Event: 50th Individual Lebanese Chess Championship - 2025
Site: Keshmat Chess Center, Lebanon
Date: 2025-06-29
White: Kassis, Antoine
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2055
Black: Assaad, Joe
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2170
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C69
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:49] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:01] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:08] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:15] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:25] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:41] } 5... Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:09] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:04] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:27] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:28:20] } 7... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:31:07] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:28:46] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:31:16] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:25:04] } 9... O-O-O { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 1:30:49] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:25:26] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:12:47] } 11. Rad1 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:21:59] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:08:41] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:20:33] } 12... h5 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:07:41] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:19:15] } 13... h4 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:49:00] } 14. Bh2 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:18:42] } 14... Bb4 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:45:25] } 15. Rd3 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:55:14] } 15... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:41:23] } 16. f3 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:42:02] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:15:27] } 17. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:41:34] } 17... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:15:54] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:32:52] } 18... Ree8 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:14:18] } 19. a3 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:26:27] } 19... Bd6 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:12:09] } 20. Kh1?! { [%eval -2.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:18] } 20... g6 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:11:29] } 21. Kg1 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:07:09] } 21... Kb8?! { [%eval -0.72] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:49] } 22. Kh1?! { [%eval -1.61] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:28] } 22... Kc8 { [%eval -1.66] [%clk 0:04:08] } 23. Kg1 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:03:19] } 23... Kb8?! { [%eval -0.67] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 24. Kh1?! { [%eval -1.65] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:44] } 24... Kc8? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 1/2-1/2