Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Samuels, Ethan
WhiteElo: 2012
Black: Mahlangu, Sello
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2024
Result: 0-1
ECO: D01
Opening: Rapport-Jobava System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:22] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:10] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:33] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3... c5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:30:57] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:14] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:30:53] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:37] } 5... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:18] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:00] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:41] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:24] } 7... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:07] } 8. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:48] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:33] } 9. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:10] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:00] } 10. Qa4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:48] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:33:06] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:11] } 11... Qd6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:29] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:12] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:48] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:32] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:34:14] } 14. Bb5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:26:05] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:34:34] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:26:12] } 15... a6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:33:42] } 16. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:22:20] } 16... bxc6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:34:10] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:21:59] } 17... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:32:32] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:10:44] } 18... Be6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:27:19] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:09:19] } 19... Reb8 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:21:31] } 20. Na5?! { [%eval -0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Bc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:23] } 20... Rb5?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:53] } 21. b4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:52:26] } 21... c5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:17:24] } 22. a3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:52:10] } 22... c4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:11:13] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:38] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:09] } 24. h3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:48:50] } 24... g6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:56:02] } 25. a4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:38:49] } 25... Rbb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:11] } 26. g4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:37:43] } 26... f5? { [%eval 0.92] } { Mistake. Rxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:46] } 27. Bf4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:36:27] } 27... exf4? { [%eval 2.56] } { Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:15] } 28. Rxe6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:36:42] } 28... Rb6 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:28:17] } 29. gxf5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:27] } 29... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:25] } 30. fxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:55] } 30... Qe5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:28:43] } 31. Rd4?? { [%eval -3.52] } { Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:29] } 31... Qe1+ { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:21:22] } 32. Kh2?? { [%eval -7.22] } { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:33] } 32... f3 { [%eval -6.84] [%clk 0:20:04] } 33. Qd2 { [%eval -8.67] [%clk 0:11:05] } 33... Qf1 { [%eval -8.41] [%clk 0:19:40] } 34. Rg4 { [%eval -8.41] [%clk 0:06:56] } 34... Rd8 { [%eval -8.21] [%clk 0:19:50] } 35. Qxd8+ { [%eval -7.74] [%clk 0:06:50] } 35... Bxd8 { [%eval -7.32] [%clk 0:20:10] } 36. Kg3 { [%eval -7.2] [%clk 0:07:18] } 36... Qg2+ { [%eval -7.08] [%clk 0:19:37] } 37. Kf4 { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 0:07:47] } 37... Qxh3 { [%eval -6.75] [%clk 0:19:22] } 0-1