Event: Round 9: Fitzsimons, David - Bezuidenhout, Roland
Date: 2025-04-21
White: Fitzsimons, David
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2303
Black: Bezuidenhout, Roland
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2311
Result: 1-0
ECO: B00
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:09] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:27] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:40] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:31:16] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:37] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:41] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:51] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:32] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:08] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:24] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:04] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:13] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:32:07] } 11. f4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:31:34] } 11... c6 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:31:41] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:30:53] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:26:31] } 13. Rae1 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:28:57] } 13... Nc5? { [%eval 2.13] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:48] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 1:28:39] } 14... Bg4?! { [%eval 3.04] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:12] } 15. Qf2?! { [%eval 2.25] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:09] } 15... Bc8 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:14:33] } 16. h3 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 1:24:09] } 16... a5 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 1:04:01] } 17. e5 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 1:19:03] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 1:02:46] } 18. fxe5 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 1:19:16] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 1:02:22] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 1:14:34] } 19... Ne6 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:51:39] } 20. Nd6 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 1:14:07] } 20... Rf8 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:51:50] } 21. Qg3 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:55:00] } 21... Nxd4 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:47:46] } 22. cxd4 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:55:24] } 22... Be6 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:46:51] } 23. Bf6 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:54:25] } 23... c5? { [%eval 5.02] } { Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:12] } 24. Bxg6 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:51:08] } 24... fxg6 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:38:25] } 25. Qxg6 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:51:31] } 25... Bxh3 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:15:28] } 26. gxh3 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:51:09] } 26... cxd4 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:15:03] } 27. Nf5 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:47:58] } 27... Ra6?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:33] } 28. Nxh6+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:48:18] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 10.78] [%clk 0:11:58] } 29. Bxg7+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:48:40] } 29... Qxg7 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:12:22] } 30. Rxf8+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:49:05] } 30... Qxf8 { [%eval 10.89] [%clk 0:12:47] } 31. Nf7+ { [%eval 9.19] [%clk 0:49:28] } 1-0