Event: Round 3: Francis, Thapelo - Otimile Maya
Date: 2025-05-08
White: Francis, Thapelo
WhiteTitle: WFM
WhiteElo: 1749
Black: Otimile Maya
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1659
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 75+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:15:44] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:15:57] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:16:06] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:22] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:16:24] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:20] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:16:39] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:15:31] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:33] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:13:53] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:16] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:14:10] } 7. Ng3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:16:18] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:13:54] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:13:53] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:11:20] } 9. Nce2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:11:08] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:10:35] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:09:06] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:07:53] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:09:03] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:00:45] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:02:43] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:44] } 13. f4?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:44] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:59:06] } 14. h3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:56:15] } 14... Bxe2 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:57:51] } 15. Bxe2 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:52:28] } 15... Ne4?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:14] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:51:38] } 16... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:56:48] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:51:09] } 17... Re7 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:56:04] } 18. g3 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:49:47] } 18... Rae8 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:55:48] } 19. Rae1 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:49:49] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:55:02] } 20. Rxe7 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:49:09] } 20... Rxe7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:54:04] } 21. Re1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:47:42] } 21... Rxe1+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:53:37] } 22. Bxe1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:47:58] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:53:44] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:44:40] } 23... Qxe2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:52:09] } 24. Bxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:05] } 24... Ne4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:51:42] } 25. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:07] } 25... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:21] } 26. Kf3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:45:11] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:33] } 27. h4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:41:27] } 27... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:19] } 28. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:59] } 28... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:54] } 29. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:54] } 29... Bc7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:39:20] } 30. Ke3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:30:40] } 30... Nd6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:34:16] } 31. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:21] } 31... Ne4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:31:33] } 32. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:59] } 32... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:10] } 33. h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:33] } 33... g5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:03] } 34. fxg5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:11:07] } 34... Nxg5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:23] } 35. Bf1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:05:52] } 35... Ne4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:12:22] } 1/2-1/2