Event: Round 5: Romany, Joy - Ahmad, Al Khatib
Date: 2024-05-18
White: Romany, Joy
WhiteElo: 1980
Black: Ahmad, Al Khatib
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2380
Result: 0-1
ECO: A64
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:29] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:37] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:28] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:56] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:48] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:31] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:14] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:55] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:15] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:07] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:19] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:36] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:33:27] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:43] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:37] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:07] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:18] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:33] } 13... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:33:36] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:32:46] } 14... Rh5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:26:28] } 15. h4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:16:26] } 15... Ng4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:10:27] } 16. Bg5?? { [%eval -2.04] } { Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:20] } 16... Rxg5 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:43:44] } 17. hxg5 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 1:07:31] } 17... Qxg5 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:44:07] } 18. e3? { [%eval -2.97] } { Mistake. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:41] } 18... Qh5 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:41:01] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:55:55] } 19... Qh2+ { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:35:45] } 20. Kf1 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:56:19] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:35:39] } 21. Qe4?! { [%eval -4.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:41] } 21... Bg4 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:33:35] } 22. Rec1?! { [%eval -5.08] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } 22... f5 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:30:21] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:24:42] } 23... Nf3 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:29:37] } 24. Bxf3?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:31] } 24... Bxf3 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:29:55] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:21:17] } 25... Bxc3+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:28:53] } 0-1