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Mthobisi_Sithole vs LPZ72

Lichess · rapid · 2025-06-27 · Result 1-0

White: Mthobisi_Sithole (1980). Black: LPZ72 (1993).

Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation

GAME REPLAY

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White’s perspective
LPZ72Black · Lichess1,993
Mthobisi_SitholeWhite · Lichess1,980
Starting position0 / 137
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Recorded moves

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 d6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. g4 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g5 Nd7 12. h4 b5 13. h5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb7 15. Bd3 e5 16. Be3 Nc5 17. g6 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd3+ 20. Qxd3 Rac8 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. Rhg1 f5 23. h6 gxh6 24. Bxh6 Bf6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Rg8+ Rxg8 27. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 28. Qxf5 Qg7 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Rh1+ Kg6 31. Rg1+ Bg5+ 32. Kb1 Qf6 33. Qxa6 e4 34. Qe2 Qf4 35. Rh1 Kf5 36. Qa6 Ke5 37. Qc8 Kxd5 38. Qg8+ Kc5 39. Rd1 Qe5 40. Qc8+ Kb5 41. Qb7+ Kc4 42. Qc6+ Qc5 43. Qxd6 Qxd6 44. Rxd6 e3 45. fxe3 Bxe3 46. Re6 Bd2 47. Re2 Bh6 48. Re4+ Kb5 49. c3 bxc3 50. bxc3 Bd2 51. Kc2 Bh6 52. a4+ Ka5 53. Kb3 Bf8 54. Re5+ Ka6 55. Rb5 Be7 56. c4 Bd6 57. Kc3 Be5+ 58. Kd3 Bc7 59. Ke4 Bb6 60. Kd5 Bd8 61. Kc6 Bh4 62. c5 Bg3 63. Kd5 Ka7 64. c6 Ka6 65. Ke6 Ka7 66. Kd7 Ka6 67. c7 Bxc7 68. Kxc7 Ka7 69. Ra5# 1-0

Game PGN
[Event "≤2000 Rapid Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/OuLcMMsX"]
[Date "2025.06.27"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Mthobisi_Sithole"]
[Black "LPZ72"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "OuLcMMsX"]
[UTCDate "2025.06.27"]
[UTCTime "10:00:00"]
[WhiteElo "1980"]
[BlackElo "1993"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+6"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-7"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 d6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. g4 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g5 Nd7 12. h4 b5 13. h5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb7 15. Bd3 e5 16. Be3 Nc5 17. g6 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd3+ 20. Qxd3 Rac8 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. Rhg1 f5 23. h6 gxh6 24. Bxh6 Bf6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Rg8+ Rxg8 27. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 28. Qxf5 Qg7 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Rh1+ Kg6 31. Rg1+ Bg5+ 32. Kb1 Qf6 33. Qxa6 e4 34. Qe2 Qf4 35. Rh1 Kf5 36. Qa6 Ke5 37. Qc8 Kxd5 38. Qg8+ Kc5 39. Rd1 Qe5 40. Qc8+ Kb5 41. Qb7+ Kc4 42. Qc6+ Qc5 43. Qxd6 Qxd6 44. Rxd6 e3 45. fxe3 Bxe3 46. Re6 Bd2 47. Re2 Bh6 48. Re4+ Kb5 49. c3 bxc3 50. bxc3 Bd2 51. Kc2 Bh6 52. a4+ Ka5 53. Kb3 Bf8 54. Re5+ Ka6 55. Rb5 Be7 56. c4 Bd6 57. Kc3 Be5+ 58. Kd3 Bc7 59. Ke4 Bb6 60. Kd5 Bd8 61. Kc6 Bh4 62. c5 Bg3 63. Kd5 Ka7 64. c6 Ka6 65. Ke6 Ka7 66. Kd7 Ka6 67. c7 Bxc7 68. Kxc7 Ka7 69. Ra5# 1-0

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