round 9: Salem, Abdarahim - Ncethelo, Bongolethu
Date: 2025-01-11
White: Salem, Abdarahim
WhiteElo: 1764
Black: Ncethelo, Bongolethu
BlackElo: 1780
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Cozio Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:53] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:42] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:02] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. Qe2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:28:46] } 5... Qe7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:06] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:58] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:57] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:09] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:33:13] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:36] } 9... Bh5? { [%eval 2.05] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:36] } 10. g4 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:29:45] } 10... Bg6 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 1:33:58] } 11. g5 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:30:13] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:33:10] } 12. Nd5 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:30:40] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 1:32:35] } 13. Bb6+ { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:30:54] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:30:36] } 14. Nxc7+ { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:31:19] } 14... Kd8 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:30:49] } 15. Nxa8+ { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:30:41] } 15... axb6 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:31:16] } 16. Qe3?? { [%eval 0.12] } { Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:28:50] } 16... Qc8?? { [%eval 3.29] } { Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:01] } 17. Nxb6 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 1:27:01] } 17... Qf5 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 1:25:17] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 1:24:11] } 18... Kc7 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 1:23:21] } 19. Kb1 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 1:16:14] } 19... Qb5 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 1:18:18] } 20. Nc4 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 1:16:10] } 20... Ra8 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 1:17:56] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 1:13:48] } 21... Nxd4?! { [%eval 6.09] } { Inaccuracy. Qxg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:03] } 22. Qxe7+ { [%eval 6.3] [%clk 1:14:09] } 22... Kb8?! { [%eval 8.81] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:56] } 23. Qxd6+ { [%eval 8.71] [%clk 1:14:28] } 23... Ka7 { [%eval 9.08] [%clk 1:10:37] } 24. Qxd4+ { [%eval 9.06] [%clk 1:14:55] } 24... b6 { [%eval 10.3] [%clk 1:11:02] } 25. a4 { [%eval 10.1] [%clk 1:14:11] } 25... Qb4?! { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:50] } 26. Qd7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 1:13:48] } 26... Ka6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 1:10:49] } 27. Bg2 { [%eval #8] [%clk 1:14:09] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval #10] [%clk 1:10:59] } 28. Bc6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 1:14:18] } 1-0