Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Dinham, James
WhiteElo: 2003
Black: Hercules, Benjamin Vincent
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2084
Result: 1-0
ECO: B15
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:26:22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:12] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:48] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:04] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:47] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:01] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5... exf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:26] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:29] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:11] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:37] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:26:51] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:41] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:23:57] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:13] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:21:42] } 10. d5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:17:10] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:16] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:15:58] } 11... f5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:50:11] } 12. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:29] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:49:53] } 13. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:54:38] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:50:13] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:49:32] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:46:57] } 15. Qc1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:49:28] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:42:45] } 16. Nh4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:45:34] } 16... Re7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:39:55] } 17. Ng2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:44:54] } 17... Rae8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:39:19] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:58] } 18... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:34] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:41:18] } 19... Qc8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:30:31] } 20. f3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:38:11] } 20... Nf6?! { [%eval 0.38] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:56] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:37:28] } 21... Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:23:59] } 22. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:31:34] } 22... Rxe1+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:24:25] } 23. Bxe1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:31:35] } 23... f4?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:17] } 24. Nxf4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:31:19] } 24... Bxf4 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:24:29] } 25. gxf4 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:31:45] } 25... Ne8 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:23:26] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:31:25] } 26... Nd6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:21:30] } 27. Bc3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:30:21] } 27... Qf8 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:17:52] } 28. b4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:28:50] } 28... b6?! { [%eval 1.95] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:10] } 29. bxc5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:28:29] } 29... bxc5 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:17:39] } 30. Qe3 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:27:53] } 30... Nf5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:17:12] } 31. Qe5 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:27:15] } 31... f6 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:16:28] } 32. Qc7 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:21:50] } 32... Qe7?! { [%eval 2.57] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:57] } 33. Be4 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:22:00] } 33... Nh4? { [%eval 4.29] } { Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:34] } 34. d6 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:19:55] } 34... Qe8 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:11:56] } 35. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:17:26] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:08:32] } 36. Qf2 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:16:47] } 36... Qh5 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:07:53] } 37. c5 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:16:30] } 37... Bf5 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:04:54] } 38. c6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:55] } 38... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:50] } 39. fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:08] } 39... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:07] } 40. Be1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:22] } 40... Nf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:56] } 41. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:43] } 41... Qd3+?? { [%eval 3.01] } { Blunder. Nxe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:22] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:11:43] } 42... Nxe1+?! { [%eval 4.47] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:46] } 43. Qxe1 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:12:08] } 43... Qxd6 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:01:34] } 44. Qc3?! { [%eval 3.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:21] } 44... Qc7?! { [%eval 4.82] } { Inaccuracy. Qxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 45. e5 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:11:36] } 45... fxe5 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:01:12] } 46. fxe5 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:12:01] } 46... Kg8 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:00:38] } 47. Qc4+ { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:12:01] } 47... Kf8 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:00:40] } 48. Qd5 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:12:03] } 48... Ke7 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:00:37] } 49. a4 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:11:39] } 49... g5 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:00:40] } 50. Kf3 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:11:47] } 50... h5?! { [%eval 9.35] } { Inaccuracy. g4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 51. Ke4 { [%eval 9.35] [%clk 0:12:08] } 51... g4 { [%eval 8.67] [%clk 0:00:36] } 52. Qc5+ { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:12:05] } 52... Kf7 { [%eval 8.71] [%clk 0:00:39] } 53. Qd6 { [%eval 7.64] [%clk 0:11:14] } 53... Qb6? { [%eval #14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 54. c7 { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:09:44] } 54... Qb1+ { [%eval 12.84] [%clk 0:01:07] } 55. Qd3 { [%eval 8.75] [%clk 0:09:51] } 55... Qe1+? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 56. Kf5 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:10:02] } 56... Qf2+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:42] } 57. Kg5 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:10:08] } 1-0