Event: Round 9: Balogun, Oluwafemi Daniel - CHIMA, Mount Zion Kenechukwu
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Balogun, Oluwafemi Daniel
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2213
Black: CHIMA, Mount Zion Kenechukwu
BlackElo: 2024
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:12] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:17] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:29] } 5. Nce2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:29] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:42] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:51] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:45] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:57] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:39] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:31] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:11] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:28:42] } 9... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:26:33] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:27:52] } 10... Qa5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:24:23] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:27:58] } 11... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:19:41] } 12. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:28:11] } 12... Qxd2+ { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:19:04] } 13. Kxd2 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:28:35] } 13... Nb8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:17:34] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:26:51] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:17:36] } 15. Bb5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:25:33] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:17:29] } 16. Rc5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:21:57] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:15:15] } 17. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:21:12] } 17... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:15:06] } 18. b4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:21:20] } 18... a6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:13:58] } 19. h4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:19:33] } 19... Rhc8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:10:43] } 20. h5?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rhc1 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:33] } 20... h6?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:27] } 21. Rhc1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:11:30] } 21... Kd7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:06:18] } 22. g4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:02:17] } 22... b6?! { [%eval 1.63] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:47] } 23. R5c3 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 1:02:37] } 23... Bb5?! { [%eval 3.52] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:55] } 24. f5?? { [%eval 0.39] } { Blunder. Rxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:57] } 24... Rxc3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:56:53] } 25. Rxc3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:58:53] } 25... Bc4? { [%eval 2.15] } { Mistake. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:40] } 26. a3 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:53:56] } 26... a5?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:13] } 27. bxa5?! { [%eval 1.58] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:42] } 27... bxa5? { [%eval 3.09] } { Mistake. exf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:50] } 28. f6 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:52:59] } 28... Rg8 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:41:19] } 29. Ke3 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:51:52] } 29... g5 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:28:39] } 30. Nd2?? { [%eval 0.08] } { Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:59] } 30... Rb8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:20:18] } 31. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:49] } 31... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:39] } 32. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:39] } 32... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:22] } 33. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:29] } 33... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:44] } 34. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:11] } 34... exd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:40] } 35. Kxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:26] } 35... Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:46] } 36. Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:28] } 36... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:15] } 37. e6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:32] } 37... fxe6+?? { [%eval 7.79] } { Blunder. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:16] } 38. Ke5+ { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:28:38] } 38... Ke8 { [%eval 8.58] [%clk 0:16:52] } 39. Kxe6 { [%eval 9.21] [%clk 0:28:55] } 39... Re1+ { [%eval 9.03] [%clk 0:15:46] } 40. Kf5 { [%eval 8.94] [%clk 0:29:15] } 40... a3 { [%eval 8.81] [%clk 0:06:14] } 41. Ra4 { [%eval 8.54] [%clk 0:29:32] } 41... Re3? { [%eval #21] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:06:30] } 42. Kg6 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:29:08] } 42... Rf3 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:06:44] } 43. Kg7 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:29:04] } 43... Kd8 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:04:42] } 1-0