Event: Round 8: Wafa, Hamed - Mpene Thuto
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-african-junior-chess-championship-open/round-8/BeDKemCU/achehi9e
Date: 2025-09-11
White: Wafa, Hamed
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2353
Black: Mpene Thuto
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2003
Result: 1-0
ECO: A37
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:22] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:33] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:45] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:57] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:12] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:27:13] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:36] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:34] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:59] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:26:43] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:41] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:24] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:11] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:22] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:23] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:03] } 9. Ne1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:42] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:06] } 10. Nc2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:48] } 10... d5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:03] } 11. cxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:10] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:20:58] } 12. Ne3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:09] } 12... Nde7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:14:23] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:25:17] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:10:14] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:17] } 14... f6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:08:51] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:24:07] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:05:08] } 16. Rc1?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:48] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:03:50] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:14:03] } 17... Qd7?? { [%eval 3.78] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:16] } 18. Nxb6 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 1:13:13] } 18... Qc7?! { [%eval 4.94] } { Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:43] } 19. Nxc5 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 1:13:09] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:53:39] } 20. Na6 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 1:13:04] } 20... Qd6 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:52:37] } 21. Bc5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 1:11:31] } 21... Qe6 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:51:52] } 22. Nxb8 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 1:10:24] } 22... Rxb8 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:52:00] } 23. Qa4 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 1:10:33] } 23... h5 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:50:59] } 24. Qc4 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 1:09:49] } 24... Qxc4 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:50:59] } 25. Nxc4 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 1:10:13] } 25... Be6 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:50:54] } 26. Bd6 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 1:10:15] } 26... Rb5 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:50:08] } 27. b4 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 1:09:17] } 27... axb4 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:50:23] } 28. a4 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 1:09:13] } 1-0