Event: Keshmat Spring Festival - 2025
Site: Keshmat, Lebanon
White: Assaad, Joe
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2178
Black: Karam,Mark
BlackElo: 1827
Result: 1-0
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:34] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:44] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:09] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:22] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:14] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:55] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:26] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:53] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:02] } 9... h5?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:06] } 10. Bf4? { [%eval -0.7] } { Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:44] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:26:28] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:08:57] } 11... dxc6 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:24:41] } 12. Be3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:07:45] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:23:04] } 13. Qf2 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:04:42] } 13... Be6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:56:53] } 14. Be2 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:57:11] } 14... a5 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:48:21] } 15. g4?! { [%eval -1.6] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:00] } 15... a4 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:37:57] } 1-0