Event: Round 5: Mankga, Thabang - Naidoo, Kirthan
Date: 2025-04-28
White: Mankga, Thabang
WhiteElo: 1877
Black: Naidoo, Kirthan
BlackElo: 1628
Result: 1-0
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:55] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:56] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:02] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.32] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:26] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:30:45] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval 0.02] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:00] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.05] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:03] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval -0.05] } 9... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:02] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 0.17] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:10] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.19] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:37] } 12. c4 { [%eval -0.18] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:35] } 13. exd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 13... cxd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:45] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.19] } 14... Qb8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:23:52] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.15] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:37] } 16. Rac1 { [%eval -0.21] } 16... d4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:20:23] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval -0.11] } 17... d3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:17:32] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -0.2] } 18... Ne4?? { [%eval 2.05] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:09] } 19. Rxd3?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } 19... Bc5?? { [%eval 4.0] } { Blunder. Rxd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:47] } 20. Rxd8+ { [%eval 3.92] } 20... Qxd8 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 1:14:08] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval 3.8] } 21... Bxd4 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 1:13:56] } 22. Bxd4 { [%eval 4.02] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 1:13:50] } 23. Bxc5 { [%eval 3.93] } 23... Bxg2 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 1:14:11] } 24. Kxg2 { [%eval 3.76] } 24... bxc5 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 1:14:32] } 25. Qf3? { [%eval 1.92] } { Mistake. Qxc5 was best. } 25... Rb8 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:13:24] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval 2.05] } 26... Qe7? { [%eval 4.0] } { Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:56] } 27. Qc6 { [%eval 4.03] } 27... Rd8 { [%eval 4.09] } 28. Rd6 { [%eval 4.1] } 28... h5 { [%eval 4.4] } 29. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.44] } 29... h4 { [%eval 4.67] } 30. Qd4 { [%eval 4.62] } 30... Qb7+ { [%eval 4.57] } 31. f3 { [%eval 3.76] } 31... h3+ { [%eval 3.74] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 3.52] } 32... Rf8 { [%eval 3.55] } 33. Rd8 { [%eval 3.43] } 33... Rxd8 { [%eval 3.45] } 34. Qxd8+ { [%eval 3.4] } 34... Kh7 { [%eval 3.51] } 35. Qh4+ { [%eval 3.46] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval 3.24] } 36. Qd8+ { [%eval 3.41] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval 3.26] } 37. Qd3+ { [%eval 3.28] } 37... g6 { [%eval 3.1] } 38. g4 { [%eval 2.85] } 38... Qb6+?! { [%eval 3.96] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } 39. Qe3 { [%eval 3.78] } 39... Qa5 { [%eval 4.23] } 40. a4 { [%eval 4.0] } 40... Qd8 { [%eval 4.22] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval 4.26] } 41... Qd1 { [%eval 4.27] } 42. Kxh3 { [%eval 4.38] } 42... Qf1+ { [%eval 4.71] } 43. Kg3 { [%eval 4.56] } 43... Qa1 { [%eval 4.87] } 44. c5 { [%eval 4.85] } 44... Qb2 { [%eval 4.65] } 45. c6 { [%eval 4.52] } 45... Qc2 { [%eval 4.57] } 46. Qxa7 { [%eval 4.19] } 46... Qxc6?? { [%eval #21] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } 47. Qxf7+ { [%eval 5.79] } 47... Kh6?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } 48. g5+ { [%eval #3] } 48... Kh5 { [%eval #3] } 49. Qh7+ { [%eval #2] } 1-0