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Elizabeth Cassidy Maina vs Joice Nyaruai, Ndirangu

2026.06.23 · game 1
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[Event "2026 Africa Individual Chess Championships"]
[Site "Cresta Jwaneng, Botswana"]
[Date "2026.06.23"]
[Round "6.13"]
[White "Elizabeth Cassidy Maina"]
[Black "Joice Nyaruai, Ndirangu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1964"]
[WhiteTitle "WFM"]
[WhiteFideId "10822755"]
[BlackElo "1841"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[BlackFideId "-"]
[TimeControl "90min/40 move + 30min with 30sec increment per move from move 1"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B27"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto"]
[UTCDate "2026.06.23"]
[UTCTime "07:07:38"]
[BroadcastName "2026 African Individual Chess Championships"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-african-individual-chess-championships/round-6/OOKbzEY3"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-african-individual-chess-championships/round-6/OOKbzEY3/y506B0Af"]

1. e4 { [%clk 1:22:22] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:22] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:22:39] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:30:04] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:22:55] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:23:21] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:30:13] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:23:33] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:32] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:23:58] } 6... d6 { [%clk 1:27:24] } 7. Qd2 { [%clk 1:23:50] } 7... Nf6 { [%clk 1:24:10] } 8. Nb3 { [%clk 1:22:21] } 8... Ng4 { [%clk 1:19:52] } 9. Bg5 { [%clk 1:21:50] } 9... Be6 { [%clk 1:14:48] } 10. f3 { [%clk 1:19:16] } 10... Nge5 { [%clk 1:09:36] } 11. Be2 { [%clk 1:16:52] } 11... Rc8 { [%clk 1:09:12] } 12. O-O-O { [%clk 1:13:29] } 12... Nb4 { [%clk 1:05:21] } 13. Kb1 { [%clk 1:09:20] } 13... a6 { [%clk 0:58:35] } 14. a3 { [%clk 1:07:06] } 14... Nbc6 { [%clk 0:56:05] } 15. Nd5 { [%clk 1:06:09] } 15... f6 { [%clk 0:48:28] } 16. Bh6 { [%clk 1:04:05] } 16... Bxh6 { [%clk 0:45:12] } 17. Qxh6 { [%clk 1:04:28] } 17... Kf7 { [%clk 0:45:39] } 18. f4 { [%clk 1:02:06] } 18... Ng4 { [%clk 0:41:27] } 19. Qh4 { [%clk 0:52:26] } 19... h5 { [%clk 0:36:36] } 20. h3 { [%clk 0:47:57] } 20... Nh6 { [%clk 0:28:55] } 21. f5 { [%clk 0:47:12] } 21... gxf5 { [%clk 0:26:29] } 22. Bxh5+ { [%clk 0:47:09] } 22... Kf8 { [%clk 0:26:41] } 23. Nf4 { [%clk 0:47:28] } 23... Qd7 { [%clk 0:15:58] } 24. Nc5 { [%clk 0:45:46] } 24... dxc5 { [%clk 0:15:57] } 25. Rxd7 { [%clk 0:45:17] } 25... Bxd7 { [%clk 0:16:20] } 26. Rd1 { [%clk 0:43:32] } 26... Ne5 { [%clk 0:09:07] } 27. Rxd7 { [%clk 0:40:41] } 27... Nxd7 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 28. Ne6+ { [%clk 0:40:53] } 28... Kg8 { [%clk 0:08:30] } 29. Qg3+ { [%clk 0:41:08] } 29... Ng4 { [%clk 0:07:17] } 30. hxg4 { [%clk 0:41:00] } 30... f4 { [%clk 0:07:08] } 31. Qd3 { [%clk 0:38:51] } 31... Ne5 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 32. Qd5 { [%clk 0:39:07] } 32... Kh7 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 33. g5 { [%clk 0:38:41] } 33... Rc6 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 34. gxf6 { [%clk 0:37:37] } 34... exf6 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 35. Nd8 { [%clk 0:35:33] } 35... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 36. Nf7 { [%clk 0:35:54] } 36... Rhg8 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 37. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:36:14] } 37... fxe5 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 38. Qxe5 { [%clk 0:35:58] } 38... Rc6 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 39. Qf5+ { [%clk 0:35:49] } 39... Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 40. Bf7 { [%clk 1:05:08] } 40... Rg5 { [%clk 0:30:45] } 41. Qxf4 { [%clk 1:03:00] } 41... b5 { [%clk 0:29:33] } 42. e5 { [%clk 1:02:54] } 42... Kg7 { [%clk 0:25:45] } 43. Qxg5+ { [%clk 1:03:17] } 43... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:26:10] } 44. Qf5+ { [%clk 1:03:34] } 44... Ke7 { [%clk 0:26:29] } 45. g4 { [%clk 1:03:52] } 1-0
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