[Event "NWU Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/h4z6BCg0"] [Date "2025.07.30"] [Round "-"] [White "CHESSIYABONGA"] [Black "Keith-Moshabe"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "h4z6BCg0"] [UTCDate "2025.07.30"] [UTCTime "17:52:56"] [WhiteElo "1465"] [BlackElo "1169"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+2"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... f6? { (0.13 → 1.62) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1) 3. Bc4 { [%eval 1.31] } 3... Ne7 { [%eval 1.49] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 1.27] } 4... c6?! { (1.27 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (4... c5 5. Nh4 Nbc6 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Na5 8. Bd5 Nxd5 9. exd5) 5. d4 { [%eval 2.18] } 5... d6?! { (2.18 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (5... exd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 7. a3 Bc5 8. Be3 Ne5 9. Ba2 d6 10. Qh5+) 6. d5?? { (3.12 → 0.90) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (6. dxe5 Nd7 7. exf6 gxf6 8. Nd4 Ne5 9. Bb3 Qa5 10. f4 Bg4) 6... b5 { [%eval 0.96] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.89] } 7... a5?! { (0.89 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (7... b4 8. Ne2 a5 9. c4 g6 10. O-O Na6 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Nd2) 8. dxc6? { (1.95 → 0.77) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (8. a3) 8... a4 { [%eval 0.81] } 9. Bd5 { [%eval 0.75] } 9... Nexc6?? { (0.75 → 2.76) Blunder. Nbxc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (9... Nbxc6 10. a3) 10. Nxb5 { [%eval 3.09] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 3.08] } 11. O-O { [%eval 3.15] } 11... g5? { (3.15 → 6.18) Mistake. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 6.18] } (11... Na6 12. b3 Nc7 13. Nxc7+ Qxc7 14. Bd2 Qc8 15. Rc1 Be7 16. b4 Rb8 17. a3) 12. c4? { (6.18 → 3.52) Mistake. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (12. Nxg5 Ke7 13. Nf7 Qb6 14. Nbxd6 Rg8 15. Kh1 Nd4 16. Bxa8 Rxg2 17. Kxg2 a3) 12... h5 { [%eval 3.48] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 3.48] } 13... h4 { [%eval 3.55] } 14. Na7?? { (3.55 → -0.45) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (14. Nd2 h3 15. g3 Be7 16. a3 Kf8 17. Nc3 Na6 18. Nxa4 Nc5 19. Nc3 Nd4) 14... g4?? { (-0.45 → 1.97) Blunder. Rxa7 was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (14... Rxa7 15. Bxa7) 15. Qxa4?? { (1.97 → -1.66) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Nd2 Rb8 17. Qxa4 Ne7 18. Qc2 Nxd5 19. cxd5 f5 20. f4 h3) 15... Nxa7 { [%eval -1.32] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -1.42] } 16... Nac6 { [%eval -1.44] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval -1.3] } 17... g3?? { (-1.30 → 0.64) Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (17... h3 18. g3 Na6 19. a3 Nc7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. b4 Ba4 22. Qxg4 Qd7 23. Qf3) 18. h3 { [%eval 0.58] } 18... Bh6?? { (0.58 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Na6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (18... Na6 19. fxg3) 19. Bxh6?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (19. Qh5+ Ke7 20. Qf7#) 19... Rxh6 { [%eval 0.83] } 20. Nb3?? { (0.83 → -1.05) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (20. b4) 20... Na6 { [%eval -0.87] } 21. Na5?? { (-0.87 → -3.30) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -3.3] } (21. Rc1 Qb6 22. Kh1 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Rc3 Qxb2 25. Rb3 Qxa2 26. Rb6 Nd4) 21... Qxa5 { [%eval -3.23] } 22. a3 { [%eval -3.26] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval -3.05] } 23. b4 { [%eval -3.04] } 23... Qb6?! { (-3.04 → -1.95) Inaccuracy. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (23... Nxb4 24. Bxa8 Nbd3 25. Bd5 Nxf2 26. Qc1 Rh8 27. Qe3 Ke7 28. a4 Nfd3 29. Rab1) 24. bxc5 { [%eval -1.95] } 24... Qxc5 { [%eval -2.09] } 25. a4 { [%eval -1.95] } 25... Kd8 { [%eval -1.79] } 26. Qb3?! { (-1.79 → -2.83) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (26. Kh1 gxf2) 26... Rb8 { [%eval -2.45] } 27. Qf3 { [%eval -2.81] } 27... Be8? { (-2.81 → -1.39) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (27... Nd4 28. Qd1 Rb2 29. a5 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 gxf2 31. a6 Qa7 32. c5 Ng3+ 33. Kh2) 28. Qg4 { [%eval -1.83] } 28... Ne7?! { (-1.83 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. gxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (28... gxf2+) 29. Qg7?! { (-0.94 → -2.06) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (29. Kh1) 29... Rg6 { [%eval -2.26] } 30. Qh7 { [%eval -2.64] } 30... Nxd5?! { (-2.64 → -1.95) Inaccuracy. gxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (30... gxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Nxd5 32. cxd5 Qe3 33. Rf1 Qxe4 34. Qa7 Qb4 35. a5 Qb7 36. Qe3) 31. cxd5 { [%eval -1.95] } 31... Qd4? { (-1.95 → -0.54) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (31... Qc7 32. Qxh4 Rb2 33. Kh1 Qg7 34. Rfb1 Rh6 35. Qxg3 Qxg3 36. fxg3 Rxb1+ 37. Rxb1) 32. Qa7?? { (-0.54 → -7.18) Blunder. Rac1 was best. } { [%eval -7.18] } (32. Rac1 Qb6 33. a5 Qb7 34. Qxh4 Qg7 35. Rc3 Ra8 36. Rb1 Bd7 37. Kh1 Rxa5) 32... Rc8?? { (-7.18 → -3.48) Blunder. Qxa7 was best. } { [%eval -3.48] } (32... Qxa7 33. Kh1 Qa6 34. fxg3 Qxf1+ 35. Rxf1 hxg3 36. Kg1 Rg7 37. a5 Rc7 38. a6) 33. Qa5+ { [%eval -4.23] } 33... Rc7?! { (-4.23 → -2.94) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval -2.94] } (33... Ke7 34. Qe1 Rc2 35. Rc1 gxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 37. Qxf2 Rxf2 38. Kxf2 Bxa4 39. Rc8) 34. Qa8+?! { (-2.94 → -3.83) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%eval -3.83] } (34. Rab1 Qa7) 34... Rc8 { [%eval -4.06] } 35. Qa5+ { [%eval -4.29] } 35... Kd7?! { (-4.29 → -3.28) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval -3.28] } (35... Ke7 36. Qe1 gxf2+ 37. Rxf2 Rc2 38. Rb1 Bxa4 39. Rb8 Be8 40. Qf1 Qxf2+ 41. Qxf2) 36. Rab1?! { (-3.28 → -4.17) Inaccuracy. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.17] } (36. Qb5+ Ke7 37. Qe2 gxf2+ 38. Kh1 Rg3 39. Rab1 Rc7 40. Rxf2 Bg6 41. Rb8 Bxe4) 36... Qxe4?? { (-4.17 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. gxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (36... gxf2+ 37. Kh1 Ke7 38. Qb6 Qxb6 39. Rxb6 Rc2 40. a5 Rg7 41. a6 Ra2 42. Kh2) 37. f3?? { (Mate in 2 → -3.09) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.09] } (37. Rb7+ Rc7 38. Qxc7#) 37... Qd4+ { [%eval -3.25] } 38. Kh1 { [%eval -3.16] } 38... e4?? { (-3.16 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (38... Ke7 39. f4 e4 40. Qa6 Qc4 41. Qa7+ Bd7 42. Rfe1 Rg7 43. a5 Qc5 44. Qb7) 39. Rb7+ { [%eval #1] } 39... Rc7 { [%eval #1] } 40. Qxc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0