[Event "Second Swiss"] [Site "Durban"] [Date "2025.09.19"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Zuma, Mbusiswa"] [Black "Puran, Madhav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Annotator "Keith"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2025.07.31"] 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Be3 Bb4 7.Bd3 d5 8.0-0 e5 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.Bg5 Bxc3 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.bxc3 Rg8 16.g3 Rc8 17.Qd3 Ke7 18.Rab1 Qc6 19.Rb3 Rg4 20.Rd1 Rc4 21.Rdb1 Rxc3 22.Rb7+ Ke6 23.Qxh7 Rc7 24.Rb8 Rxc2 25.Qh3+ Ke7 26.Qh8 Ke6 27.Re8+ {playing to win, as the black King is exposed to danger in the centre of the board} (27.Qh3+ $10 {repeats moves}) Re7 28.Rbb8 d4 29.Qh3+ $2 {the black King is strangely safe on d6} (29.f3 $10) Kd6 30.Red8+ Rd7 31.Rxd7+ Qxd7 32.Qh8 d3 $2 {a mistake by Madhav} (32...Kc7 {doesn't work because of} 33.Qf8 $1 d3 33.Rb1 $1 {and the Queen has lots of checks}) (32...Qf5 $1 {is the engine move, winning for Black, because of the amazing} 33.Qf8+ Kd5 34.Qxf7+ Ke4 35.Qb7+ Kd3 36.Qb5+ Kd2 37.Qb4+ Ke2 {and white's King is in more danger of being mated}) 33.Qxf6+ $2 (33.Rd8 $1 {wins the Queen, but you had to see the fork on move 36!} d2 34.Qxf6+ Kc7 35.Rxd7+ Kxd7 36.Qf5+) 33...Kc7 $2 (33...Qe6 34.Qd8+ Qd7 35.Qf6+ Qe6 {was a better defence, when the Rook ending offers some drawing chances}) 34.Qxe5+ Kc6 35.Qb5+ 1-0