Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-07-01
White: Hercules, Benjamin Vincent
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2084
Black: Mnyasta, Tezihano
BlackElo: 1955
Result: 1-0
ECO: A17
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:34] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:04] } 3... c5?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:25] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:18] } 4... a6?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:25] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:30:35] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:22:40] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:31:00] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:23:04] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:29:48] } 7... Bf5?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:07] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 1:24:48] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:19:22] } 9. e4 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:21:58] } 9... Bc8 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 1:15:45] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:20:20] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:12:31] } 11. O-O { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:19:28] } 11... g5?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:05:55] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 1:16:23] } 12... h6 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 1:06:18] } 13. f4 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 1:12:16] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 1:02:21] } 14. Nxb6 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:57:33] } 14... Qxb6 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 1:02:45] } 15. fxg5 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:57:05] } 15... hxg5 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 1:02:59] } 16. a5 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:55:08] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 1:01:50] } 17. e5 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:47:22] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:58:52] } 18. d6 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:46:22] } 18... Qxd6 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:53:40] } 19. Qxd6 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:46:37] } 19... Bxd6 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:54:08] } 20. Rxf6 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:46:58] } 20... Be7 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:54:34] } 21. Rf1 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:42:51] } 21... Be6 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:54:41] } 22. Be3 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:42:13] } 22... f5 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:54:27] } 23. Na4 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:41:51] } 23... f4 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:51:49] } 24. Bxc5 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:41:33] } 24... g4 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:50:34] } 25. Bxe7 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:41:12] } 25... Kxe7 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:51:01] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:41:13] } 26... Bf5 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:42:47] } 27. Bd3 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:39:45] } 27... Kf6 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:41:36] } 28. Bxf5 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:39:00] } 28... Kxf5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:42:04] } 29. Rad1 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:33:38] } 29... Rh7?! { [%eval 4.63] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:29] } 30. Rd5 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:29:56] } 30... Re8 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:35:49] } 31. Re1 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:27:35] } 31... f3 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:20:35] } 32. Nd3 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:26:53] } 32... Rhe7 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:19:32] } 33. gxf3 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:27:06] } 33... gxf3 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:20:01] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:27:27] } 34... Kf6 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:16:03] } 35. Rdxe5 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:27:19] } 35... Rxe5 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:14:58] } 36. Nxe5 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:27:39] } 1-0