Mbalule vs Makhetha
Lichess · blitz · 2026-04-16 · Result 1-0
White: Mbalule (1694). Black: Makhetha (1819).
Opening: French Defense: Knight Variation
GAME REPLAY
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Starting position0 / 81
Recorded moves
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O Bd6 8. Re1 Ne7 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bb2 f6 11. Nh4 Bf7 12. Bh5 g6 13. Bg4 f5 14. Be2 Rg8 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Ng5 Ne5 17. Nxh7 O-O-O 18. Nf6 Rh8 19. Na4 g5 20. Nh5 g4 21. hxg4 Bxh5 22. gxh5 Rh7 23. g4 fxg4 24. Bxg4+ Kb8 25. f3 Rg8 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. d4 Bh2+ 28. Kf1 Qg3 29. Ke2 Qg2+ 30. Kd3 Rxg4 31. fxg4 Bd6 32. Re2 Qxg4 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34. dxc5 Qxh5 35. Rxe7 Qg6+ 36. Kd2 Rxe7 37. Kc1 Qg5+ 38. Kb2 Qe5+ 39. c3 d4 40. Qxd4 Qe2+ 41. Ka3 1-0
Game PGN
[Event "Hourly SuperBlitz Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/c7w43Ssf"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Mbalule"] [Black "Makhetha"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "c7w43Ssf"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "07:15:07"] [WhiteElo "1694"] [BlackElo "1819"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O Bd6 8. Re1 Ne7 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bb2 f6 11. Nh4 Bf7 12. Bh5 g6 13. Bg4 f5 14. Be2 Rg8 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Ng5 Ne5 17. Nxh7 O-O-O 18. Nf6 Rh8 19. Na4 g5 20. Nh5 g4 21. hxg4 Bxh5 22. gxh5 Rh7 23. g4 fxg4 24. Bxg4+ Kb8 25. f3 Rg8 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. d4 Bh2+ 28. Kf1 Qg3 29. Ke2 Qg2+ 30. Kd3 Rxg4 31. fxg4 Bd6 32. Re2 Qxg4 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34. dxc5 Qxh5 35. Rxe7 Qg6+ 36. Kd2 Rxe7 37. Kc1 Qg5+ 38. Kb2 Qe5+ 39. c3 d4 40. Qxd4 Qe2+ 41. Ka3 1-0