Event: Round 3: Lin, Chenyi - Khumalo, Keith
Date: 2025-01-07
White: Lin, Chenyi
WhiteElo: 1962
Black: Khumalo, Keith
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2187
Result: 1-0
ECO: A30
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:40] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:07] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:35] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:25:04] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:29] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:25:33] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:50] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:59] } 6. exd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:15] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:26:25] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:31:31] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:26:53] } 8. Qb3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:52] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:27:22] } 9. Bc4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:48] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:27:51] } 10. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:03] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:28:20] } 11. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:29:17] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:28:43] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:27:07] } 12... Qd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:59] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:19:43] } 13... f6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:38] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:17:14] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:49] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:13:43] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:53] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:07:55] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:21:07] } 17. Rc5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:05:18] } 17... Qe4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:16:37] } 18. Ra5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:00:18] } 18... Bb8?! { [%eval 1.78] } { Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:04] } 19. Re1 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:49:22] } 19... Rf7?? { [%eval 4.84] } { Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:00] } 20. Qc4?? { [%eval 1.45] } { Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:01] } 20... c5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:45:25] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:36:19] } 21... Qb7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:45:02] } 22. dxc5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:36:17] } 22... Bc7 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:44:10] } 23. Ra3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:35:51] } 23... e5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:42:54] } 24. Ba5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:31:11] } 24... Bxa5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:40:59] } 25. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:31:33] } 25... Qxb2 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:40:26] } 26. c6 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:31:17] } 26... Be8? { [%eval 2.58] } { Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:40] } 27. Rb5 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:30:40] } 27... Qa3 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:41:06] } 28. Rb7? { [%eval 0.49] } { Mistake. Rc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:37] } 28... Rc8?? { [%eval 6.05] } { Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:59] } 29. Qe6 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:28:59] } 29... Ra8 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:37:58] } 30. c7 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:29:18] } 30... Bd7 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:37:24] } 31. Rb8+ { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:26:37] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:37:34] } 32. Qd5 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:26:59] } 1-0