Event: Round 5: Nkululeko, Nkosi - Chovanec, Alice
Date: 2025-05-04
White: Nkululeko, Nkosi
WhiteElo: 1975
Black: Chovanec, Alice
BlackTitle: WCM
BlackElo: 1840
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A01
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:41] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:34] } 6. Nh4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:57] } 6... Bg6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:13] } 7. d4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:29:52] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:30:49] } 8. g3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:28:34] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:28:26] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:28:52] } 9... Qf6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:27:59] } 10. f4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:28:08] } 10... c6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:23:49] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:26:45] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:22:10] } 12. Nxg6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:27:02] } 12... hxg6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:22:31] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:27:27] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:22:42] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:27:54] } 14... f5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:22:41] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:27:25] } 15... Bc7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:22:48] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:25:43] } 16... g5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:16:11] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:42] } 17... g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:15] } 18. h4?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:19] } 18... O-O-O? { [%eval 0.54] } { Mistake. gxh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:51] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:22:08] } 19... Nb6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:12:14] } 20. Ba3 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:21:37] } 20... Qf7 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:12:00] } 21. Ne5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:19:40] } 21... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:11:58] } 22. dxe5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:20:08] } 22... Nd5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:11:49] } 23. Kb2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:20:19] } 23... a5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:09:47] } 24. Bd6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:10:53] } 24... g6?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:18] } 25. Rhe1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:35] } 25... Qg7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:03:03] } 26. Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:49] } 26... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:17] } 27. Qa6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:11] } 27... Qb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:37] } 28. Qxb7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:40] } 28... Kxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:01] } 29. Bd6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:00:48] } 29... c5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:02:00] } 30. c3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:00:57] } 30... Rh7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:00:14] } 31. Kc2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:53:41] } 31... Rhd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:02] } 32. Rd2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:40] } 32... Kc6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:58:25] } 33. Rh2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:49:51] } 1/2-1/2