[Event "South African Junior Closed Chess Championships 2025 (U10 Open)"] [Site "Hottentots-Holland High School"] [Date "2025.04.04"] [Round "8"] [White "Stander, Cael Lelethu"] [Black "Stern, Mason"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "GlImfujs"] [WhiteElo "1557"] [BlackElo "1493"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Main Line"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.52] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] } 3... Qa5 { [%eval 0.45] } { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Main Line } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.56] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.6] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.43] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.16] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.13] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.2] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.19] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.1] } 11... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.13] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.01] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval -0.06] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.03] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval -0.34] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval -0.36] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.23] } 15... cxd5 { [%eval -0.29] } 16. Bb3 { [%eval -0.4] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval -0.34] } 17. Rd4?! { (-0.34 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (17. Be3 b5 18. c3 Qc7 19. g3 a5 20. Bd4 Red8 21. Bc2 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Bc5) 17... a6 { [%eval -0.51] } 18. Ra4 { [%eval -0.93] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval -0.87] } 19. c4? { (-0.87 → -2.22) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (19. c3 Bc5) 19... dxc4?? { (-2.22 → -0.39) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (19... Qb6 20. Ba2 Qc6 21. Bb3 d4 22. Bd1 Red8 23. Bd2 d3 24. Qf3 Qd7 25. h3) 20. Rxc4 { [%eval -0.48] } 20... Qb6 { [%eval -0.17] } 21. Ba4 { [%eval -0.52] } 21... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.41] } 22. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.48] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval -0.53] } 23. Qc3?? { (-0.53 → -4.90) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -4.9] } (23. b4 Rd3) 23... Qd4 { [%eval -4.54] } 24. Qc7 { [%eval -5.23] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval -4.54] } 25. Rc1?! { (-4.54 → -6.63) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -6.63] } (25. Be3 Qxa4 26. Qxb7 Qd1 27. Rf1 Qd5 28. Qc7 Qd7 29. Qa5 Be4 30. f3 Bc6) 25... Qxa4 { [%eval -6.34] } 26. g3?? { (-6.34 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (26. Qxd8+ Bxd8 27. Be3 Ke8 28. h3 Bc2 29. b4 f5 30. g3 Qb3 31. Kh2 Qb2) 26... Rd1+ { [%eval #-4] } 27. Rxd1 { [%eval #-4] } 27... Qxd1+ { [%eval #-3] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval #-3] } 28... Be4+ { [%eval #-2] } 29. f3 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Qxf3+ { [%eval #-1] } 30. Kh3 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Qh5# { Black wins. } 0-1