Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-06-28
White: Felix, Raphael
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2227
Black: Yan, Weilun
BlackElo: 1906
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:26:47] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:17] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:27:03] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:32] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:26:31] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:48] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:26:57] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:12] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:27:23] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:35] } 6. dxc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:27:51] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:36] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:27:21] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:41] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:26:14] } 8... Ne5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:51] } 9. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:26:30] } 9... dxe5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:16] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:21:39] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:01] } 11. c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:21:08] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:20:06] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:17:32] } 12... Qa4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:11:36] } 13. Kb1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:17:19] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:06:44] } 14. Qc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:08:15] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:00:17] } 15. Qb3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:06:56] } 15... Qxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:59] } 16. axb3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:06:28] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:45:41] } 17. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:00:17] } 17... Bb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:37:10] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval 0.25] } 18... Bc5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:29:11] } 19. f3 { [%eval 0.3] } 19... Bd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:27:27] } 20. Bc1 { [%eval 0.16] } 20... f6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:25:56] } 21. b4 { [%eval 0.08] } 21... h5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:24:16] } 22. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... a5?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:40] } 23. bxa5 { [%eval 0.98] } 23... Bc5 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:18:35] } 24. b3 { [%eval 1.45] } 24... Bb4 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:12:45] } 25. Bd2 { [%eval 1.79] } 25... Bxd2 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:13:11] } 26. Rexd2 { [%eval 1.61] } 26... g5 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:13:29] } 27. c5 { [%eval 2.06] } 27... c6 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:12:40] } 28. a6 { [%eval 2.16] } 28... bxa6 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:13:03] } 29. Bxa6+ { [%eval 2.23] } 29... Kc7 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:13:30] } 30. Rd3 { [%eval 1.78] } 30... Rhg8 { [%eval 2.17] } 31. Rxd8 { [%eval 2.34] } 31... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.44] } 32. Rxd8 { [%eval 2.62] } 32... Kxd8 { [%eval 2.57] } 33. Bd3 { [%eval 2.27] } 33... g4 { [%eval 2.67] } 34. Kc1 { [%eval 2.6] } 34... h4 { [%eval 3.24] } 35. fxg4 { [%eval 3.14] } 35... Bxg4 { [%eval 2.94] } 36. b4 { [%eval 2.43] } 36... Kc7?! { [%eval 3.45] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } 37. Kd2 { [%eval 3.99] } 37... Be6 { [%eval 4.37] } 38. c4 { [%eval 4.24] } 38... f5 { [%eval 4.54] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval 4.21] } 39... Kb7 { [%eval 4.4] } 40. Be2 { [%eval 4.29] } 40... Kc7 { [%eval 4.09] } 41. b5 { [%eval 4.0] } 41... Kc8 { [%eval 4.76] } 42. Bf3 { [%eval 4.11] } 42... Bxc4?! { [%eval 5.5] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } 43. Bxc6 { [%eval 5.48] } 43... Kc7 { [%eval 5.39] } 44. g3 { [%eval 5.47] } 44... hxg3 { [%eval 5.95] } 45. hxg3 { [%eval 6.05] } 45... Bf1 { [%eval 6.2] } 46. Be8 { [%eval 6.04] } 46... Kb7 { [%eval 7.11] } 47. b6 { [%eval 6.96] } 47... Bg2 { [%eval 6.96] } 48. Bd7 { [%eval 6.82] } 48... Bh3 { [%eval 6.3] } 49. Kd3 { [%eval 7.78] } 49... Bf1+ { [%eval 7.72] } 50. Kc3 { [%eval 7.42] } 50... f4 { [%eval 9.13] } 51. gxf4 { [%eval 8.17] } 51... exf4 { [%eval 8.96] } 52. Kd4 { [%eval 7.7] } 52... Bg2? { [%eval #18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be2 was best. } 53. Bf5 { [%eval #19] } 53... f3 { [%eval #15] } 54. Be4+ { [%eval 25.11] } 54... Kc8?! { [%eval #22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka6 was best. } 55. c6 { [%eval #21] } 55... Bh1 { [%eval #9] } 56. Bf5+ { [%eval #8] } 1-0