Event: Round 3: Xu, Yi - Salem, A.R. Saleh
Date: 2025-05-09
White: Xu, Yi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2481
Black: Salem, A.R. Saleh
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2631
Result: 0-1
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:01] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:45] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:10] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:30] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:53] } 6... c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:25] } 7. Re1+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:16] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:50] } 8. Bf1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:41] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:02] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:40] } 9... cxb3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:16] } 10. axb3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:58] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:39] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:21:04] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:04] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:29] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:19] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:10:00] } 13... Bh5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:55] } 14. b4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:00:19] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:08:23] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:46:04] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:54:08] } 16. Qb3?? { [%eval -2.21] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:00] } 16... Bxf3 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:37:11] } 17. gxf3 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:39:23] } 17... Nxf2 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:37:35] } 18. Kxf2 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:33:23] } 18... Bh4+ { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:37:40] } 19. Bg3 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:20:33] } 19... f4 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:37:58] } 20. Bxh4 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:20:56] } 20... Qxh4+ { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:38:23] } 21. Ke2 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:21:19] } 21... Rfe8+ { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:38:15] } 22. Be4 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:21:42] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:38:40] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:19:00] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:38:40] } 24. Rh1?? { [%eval -5.59] } { Blunder. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:08] } 24... dxe4 { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:36:47] } 25. Nxe4?! { [%eval -7.48] } { Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:29] } 25... Qg3 { [%eval -7.38] [%clk 0:35:26] } 0-1