Event: Round 8: Zwakala, Ntando - Ngcongo, Minenhle
Date: 2025-04-30
White: Zwakala, Ntando
WhiteElo: 1968
Black: Ngcongo, Minenhle
BlackElo: 1936
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:16:06] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:24] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:16:28] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:26] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:16:08] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:41] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:16:29] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:40] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:37] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:22:02] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:16:54] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:47] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:17:10] } 7... Bg4?? { [%eval 2.25] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:29] } 8. b4 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 1:16:55] } 8... Bxb4 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 1:10:05] } 9. cxb4 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 1:17:05] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 1:10:24] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 1:17:19] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 1:08:42] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 1:17:30] } 11... Nxf3+ { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 1:06:58] } 12. Nxf3 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 1:17:57] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 1:07:03] } 13. h3 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 1:17:58] } 13... Bxh3 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 1:05:22] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 1:16:57] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 1:00:24] } 15. Qxh5 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 1:17:16] } 15... Bg4?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rfe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:39] } 16. Qxe5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:17:23] } 1-0