Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-06-27
White: Van Zyl-Rudd, Jack
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2228
Black: Simpson, Michael
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2204
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:28] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:56] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:22] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:05] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:29] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:55] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:29:36] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:11] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:44] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:33:27] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:09] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:51] } 10. Qb3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:19] } 10... Na6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:34:11] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:31] } 11... Bh5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:33:44] } 12. Rae1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:25:54] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:14:16] } 13. Bh4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:18] } 13... Rb8?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh2+ was best. } { [%clk 1:00:54] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:14:08] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:46:56] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:50:46] } 15... Nc7?! { [%eval 1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:09] } 16. e4?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:30] } 16... Bg6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:46:24] } 17. Qc2?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Bb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:02] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:40:44] } 18. Ndxe4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:42:24] } 1/2-1/2