Event: Round 5: Mpene Thuto - Lopes, Ruben Cesar Gomes
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-african-junior-chess-championship-open/round-5/cA5F8nJn/ocLIzxSU
Date: 2025-09-20
White: Mpene Thuto
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2003
Black: Lopes, Ruben Cesar Gomes
BlackElo: 1652
Result: 1-0
ECO: B13
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:01] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:08] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:26:35] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:59] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:24] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:27:49] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:27:48] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:26] } 8. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:01] } 8... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:53] } 9. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:28] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:40] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:46] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:29:38] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:13] } 11... h6?! { [%eval 1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:27:32] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:29:36] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:27:48] } 13. f4 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:29:49] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:23:17] } 14. g4 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 1:29:28] } 14... g6 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 1:18:13] } 15. Rae1 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:27:53] } 15... Kg7?! { [%eval 2.73] } { Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:13] } 16. Rf2?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:35] } 16... Rae8 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 1:09:44] } 17. Rg2 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:09:26] } 17... Nh7 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 1:02:17] } 18. h4 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 1:05:19] } 18... f5?! { [%eval 3.18] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:42] } 19. h5 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 1:03:02] } 19... g5? { [%eval 4.64] } { Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:16] } 20. fxg5 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:53:58] } 20... Nxg5 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:55:25] } 21. gxf5 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:52:40] } 21... Nxf5 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:54:23] } 22. Ndf3 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:52:38] } 22... Kf6?! { [%eval 7.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:39] } 23. Nxd7+ { [%eval 6.53] [%clk 0:52:24] } 23... Qxd7 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 0:51:45] } 24. Qe5+ { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:52:37] } 24... Ke7 { [%eval 7.21] [%clk 0:51:02] } 25. Nxg5 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 0:52:58] } 25... hxg5 { [%eval 7.03] [%clk 0:50:50] } 26. Bxf5 { [%eval 6.92] [%clk 0:53:17] } 26... Rxf5 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:50:13] } 27. Qxf5 { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:53:38] } 27... Kd8 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 0:49:13] } 28. Qxg5+ { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:53:52] } 1-0