Event: Round 3: Costa, Leopoldino - Mpene Thuto
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-african-junior-chess-championship-open/round-3/YdvWfFkA/p3ayt4r2
Date: 2025-09-19
White: Costa, Leopoldino
WhiteElo: 1914
Black: Mpene Thuto
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2003
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 4. e5 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 4... Ng8 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 5. Nce2 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 6. c3 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 6... Bd7 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 7... Bb5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 8. Ng3 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 8... Bxf1 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 9. Kxf1 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 9... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 10. h4 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 10... h5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 11. Be3 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 11... cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 12. cxd4 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 12... g6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 13. Kg1 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 13... Nh6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 14. Ng5 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 14... Ng4 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 15. Qf3 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 15... Qe7 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 16. Rd1 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 16... Bh6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 17. Bc1 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 17... Rc8 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 18. Qd3 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 18... Bg7 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 19. f3 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 19... Nh6 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 20. Kh2 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 20... Nf5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 21. Nxf5 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 21... gxf5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 22. Rhe1 { [%clk 1:26:02] } 22... Qc7 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 1/2-1/2