Event: Round 3: Mhango, Banele - Simoes, Joao
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/zone-45-africa-chess-championships-angola-2025--open/round-3/dOYxFC9q/tbiiqDwM
Date: 2025-10-27
White: Mhango, Banele
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2289
Black: Simoes, Joao
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2134
Result: 1-0
ECO: A07
Opening: King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:32] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:47] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:40] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:01] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:05] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:43] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:58] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:58] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:18] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:44] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:45] } 8. b3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:26:54] } 8... a5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:28:22] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:27:04] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:28:18] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:27:30] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:18] } 11. Qb1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:25:31] } 11... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:24:53] } 12. Bc3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:23:59] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:21:48] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:22:07] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:16:49] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:22:09] } 14... Bh5?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:50] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:13:31] } 15... Qa6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:14:14] } 16. e4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:00:31] } 16... N5f6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:14:16] } 17. h3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:59:05] } 17... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:12:19] } 18. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:58:22] } 18... Nb8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:12:33] } 19. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:35] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:00] } 20. Nf3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:58:35] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:06:47] } 21. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:54:50] } 21... Rd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:05:51] } 22. Ne5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:50:55] } 22... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:57:58] } 23. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:51:22] } 23... Ne8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:58:06] } 24. Bc3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:47:53] } 24... Bf8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:54:35] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:43:39] } 25... Nc7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:53:55] } 26. a4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:40:40] } 26... Na6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:54:23] } 27. Qb2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:40:44] } 27... Rad8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:54:05] } 28. Rac1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:37:23] } 28... Nb8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:53:53] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:35:14] } 29... Nc6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:54:21] } 30. h4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:33:49] } 30... Nb4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:50:42] } 31. Qb1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:33:41] } 31... Qc6?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:40] } 32. d4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:32:53] } 32... Qb6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:46:08] } 33. Bb5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:31:43] } 33... Rxd4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:43:31] } 34. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:32:06] } 34... cxd4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:43:58] } 35. e5?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:11] } 35... Bc5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:37:51] } 36. Qe4?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:59] } 36... Qa7? { [%eval 1.48] } { Mistake. Na2 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:03] } 37. Bd3 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:28:04] } 37... Nxd3 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:37:37] } 38. Rxd3 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:27:34] } 38... h6?! { [%eval 2.39] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:33] } 39. g4 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:26:25] } 39... b6 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:36:02] } 40. f4 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:24:56] } 40... Qa8?! { [%eval 3.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:17] } 41. Qxa8 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:24:49] } 41... Rxa8 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:36:46] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:25:06] } 42... Kf8 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:37:15] } 43. Ke4 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:25:29] } 43... Rd8 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:37:39] } 44. f5 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:23:58] } 44... Ke7 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:37:24] } 45. Rf1 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:23:44] } 45... Rg8?! { [%eval 4.27] } { Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:46] } 46. Rdf3 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:22:25] } 46... h5 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:30:07] } 47. g5 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:20:53] } 47... Rd8 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:29:53] } 48. f6+ { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:18:18] } 48... gxf6 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:30:05] } 49. gxf6+ { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:18:43] } 49... Kd7 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:30:20] } 50. Rg3 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:19:09] } 50... Kc6 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:30:37] } 51. Rff3 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:19:29] } 51... Rb8 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:29:19] } 52. Rg7 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:19:27] } 52... Rb7 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:29:48] } 53. Rh7 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:18:41] } 53... b5 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:30:11] } 54. axb5+ { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:18:48] } 54... Kxb5 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:29:27] } 55. Rxh5 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:19:06] } 55... a4 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:29:39] } 56. bxa4+ { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:19:32] } 56... Kc4 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:30:08] } 57. Rh8 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:19:23] } 57... Rb1 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:30:37] } 58. Rc8 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:15:17] } 58... Rh1 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:31:02] } 59. a5 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:08:16] } 59... Rxh4+ { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:31:13] } 60. Rf4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:08:43] } 60... Rh1 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:31:32] } 61. Rc7 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:08:26] } 61... Rh3? { [%eval 4.9] } { Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:57] } 62. Rf1 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:08:17] } 62... Rh4+ { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:30:37] } 63. Kf3 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:08:23] } 63... Kd5 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:30:40] } 64. Ra1 { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:07:07] } 64... Rh3+ { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:29:16] } 65. Kg4 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:07:11] } 65... Rh8 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:29:40] } 66. a6 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:07:28] } 66... Bb6 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:29:42] } 67. Rb7 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:07:16] } 67... Bc5 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:29:20] } 68. Rd7+ { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:06:41] } 68... Kc6 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:29:45] } 69. Rxf7 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 0:07:07] } 69... d3 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:29:52] } 70. Rd1 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:06:38] } 70... Rd8 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:30:13] } 71. a7 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:06:48] } 71... Kd5? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:28:32] } 1-0