Event: Commonwealth 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/commonwealth-chess-championship-2025--open-category/round-1/tKPxJ1hR/Ce1F8Uo5
Date: 2025-11-09
White: Fernandez, Daniel Howard
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2501
Black: Ncethelo, Bongolethu
BlackElo: 1866
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes + 30 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:16] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. f4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:28:26] } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:30:21] } 3. e5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:28:52] } 3... c5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:30:13] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:28:10] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:30:37] } 5. c3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:28:23] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:28:50] } 6. Na3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:53] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:36] } 7. Nc2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:23:48] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:21:37] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:05] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:26] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:15:42] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:30] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:06:27] } 10... Ng6?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:31] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:55:24] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:11:55] } 12. Kh1 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:54:07] } 12... f5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:47:52] } 13. exf6 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:54:28] } 13... gxf6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:48:20] } 14. f5 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:48:57] } 14... exf5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:42:09] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:49:23] } 15... Nxd4? { [%eval 3.13] } { Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:57] } 16. Nxd4 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:48:36] } 16... Qxd4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:36:24] } 17. Nxf5 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:48:56] } 17... Qb4?! { [%eval 3.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:35] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:38:51] } 18... Qxb2?! { [%eval 5.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:36] } 19. Rb1 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:39:19] } 19... Qa3 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:23:58] } 20. Rb3 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:38:37] } 20... Qa4 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:21:29] } 21. Nxe7 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:35:47] } 21... Kxe7 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:18:11] } 22. Qe1+ { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:32:05] } 22... Kf7 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:16:06] } 23. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:30:45] } 23... Qc6 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:15:21] } 24. Qf2 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:26:21] } 24... Rhe8 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 0:10:41] } 25. Qxa7 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:25:30] } 25... Ne5 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:02:23] } 26. Bb5 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:25:09] } 26... Qc5 { [%eval 6.3] [%clk 0:02:42] } 27. Bxd7 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:24:01] } 27... Re7 { [%eval 6.98] [%clk 0:02:18] } 28. Qa6 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:22:23] } 28... Nxd7 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:01:54] } 29. Rxd7 { [%eval 6.76] [%clk 0:22:05] } 29... Rxd7?? { [%eval #21] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 30. Qxf6+ { [%eval 83.69] [%clk 0:22:23] } 30... Ke8 { [%eval 81.55] [%clk 0:00:50] } 31. Qh8+ { [%eval 9.42] [%clk 0:21:27] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 8.59] [%clk 0:01:18] } 32. Qe5+ { [%eval 8.6] [%clk 0:21:05] } 32... Kd8 { [%eval 83.69] [%clk 0:01:46] } 33. Bg5+ { [%eval 22.92] [%clk 0:21:21] } 33... Re7 { [%eval 9.19] [%clk 0:01:52] } 34. Rf8+ { [%eval 8.98] [%clk 0:21:27] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval 8.58] [%clk 0:01:58] } 35. Qf5+ { [%eval 7.91] [%clk 0:21:43] } 35... Kd6? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:23] } 36. Bxe7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:22:00] } 36... Kxe7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:01:40] } 37. Rxc8?! { [%eval 83.55] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:21:18] } 1-0