Event: Round 3: El Zein, Bassam - Guliyev, Namig
Date: 2025-06-14
White: El Zein, Bassam
WhiteElo: 2248
Black: Guliyev, Namig
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2495
Result: 0-1
ECO: B50
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+3

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:02] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:05] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:03] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:15:07] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:05] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:15:08] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:15:06] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:08] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:07] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:09] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:07] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:11] } 7. c3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:09] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:10] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:15:09] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:10] } 9. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:08] } 9... Nge7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:12] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:03] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:09] } 11. a4?! { [%eval -0.52] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:06] } 11... b4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:15:08] } 12. cxb4?! { [%eval -1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:07] } 12... Nxb4 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:14:57] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:13:57] } 13... O-O { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:14:50] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:13:22] } 14... Nc2 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:14:39] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:13:21] } 15... Nd4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:14:39] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:13:22] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:14:38] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:13:10] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:14:18] } 18. Re1 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:12:23] } 18... Nb3 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:13:56] } 19. Bxg7?! { [%eval -1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:22] } 19... Kxg7 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:13:55] } 20. Rc3 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:12:23] } 20... Nd4 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:13:52] } 21. f4 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:11:42] } 21... Nec6 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:13:41] } 22. e5?! { [%eval -2.82] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:35] } 22... d5 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:13:29] } 23. Nd6 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:11:36] } 23... Rxb2 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:13:28] } 24. Rxc5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:11:37] } 24... Rfb8 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:13:25] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:11:06] } 25... h5 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:12:04] } 26. g4 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:09:50] } 26... hxg4 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:11:56] } 27. Qxg4 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:09:47] } 27... Qe7?! { [%eval -1.9] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:43] } 28. Bxd5?! { [%eval -3.04] } { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:40] } 28... Nb4 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:11:45] } 29. Be4 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:06:24] } 29... Nbc2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:11:46] } 30. Rxc2 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:05:31] } 30... Rxc2 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:11:22] } 31. f5?! { [%eval -5.79] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:29] } 31... exf5 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:10:56] } 32. Bxf5?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:31] } 32... Qg5?? { [%eval -4.16] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:35] } 33. Be4?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:28] } 33... Qxe5 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:08:44] } 34. Nxf7 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:03:41] } 34... Qh2+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:08:43] } 0-1