Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-06-27
White: Mhango, Banele
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2221
Black: Du Plessis, Heinco
BlackElo: 2020
Result: 1-0
ECO: A12
Opening: Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Bogoljubow Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:26:49] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. b3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:27:41] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:23] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:28:06] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:39] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:27] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:47] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:27:59] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:29] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:23] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:51] } 8. d3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:28:51] } 8... h6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:29:15] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:31:05] } 10. a3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:29:39] } 10... a5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:28:40] } 11. Qb1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:29:10] } 11... Bh7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:28:21] } 12. b4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:25:16] } 12... axb4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:10] } 13. axb4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:03] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:22:22] } 14. Bc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:22:25] } 14... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:19:09] } 15. Qxa1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:22:48] } 15... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:14:23] } 16. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:22:17] } 16... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:14:51] } 17. Rb1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:22:41] } 17... Qd6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:14:22] } 18. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:23:05] } 18... e5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:11:18] } 19. d4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:19:14] } 19... e4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:50:28] } 20. Ne5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:19:07] } 20... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:50:46] } 21. c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:02:40] } 21... Qe6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:49:50] } 22. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:03:01] } 22... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:50:15] } 23. Nf1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:03:02] } 23... Rb8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:37:11] } 24. Rxb8+ { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:47:02] } 24... Nxb8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:37:40] } 25. Ne3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:47:31] } 25... Bg6? { [%eval 1.69] } { Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:08] } 26. h4? { [%eval 0.54] } { Mistake. Qa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:13] } 26... Nd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:27:34] } 27. Kh2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:43:10] } 27... Nf8? { [%eval 2.18] } { Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:15] } 28. Bh3 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:43:07] } 28... Qe8 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:26:41] } 29. Qa4 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:42:14] } 29... f6 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:26:32] } 30. Qa6 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:32:40] } 30... Bf7 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:16:09] } 31. Nf5 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:32:32] } 31... Be6 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:16:34] } 32. Qxc6 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:32:26] } 32... Qxc6 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:12:30] } 33. Ne7+ { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:32:45] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:12:59] } 34. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:33:08] } 34... Bxh3?! { [%eval 3.71] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:54] } 35. Kxh3 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:33:35] } 35... Ke6 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:10:23] } 36. Nb4 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:32:45] } 36... Nd7?! { [%eval 5.33] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:58] } 37. Na6 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:32:12] } 37... Nf8 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:07:20] } 38. Nc7+ { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:32:34] } 38... Kd7 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:07:50] } 39. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:32:56] } 39... Ne6 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:06:10] } 40. e3 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:33:22] } 40... f5 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:05:29] } 41. g4 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:33:10] } 41... g6 { [%eval 6.28] [%clk 0:05:39] } 42. Nf4 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:33:16] } 42... Nf8 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:05:42] } 43. g5 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:32:30] } 43... hxg5 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:05:55] } 44. hxg5 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:32:58] } 44... Kc6 { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:06:08] } 45. Kg3 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:33:06] } 45... Kb5 { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:06:18] } 46. f3 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 0:33:04] } 46... exf3 { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:05:40] } 47. Kxf3 { [%eval 8.29] [%clk 0:33:29] } 47... Kc6 { [%eval 8.12] [%clk 0:05:54] } 48. e4 { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 0:33:54] } 48... fxe4+ { [%eval 12.24] [%clk 0:05:38] } 49. Kxe4 { [%eval 10.09] [%clk 0:34:21] } 49... Nh7?! { [%eval #16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:01] } 50. Ne6 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:34:46] } 50... Kd7 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:06:18] } 51. d5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:35:12] } 51... Ke7 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:06:44] } 52. Ke5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:35:37] } 52... Kd7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:06:55] } 53. c6+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:36:03] } 53... Kc8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:07:16] } 54. d6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:36:28] } 1-0