Event: Round 2: Al Balushi, Salim - Al Kathiri, Mana
Date: 2024-12-27
White: Al Balushi, Salim
WhiteElo: 1612
Black: Al Kathiri, Mana
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1853
Result: 0-1
ECO: A28
Opening: English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:24:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:34] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:25:00] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:32] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:13] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:12] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:07] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:27] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:22:27] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:26:59] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:22] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:24:09] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:32] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:22:20] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:17:29] } 8... Qd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:16:18] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:15:24] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:11:23] } 10. Nh4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:08:23] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:08:17] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:07:08] } 11... exf4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:08:17] } 12. Bf2 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:05:42] } 12... g5?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:46] } 13. Nf3?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:03] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:02:54] } 14. Bd4?! { [%eval -1.46] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:04:49] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:57:41] } 15. e5? { [%eval -3.29] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:20] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:55:02] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:59:02] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:50:57] } 17. Bxe5 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:59:27] } 17... Bf5 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:49:47] } 18. Bd4 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:54:24] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:47:12] } 19. Bxf6 { [%eval -3.73] [%clk 0:50:55] } 19... Qxf6 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:47:12] } 20. O-O-O { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:51:03] } 20... O-O { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:45:48] } 21. h4 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:50:21] } 21... Bc5 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:39:23] } 22. hxg5 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:39:46] } 22... hxg5 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:39:51] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:38:20] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:37:00] } 24. Rdf1?! { [%eval -4.41] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:25] } 24... Rh8 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:31:14] } 25. Ne4? { [%eval -6.95] } { Mistake. Rxh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:51] } 25... Bxe4 { [%eval -6.97] [%clk 0:29:19] } 26. dxe4 { [%eval -7.17] [%clk 0:33:14] } 26... Be3+ { [%eval -7.04] [%clk 0:28:24] } 27. Kb1 { [%eval -6.88] [%clk 0:32:41] } 27... Rd2 { [%eval -6.94] [%clk 0:25:37] } 28. e5 { [%eval -7.93] [%clk 0:31:03] } 28... Qxe5 { [%eval -7.54] [%clk 0:24:52] } 29. Qb3 { [%eval -8.59] [%clk 0:28:21] } 29... Rxh1 { [%eval -8.56] [%clk 0:20:04] } 30. Rxh1 { [%eval -8.62] [%clk 0:28:32] } 30... Rxe2 { [%eval -8.43] [%clk 0:19:14] } 31. Qxb7? { [%eval #-13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:31] } 31... Bb6 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:17:04] } 32. Rh7+ { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:24:21] } 32... Kxh7 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:17:22] } 33. Qxf7+ { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:24:30] } 33... Kh6 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:17:23] } 34. Qf8+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:23:06] } 34... Qg7 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:17:43] } 35. Qd6+ { [%clk 0:22:53] } 35... Qg6+ { [%clk 0:18:06] } 0-1