Event: Round 5: Speelman, Jon S - Bezuidenhout, Roland
Date: 2025-02-15
White: Speelman, Jon S
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2498
Black: Bezuidenhout, Roland
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2283
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A33
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:07] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:40] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:59] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:13] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:22] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:12] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:02] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:36] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:25] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:20] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:29] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:45] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:11:58] } 10. exd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:06] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:10:59] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:28:21] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:11:05] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:28:33] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:10:10] } 13. Bh4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:02] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:07:01] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:21:33] } 14... Kh8?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:02] } 15. Bc2 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:20:00] } 15... Bd6?! { [%eval 1.71] } { Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:40] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:18:15] } 16... g5 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:50:50] } 17. Bg3 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:17:17] } 17... Bxg3 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:50:56] } 18. hxg3?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. fxg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:25] } 18... Re8 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:48:42] } 19. Re5 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:13:57] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:40:58] } 20. Rae1?! { [%eval 0.91] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:48] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:25:50] } 21. Bb1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:06:04] } 21... Rc6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:21:46] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:01:42] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:21:46] } 23. Bf5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:01:07] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:18:36] } 24. Bc2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:58:38] } 24... Rc4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:15:03] } 25. Qd3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:58:35] } 25... Qb6?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:20] } 26. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:57:44] } 26... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:09:15] } 27. Rxe8 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:57:52] } 27... Qxb2?! { [%eval 2.34] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:27] } 28. R8e2 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:56:08] } 28... Rxd4 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:08:21] } 29. Qf5 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:55:31] } 29... Qb6 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:02:18] } 30. Re7 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:49:53] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:02:43] } 31. Qc8+ { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:49:26] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:03:08] } 32. Qc7?! { [%eval 1.94] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:25] } 32... Qxc7 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:02:19] } 33. Rxc7 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:49:48] } 33... Rd2 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:02:40] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:49:24] } 34... Re2 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:02:37] } 35. g4?? { [%eval 0.05] } { Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:02] } 35... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:01:59] } 36. Bf5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:44:27] } 36... Nf6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:06] } 37. Rb1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:44:45] } 37... Bc6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:01:26] } 38. Bd3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:44:54] } 38... Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:17] } 39. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:25] } 39... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:05] } 40. Rcxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:43] } 40... Bxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:06] } 41. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:08] } 41... Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:47] } 42. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:28] } 1/2-1/2