Event: National Qualifiers 2025
Site: David Rose School
Date: 2025-05-03
White: Hussain, Rashad
WhiteElo: 1609
Black: Ali, Saeed Anwar
BlackElo: 1669
Result: 0-1
ECO: D41
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90m + 30s

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:35] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:08] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:03] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:29] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:15] } 6... c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:45] } 7. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:30] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:49] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:04] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:25:19] } 9. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:26:55] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:25:48] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:24:03] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:25:53] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:22:02] } 11... bxa4? { [%eval 2.23] } { Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:24] } 12. bxc4 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 1:21:08] } 12... Nxc3 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 1:25:18] } 13. Qxc3 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 1:20:37] } 13... dxc4 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 1:24:35] } 14. Bxc4 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 1:18:40] } 14... O-O { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 1:24:39] } 15. O-O { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 1:14:17] } 15... Bg4?! { [%eval 3.41] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:38] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 1:13:28] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 1:24:39] } 17. Rxa4 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 1:08:32] } 17... Nd7 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 1:24:44] } 18. Nxd7 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 1:02:30] } 18... Qxd7 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 1:24:45] } 19. Rfa1 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:00:49] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:25:02] } 20. Qa3 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:46:07] } 20... Rc7 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 1:23:06] } 21. Bd3 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:32:31] } 21... Bxd3 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 1:23:30] } 22. Qxd3 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:32:46] } 22... g6 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 1:23:33] } 23. Rc4? { [%eval 0.7] } { Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:10] } 23... Rb7? { [%eval 1.98] } { Mistake. Rxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:15] } 24. g3 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:23:03] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 1:23:03] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:20:27] } 25... Rxb1+ { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:21:46] } 26. Qxb1 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:20:56] } 26... f5?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:21] } 27. Qa2 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:19:52] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 1:18:50] } 28. Qa4 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:16:54] } 28... Qb7 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 1:18:46] } 29. Qa3+ { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:13:42] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 1:18:50] } 30. Qa2 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:13:37] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 1:19:09] } 31. Ra4 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:12:57] } 31... Re7 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 1:19:37] } 32. Ra3 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:10:58] } 32... Rc7 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 1:19:40] } 33. Qa1 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:08:38] } 33... Qc8?! { [%eval 2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:03] } 34. Qb2 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:05:47] } 34... Rc1+?! { [%eval 3.36] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:13] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:06:15] } 35... Qc6+?! { [%eval 4.9] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:35] } 36. Kh3 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:06:28] } 36... a6 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 1:15:56] } 37. Qb8+ { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:06:31] } 37... Kg7?! { [%eval 5.27] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:20] } 38. Qa7+?? { [%eval 2.3] } { Blunder. Rb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:09] } 38... Kh6 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 1:16:34] } 39. Qb8?? { [%eval 0.04] } { Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:43] } 39... Rg1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:15:50] } 40. Qf8+?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:34] } 40... Kh5 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 1:16:05] } 41. e4 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:01:52] } 41... Qxe4 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 1:16:19] } 42. f3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:25] } 42... Qe2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 1:15:56] } 43. g4+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:01:17] } 43... fxg4+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 1:16:18] } 0-1