Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-07-01
White: Mhango, Banele
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2221
Black: Mahlangu, Sello
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2024
Result: 1-0
ECO: B46
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:48] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:24:56] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:06] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:23] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:51] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:52] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:41] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:17] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:51] } 6... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:38] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:19:58] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:19] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:18:34] } 8... Ne5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:43] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:14:46] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:10:55] } 10. Kh1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:08:25] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:55:56] } 11. f4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:05:19] } 11... Nc6? { [%eval 1.54] } { Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:33] } 12. e5 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 1:04:45] } 12... dxe5? { [%eval 3.71] } { Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:53] } 13. Ndb5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 1:03:31] } 13... Qb6?! { [%eval 5.12] } { Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:01] } 14. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 1:02:13] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:33:59] } 15. Na4 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 1:02:31] } 15... Bxe3 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:33:38] } 16. Nxb6 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 1:02:55] } 16... Bxb6 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:34:04] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 1:03:19] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:34:21] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 1:03:01] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:34:25] } 19. Qe1 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 1:01:31] } 19... Nxd3 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:33:22] } 20. cxd3 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 1:00:51] } 20... Nxe4 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:32:42] } 21. Qxe4?! { [%eval 3.91] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:05] } 21... Bd4 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:32:17] } 22. Qh4+ { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 1:01:20] } 22... Bf6 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:32:34] } 23. Rxf6 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 1:01:46] } 23... gxf6 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:32:56] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 1:02:13] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:32:45] } 25. Qxf6+ { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 1:02:10] } 25... Ke8 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:33:10] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 1:01:57] } 26... Bd7 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:33:28] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 1:02:22] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:33:27] } 28. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 1:02:39] } 28... Rc1+ { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:33:36] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 1:03:04] } 29... Rc2 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:33:51] } 30. Rb8+ { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 1:01:20] } 30... Bc8? { [%eval 8.33] } { Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:12] } 31. Qd4 { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 1:01:06] } 31... Rc6 { [%eval 9.12] [%clk 0:34:17] } 32. Qa4 { [%eval 8.89] [%clk 1:01:02] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 9.03] [%clk 0:34:40] } 33. Rb6 { [%eval 8.33] [%clk 1:01:25] } 1-0