Event: Round 4: Taieb, Sahbi - Messala, Noureddine
Date: 2025-02-18
White: Taieb, Sahbi
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2116
Black: Messala, Noureddine
BlackElo: 2069
Result: 1-0
ECO: A46
Opening: Indian Defense: Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:06] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:35] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:36] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:22] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:16] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:24:46] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:24] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:11] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:09] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:20:50] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:22:03] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:05] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:59] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:14:40] } 8... cxd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:18:02] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:14:08] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:16:55] } 10. b3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:11:21] } 10... Nfd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:14:23] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:09:02] } 11... f6?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:40] } 12. Nxd7?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:25] } 12... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:09:58] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:08:32] } 13... Na6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:08:19] } 14. h4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:01:12] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:59:56] } 15. Bh3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:01:01] } 15... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:52:38] } 16. Qxc1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:59:56] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:01] } 17. Qb1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:59:02] } 17... f5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:50:24] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:59:04] } 18... Qb5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:46:00] } 19. Ne5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:44:10] } 19... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:51] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:45] } 20... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:10] } 21. Rxc8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:48] } 21... Bxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:38] } 22. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:16] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:07:01] } 23. Qc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:38] } 23... Nc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:04:37] } 24. Bf1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:17:51] } 24... Ba6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:56] } 25. Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:05] } 25... Qd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:02:46] } 26. Bd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:16:34] } 26... Ne4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:01:39] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:37] } 27... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:30] } 28... Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 29. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:33] } 29... Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 30. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:54] } 30... Qd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:35] } 31. Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:45] } 31... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:48] } 32. Qg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:46] } 32... Qxe2? { [%eval 1.6] } { Mistake. Nf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 33. Qxe6+ { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:06:01] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:00:50] } 34. Qxf5 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:06:13] } 34... Bd3?? { [%eval 6.71] } { Blunder. Nf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 35. Qf4?? { [%eval 2.09] } { Blunder. Qf8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:39] } 35... Nf1+ { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:00:34] } 36. Kg1? { [%eval 0.45] } { Mistake. Kh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:25] } 36... Qe1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:00:32] } 37. Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:49] } 37... Qd1?? { [%eval 2.48] } { Blunder. Nxg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 38. e6?? { [%eval 0.41] } { Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 38... Ne3+?? { [%eval 4.23] } { Blunder. Nxg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:01:49] } 39... Nxg2?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 40. Qf8+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:02:12] } 40... Kh7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:01:06] } 41. Bd4 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:02:31] } 41... Kg6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:34] } 42. Qxg7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:02:58] } 42... Kh5 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:00:47] } 43. Kh3?? { [%eval #-1] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4# was best. } { [%clk 0:02:53] } 1-0