Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-06-29
White: Mhango, Banele
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2236
Black: Van Zyl-Rudd, Jack
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2228
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A36
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:39] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:05] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:32] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:59] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. e3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:26] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:28] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:11] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:53] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:35] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:19] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:30:02] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:46] } 9. exd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:28] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:11] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:55] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:33:29] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:28:59] } 11... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:32] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:28:15] } 1/2-1/2