Event: B-section
Site: University Of Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 2025-07-04
White: Ngcongo, Minenhle
WhiteElo: 1952
Black: Bulelani, Stephen
BlackElo: 1832
Result: 1-0
ECO: C05
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:23:05] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:11] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:38] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:23:22] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:37] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:31:25] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:57] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:49] } 7. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:52] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:28:27] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:23:44] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:28:06] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:21:14] } 9... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:27:50] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:21:03] } 10... h6 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 1:27:54] } 11. a4 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:21:10] } 11... c4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:28:19] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:20:11] } 12... Na5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:28:46] } 13. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:36] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:48] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:15:22] } 14... Bc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:23:12] } 15. b3?! { [%eval -0.48] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:12] } 15... cxb3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:23:39] } 16. Bxb3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:06:32] } 16... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:18:37] } 17. Qxb3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:06:45] } 17... a6?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:03] } 18. Reb1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:05:21] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:14:28] } 19. c4?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:33] } 19... dxc4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:14:51] } 20. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:02:57] } 20... Nb6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:14:57] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:03:04] } 21... Nd5?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:23] } 22. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:59:22] } 22... exd5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:02:51] } 23. e6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:59:42] } 23... Bf6?! { [%eval 1.55] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:01:02] } 24. exf7+?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:51] } 24... Qxf7?? { [%eval 3.05] } { Blunder. Kxf7 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:00] } 25. Re1+ { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:58:48] } 25... Kd8?? { [%eval 6.34] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:38] } 26. Ba5+ { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:55:43] } 26... Kc8 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 1:00:59] } 27. Qf5+ { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:52:47] } 27... Qd7 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 1:00:43] } 28. Qf4 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:53:09] } 28... b5?! { [%eval 5.75] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:53] } 29. Rac1?! { [%eval 4.24] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:55] } 29... Kb7 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:57:11] } 30. Rxc6 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:51:22] } 30... Qxc6 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:56:42] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:51:47] } 31... g5 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:56:42] } 32. Qe3 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:39:40] } 32... Qd6 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:53:11] } 33. Rc7+ { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:39:59] } 33... Kb8?! { [%eval 4.39] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:35] } 34. Ne5 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:39:04] } 34... Bxe5 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:33:50] } 35. dxe5 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:39:08] } 35... d4?! { [%eval 5.21] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:20] } 36. Qc1 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:31:47] } 36... Qd5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:30:54] } 37. Rc5 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:32:14] } 37... Rc8?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:18] } 38. Rc7?? { [%eval -0.55] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:32:40] } 38... Qe6?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:10] } 39. Rc6?? { [%eval -6.89] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:09] } 39... Rh8?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:08] } 40. Rc5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:05] } 1-0