Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-06-28
White: Mhango, Banele
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2236
Black: Mlambo, Ishmail
BlackElo: 2068
Result: 1-0
ECO: E19
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:57] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:47] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:53] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:06] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:15] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:13] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:12] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:31] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:43] } 9. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:03] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:08] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:05] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:28:34] } 11. Ne1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:41] } 11... Bxg2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:28:55] } 12. Nxg2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:29:05] } 12... c5?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:20] } 13. Nf4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:28:02] } 13... Qc8 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:13:03] } 14. d5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:28:15] } 14... e5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:12:12] } 15. Ne6 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:25:37] } 15... Rf7 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 1:12:13] } 16. e4 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:22:21] } 16... fxe4 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:53:52] } 17. Qxe4 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:21:30] } 17... Nc6?! { [%eval 2.17] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:49] } 18. f4 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:15:35] } 18... g6? { [%eval 3.99] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:16] } 19. f5?! { [%eval 3.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:03] } 19... Rf6?! { [%eval 4.44] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:08] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 1:05:37] } 20... gxf5?! { [%eval 5.64] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:40] } 21. Rxf5 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 1:05:51] } 21... Rxf5 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:18:26] } 22. Qxf5 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 1:06:20] } 22... Nd4 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:18:27] } 23. Nxd4?! { [%eval 3.59] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:45] } 23... Qd7?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:04] } 24. Qe6+?? { [%eval 5.69] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd7 was best. } 24... Qxe6 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:18:04] } 25. Nxe6 { [%eval -6.79] [%clk 1:07:13] } 25... Bxg5 { [%clk 0:18:07] } 26. Nxg5 { [%clk 1:07:39] } 1-0