[Event "Umhlanga CC FIDE open"] [Site "Eduvos, Umhlanga"] [Date "2026.03.22"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Mathebula, Xolani"] [Black "Ncemu, Aviwe"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1912"] [BlackElo "1795"] [Annotator "Keith"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2026.03.21"] [Source "Keith Rust"] [SourceDate "2026.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c3 Qf6 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 h5 8. d4 g5 9. Qa4 exd4 10. Qb5 Kd7 11. cxd4 Qxd4 12. Rd1 Qe5 13. Rd5 a6 14. Qxb7 Qe8 15. e5 Rb8 16. Rxd6+ {24:42m left; played after much thought (see photo here)} (16. Qxc6+ $3 Kxc6 17. Rxd6+ {was the alternative, it was hard to see whether this line ended in mate or perpetual check, so Xolani didn't play it} 17... Kc5 18. Be3+ Kb5 19. Be2+ Kb4 20. a3+ $1 {this forces mate, according to the engines} (20. Bd2+ Kc5 21. Be3+ {is perpetual check}) 20... Ka4 (20... Kb3 21. Nd2+ Kxb2 22. Rb1+ Ka2 23. Bc4+ Kxa3 24. Bc5+ Ka4 25. Rxa6#) 21. Nc3+ $1 Kb3 22. Bd1+ Kxb2 23. Rd2+ Kxa1 24. Ra2#) 16... Bxd6 17. Qxc6+ (17. Bxc6+ $1 {keeps on attacking}) 17... Kd8 18. Qxe8+ Kxe8 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Bxg5 Rxb2 21. Nc3 f6 22. Bf4 Ne7 23. Bxd6 Kf7 24. Re1 Nf5 25. Bf4 Nd4 26. Bd5+ Kg6 27. Kf1 Rc8 28. Ne2 Nf5 29. Be4 Rc4 30. Ng3 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxa2 32. Nxf5 Kxf5 33. f3 {the win is difficult} 33... a5 34. Bd6 a4 35. Re2 Ra1+ 36. Re1 Ra2 37. Bc5 Rc2 38. Bb4 Rb2 39. Bc3 Rc2 40. Ba1 a3 41. h3 h4 42. Bd4 a2 43. Ra1 Ke6 44. Bf2 Rb2 45. Be1 f5 46. f4 Kd5 47. Rxa2 {now it's drawn} (47. Bc3) 47... Rxa2 48. Bxh4 Ke4 49. Bg5 Kd5 50. Kg1 Ke6 51. Kh2 Kf7 52. Kg3 Kg6 53. Be7 Rc2 54. Bb4 Kh5 55. Be1 Re2 56. Bf2 Rc2 57. Kf3 Kg6 58. g4 Ra2 59. Be3 Ra3 60. Kf2 Rb3 {this was the second to last game to finish} 1/2-1/2