Event: 50th Individual Lebanese Chess Championship - 2025
Site: Keshmat Chess Center, Lebanon
Date: 2025-06-25
White: Kaloust, Giorgio
WhiteElo: 2069
Black: Kassis, Antoine
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2055
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E73
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 seconds

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:40] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:47] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:30:45] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:51] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:30:33] } 6... Na6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:43] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:27:27] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:27:47] } 8. d5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:27:35] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:27:44] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:27:07] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:26:44] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:27:12] } 10... Nc7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:26:54] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:26:44] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:25:22] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:26:11] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:22:50] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:20:51] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:07:54] } 14. Bh4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:14:16] } 14... g5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:43:27] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:14:15] } 15... a6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:38:04] } 16. f4 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:09:25] } 16... exd5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:37:19] } 17. exd5 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:00:30] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:26:40] } 18. fxg5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:56:29] } 18... hxg5 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:27:03] } 19. Qc2? { [%eval 0.52] } { Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:22] } 19... Nd7?? { [%eval 3.27] } { Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:31] } 20. Rae1 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:47:40] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:24:21] } 21. Bh5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:42:34] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:23:26] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:32:20] } 22... f5 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:22:39] } 23. Bxe5 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:30:12] } 23... Bxe5 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:18:19] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:30:30] } 24... Qg7 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:15:18] } 25. Nxg5?? { [%eval 0.71] } { Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:34] } 25... b5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:13:56] } 26. Nf3?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:00] } 26... Bg3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:10:06] } 27. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:55] } 27... bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:26] } 28. Qe3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:12:54] } 28... Bd7 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:09:34] } 29. Qe7?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:02] } 29... Be8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:04:59] } 30. Bxe8 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:05:11] } 30... Rfxe8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:04:47] } 31. Qxg7+ { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:04:46] } 31... Kxg7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:05:16] } 32. Rc2 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:03:17] } 32... Be5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:19] } 33. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:33] } 1/2-1/2