[Event "Durban USSA op"]
[Site "Durban"]
[Date "2023.12.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ncube, Thembelani"]
[Black "Salem, Abdarahim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "1347"]
[BlackElo "1631"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2023.12.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RSA"]
[SourceTitle "CB50_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 h6 6. 0-0 c6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. h3 Qc7 9. Re1 Nf8 10. a4 a5 11. Be3 g5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bd4 Qf4 15. e5 Ng4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Re4 Qf5 19. Bb6 Nd7 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Bc7 Nc5 22. Re1 Qf5 23. Bd6 Rd8 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 0-0 26. Ra3 Bxd6 27. exd6 Qc5+ 28. Qd4 Qxd6 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Rb3 Rb8 31. Rb6 Rd7 32. Rc4 Rc7 33. Rc5 Ra8 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Kg3 Kg7 36. Re5 Kf6 37. f4 gxf4+ 38. Kxf4 Rg8 39. Rf5+ Ke6 40. g4 Rd7 41. c3 Rg5 42. Rxg5 hxg5+ 43. Kxg5 Ke5 44. b4 axb4 45. cxb4 Kd6 46. Kf6 Kc7 47. a5 Rd4 48. g5 Rg4 49. Kf5 Rg1 50. Kf6 Rf1+ 51. Kg7 Rf2 52. Kh6 Rf5 53. g6 Rf6 54. Kg7 Rxg6+ 55. Kxf7 Rg5 56. Ke6 Rh5 57. Ke7 c5 58. Rb5 Kc6 59. Rxc5+ Rxc5 60. bxc5 Kxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Durban USSA op"]
[Site "Durban"]
[Date "2023.12.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bezuidenhout, Lian"]
[Black "Ncube, Thembelani"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "1639"]
[BlackElo "1347"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2023.12.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RSA"]
[SourceTitle "CB50_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.12.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.12.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qd2 Bxf2+ 9. Qxf2 Qxb2 10. Kd2 Qxa1 11. Bb5 Qxh1 12. Qc5 Qxg2+ 13. Kc1 Nc6 14. Bxc6 Qxg5+ 15. Nxg5 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Rb8 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. e6 f6 19. exd7+ Bxd7 20. Qd6 Rb6 21. Qxd5 Rf8 22. Nxh7 Rf7 23. Qa8+ Ke7 24. Qxa7 Rc6 25. Qa3+ Ke8 26. h4 Bf5 27. Qa4 Rfc7 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Kd2 Kf7 30. Qb5 Rxc2+ 31. Ke1 Re7+ 32. Kd1 Re5 33. Qb7+ Kg6 34. h5+ Kxh5 35. Qf7+ Kg5 36. a4 Rcc5 37. Qg7+ Bg6 38. Kd2 Rc2+ 39. Kd1 Ra2 40. a5 Raxa5 41. Kd2 f5 42. Qf8 Rad5+ 43. Kc3 f4 44. Qa8 f3 45. Qa7 Rc5+ 46. Kd2 f2 47. Qa6 Rc2+ 0-1

