Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-06-28
White: Chettiar, Evasan
WhiteElo: 1919
Black: Dinham, James
BlackElo: 1975
Result: 0-1
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:26:49] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:58] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:23:44] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:28] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:26] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:11] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:25] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:00] } 5. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:47] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:49] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:22:52] } 6... Be7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:26:23] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:06] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:28] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:20:06] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:02] } 9. Qa4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:12:30] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:19:29] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:09:08] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:12:54] } 11. Nf1?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:08] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:06:01] } 12. dxe4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:02:31] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:01:46] } 13. Qxd7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:01:47] } 13... Nfxd7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:01:34] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:01:44] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:01:52] } 15. Rd1 { [%eval -0.36] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:01:28] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -0.71] } 16... Nd3 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:00:28] } 17. Bc7 { [%eval -1.09] } 17... Rd7 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:59:54] } 18. c4? { [%eval -2.56] } { Mistake. Rd2 was best. } 18... Rc8 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:58:54] } 19. Bf4 { [%eval -2.5] } 19... Rcd8 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:58:58] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval -2.51] } 20... f5 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:48:56] } 21. f3? { [%eval -3.84] } { Mistake. exf5 was best. } 21... fxe4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:48:20] } 22. fxe4 { [%eval -3.75] } 22... Bf6 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:48:17] } 23. Bh3?! { [%eval -4.51] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } 23... Kf7 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:46:25] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval -4.66] } 24... Bxe4 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:45:13] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval -4.85] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval -4.68] [%clk 0:45:02] } 26. Ng4 { [%eval -5.35] } 26... Nxc1 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:43:16] } 27. Nxf6 { [%eval -5.31] } 27... Ne2+ { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:43:29] } 28. Kf2 { [%eval -5.27] } 28... gxf6 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:43:48] } 29. Kxe2 { [%eval -6.54] } 29... Rd2+ { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:43:31] } 30. Ke3 { [%eval -6.66] } 30... f5 { [%eval -6.7] [%clk 0:43:38] } 31. Rae1 { [%eval -6.64] } 31... Kf6 { [%eval -5.88] [%clk 0:40:34] } 32. g4?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best. } 32... R8d3+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:40:36] } 33. Kf4 { [%eval #-1] } 33... e5# { [%clk 0:40:57] } 0-1