Event: Round 8: Mbatha, Constance - Caxita, Esperanca
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Date: 2025-10-26
White: Mbatha, Constance
WhiteTitle: WFM
WhiteElo: 1793
Black: Caxita, Esperanca
BlackTitle: WIM
BlackElo: 1963
Result: 0-1
ECO: B01
Opening: Scandinavian Defense: Bronstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:41] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3... Qd6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:31:30] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5... a6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:31:57] } 6. Be2?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:30] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:05] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:12] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:48] } 8. a3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:30:45] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:20] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:00] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:03] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:26:10] } 10... Bg6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:29] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:31] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:13] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:35] } 12... Bh5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:11] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:23:36] } 13... Qd8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:02] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:22:13] } 14... Bg6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:10] } 15. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:22:38] } 15... hxg6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:27:23] } 16. Be3?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:43] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:26:48] } 17. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:21:36] } 17... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:26:51] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:22:04] } 18... b5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:26:00] } 19. b3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:18:27] } 19... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:28] } 20. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:25] } 20... bxc4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:21:18] } 21. bxc4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:17:43] } 21... Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:20] } 22. d5?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:32] } 22... exd5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:18:41] } 23. cxd5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:13:24] } 23... Qxd5?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:29] } 24. g5?! { [%eval -0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rfd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:22] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:09:44] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 1:05:01] } 25... Qe4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:09:41] } 26. Nd2?! { [%eval -1.75] } { Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:42] } 26... Qh4?! { [%eval -0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:50] } 27. f4? { [%eval -2.28] } { Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:08] } 27... Qg3+ { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 1:05:12] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 1:03:21] } 28... Qxh3+ { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 1:00:01] } 29. Qh2 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 1:03:46] } 29... Qxh2+ { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 1:00:22] } 30. Kxh2 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 1:04:00] } 30... Na5 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 1:00:11] } 31. Kg3 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 1:02:18] } 31... Rfe8 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:58:29] } 32. Bd4 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 1:01:30] } 32... Rad8 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:58:13] } 33. Nf3?! { [%eval -3.7] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:41] } 33... Nb3 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:57:20] } 34. Rh1+ { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:52:12] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:57:28] } 35. Rad1 { [%eval -4.19] [%clk 0:52:10] } 35... Nxd4 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:56:22] } 36. Nxd4 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:50:42] } 36... Bxa3 { [%eval -4.16] [%clk 0:56:10] } 37. Nc6 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:50:07] } 37... Rxd1 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:54:20] } 38. Rxd1 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:50:35] } 38... Bd6 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:54:30] } 39. Rd4 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:49:52] } 39... Re3+ { [%eval -4.73] [%clk 0:54:17] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:48:20] } 40... Rc3 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:54:22] } 0-1