Event: South African Chess Open
Site: South Africa
Date: 2025-07-01
White: Chigozi, Egeonu
WhiteElo: 2028
Black: Bezuidenhout, Lian
BlackElo: 1913
Result: 1-0
ECO: D38
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:47] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:55] } 6. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:48] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:15] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:24:17] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:59] } 8. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:45] } 8... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:20] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:12] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:22] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:27] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:58] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:23:44] } 11... a6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:30:04] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:20:52] } 12... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:29:36] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:17:09] } 13... Nxe5?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:54] } 14. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:17:25] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:19:17] } 15. Qxb7 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:06:05] } 15... Rdb8? { [%eval 2.27] } { Mistake. Rab8 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:54] } 16. Qc6 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:04:02] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 1:17:17] } 17. Qxc7 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 1:03:42] } 17... Rxb2 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 1:17:37] } 18. Bf3?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:55] } 18... Rc8 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:06:41] } 19. Qa5 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:04:12] } 19... Qg5 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:06:27] } 20. Rac1? { [%eval 0.2] } { Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:52] } 20... Nf5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:02:43] } 21. Nd1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:24:15] } 21... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:48:49] } 22. Nxb2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:24:43] } 22... Rc2? { [%eval 2.01] } { Mistake. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:06] } 23. Nd3 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:25:11] } 23... Nh4 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:49:10] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:18:26] } 24... Bh3?! { [%eval 3.13] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:59] } 25. Qxd5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:18:32] } 25... Nxf3+ { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:34:34] } 26. Qxf3 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:18:49] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:34:59] } 27. Ra1?! { [%eval 2.12] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:13] } 27... f6 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:33:06] } 28. Nd3 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:14:26] } 28... Bd5? { [%eval 3.17] } { Mistake. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:31] } 29. h4 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:14:28] } 29... Bxf3 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:30:50] } 30. hxg5 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:14:56] } 30... Be2 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:31:05] } 31. Ne1 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:15:25] } 31... Rb2 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:31:17] } 32. gxf6 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:15:54] } 32... gxf6 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:31:35] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:15:52] } 33... a5 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:31:55] } 34. Kg3 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:15:52] } 34... a4 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:32:16] } 35. a3 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:16:21] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:32:35] } 36. Nf3 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:16:01] } 36... Bxf3?! { [%eval 4.57] } { Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:54] } 37. Kxf3 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:16:30] } 37... Ke6 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:33:11] } 38. Rh1 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:16:59] } 38... Ra2 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:33:28] } 39. Rxh6 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:17:25] } 39... Rxa3 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:33:51] } 40. Rh8 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:17:53] } 40... Ra1 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:34:04] } 41. Ra8 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:18:21] } 41... a3 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:34:27] } 42. Ra6+ { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:18:35] } 42... Kf5 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:34:46] } 43. Ra5+ { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:18:42] } 43... Ke6 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:35:11] } 44. Kf4 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:18:53] } 44... Ra2 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:35:21] } 45. f3 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:19:12] } 1-0