Event: Round 9: Brian El Khoury - Mark Karam
Date: 2024-02-25
White: Brian El Khoury
Black: Mark Karam
Result: 1-0
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:05:06] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:05:05] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:05:07] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:05:06] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:03] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:05:08] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:05:00] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:05:10] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:05:01] } 5... Ne4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:05:11] } 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:04:32] } 6... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:05:13] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:04:28] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:04:59] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:04:23] } 8... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:43] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:04:23] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:04:43] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:04:24] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:04:43] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:04:16] } 11... d6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:04:29] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:04:09] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:04:27] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:04:02] } 13... g6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:03:58] } 14. Rae1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:48] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:56] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:37] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:53] } 16. d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:38] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:03:19] } 17. Be2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:03:33] } 17... Bg5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:02:57] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:28] } 18... Bh6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:58] } 19. b4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:26] } 19... axb4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:59] } 20. axb4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:28] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:48] } 21. Nd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:20] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:02:46] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:03:11] } 22... f4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:02:41] } 23. f3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:03:12] } 23... Qh4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:02:32] } 24. Ra1 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:03:03] } 24... Rfb8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:02:10] } 25. Nb3 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:03:01] } 25... Qd8 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:02:05] } 26. c5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:02:48] } 26... bxc5 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:02:06] } 27. bxc5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:02:50] } 27... c6 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:01:09] } 28. dxc6 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:02:30] } 28... Bxc6 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:01:11] } 29. cxd6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:02:18] } 29... Qb6+ { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:01:13] } 30. Kh1 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:01:50] } 30... Ba4? { [%eval 3.48] } { Mistake. Rxa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 31. Qc4+ { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:01:40] } 31... Kh8 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:00:45] } 32. Rxa4 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:01:38] } 32... Rxa4 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:00:37] } 33. Qxa4 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:01:39] } 33... Qxb3 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:00:37] } 34. Qxd7 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:01:38] } 34... Qxb2 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:00:37] } 35. Qc7? { [%eval 1.21] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 35... Bf8?? { [%eval 3.56] } { Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:29] } 36. d7?? { [%eval 1.18] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 36... Be7 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:00:32] } 37. h3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:00:55] } 37... Bd8?! { [%eval 1.92] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } 38. Qc5?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:00:25] } 39. Rb1?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 39... Qxb1+?? { [%eval 5.5] } { Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 40. Bxb1 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:00:34] } 40... Rxb1+ { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:00:21] } 41. Kh2 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:00:31] } 41... Bh4?! { [%eval 7.26] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 42. Qxe5+ { [%eval 6.83] [%clk 0:00:30] } 42... Kh6?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 43. Qxf4+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:00:31] } 43... g5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:15] } 44. Qxh4+?! { [%eval 43.79] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 44... gxh4 { [%eval 36.15] [%clk 0:00:12] } 45. d8=Q { [%eval 10.07] [%clk 0:00:26] } 45... Kh5?! { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 46. Qg8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:21] } 1-0