Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Hercules, Benjamin Vincent
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2084
Black: Felix, Raphael
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2209
Result: 0-1
ECO: D36
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:07] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:32] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:20] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:46] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:37] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:08] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:51] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:53] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:15] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:07] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:40] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:45] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:03] } 10. Nge2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:15] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:09] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:57] } 11... Na6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:12] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:21] } 12... Nc7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:30] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:12:51] } 13... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:32:52] } 14. b4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:12:16] } 14... axb4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:12:13] } 15. axb4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:12:41] } 15... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:36] } 16. Rxa1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:06] } 16... b5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:13:00] } 17. Ra7? { [%eval -1.09] } { Mistake. Nc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:49] } 17... Na6 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:57:58] } 18. Bh7+ { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:47:11] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:56:12] } 19. Bf5 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:40:40] } 19... Nxb4 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:50:02] } 20. Qb1 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:40:55] } 20... Bxf5 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:49:56] } 21. Qxf5 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:41:03] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:50:12] } 22. Nf4 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:37:17] } 22... Qc8? { [%eval -0.24] } { Mistake. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:00] } 23. Qb1? { [%eval -1.46] } { Mistake. Qxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:32] } 23... Na6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:37:18] } 24. Qa1 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:30:55] } 24... Nc7 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:35:46] } 25. Qa5 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:30:04] } 25... Ne6 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:35:04] } 26. Nd3?? { [%eval -3.61] } { Blunder. Nce2 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:21] } 26... Nxd4 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:30:38] } 27. exd4 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:23:42] } 27... Bxd4 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:30:52] } 28. g3 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:21:51] } 28... Bxa7 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:29:00] } 29. Qxa7 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:22:19] } 29... b4 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:26:56] } 30. Nxb4 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:21:29] } 30... d4 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:27:13] } 31. Na4 { [%eval -3.43] [%clk 0:18:26] } 31... Qg4 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:23:27] } 32. Nc5 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:16:30] } 32... Re1+ { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:23:18] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -3.44] [%clk 0:16:58] } 33... Qd1 { [%eval -3.37] [%clk 0:23:39] } 34. h4?? { [%eval -8.62] } { Blunder. Kh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:07] } 34... Rg1+ { [%eval -7.77] [%clk 0:23:12] } 35. Kh2? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:02] } 35... Qf1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:23:14] } 36. Qa8+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:15:15] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:23:39] } 37. Qxc6 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:15:22] } 37... Qxf2+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:24:04] } 0-1