Event: 50th Individual Lebanese Chess Championship - 2025
Site: Keshmat Chess Center, Lebanon
Date: 2025-06-27
White: Najjar, Ahmad
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2148
Black: Khoder, Akram
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2237
Result: 0-1
ECO: A21
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 seconds

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:30] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:26] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:51] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:30:24] } 3... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:34] } 4. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:51] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:21:04] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:20] } 5... f5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:19:44] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:38] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:59] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:26:09] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:19:15] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:18:23] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:16:37] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:18:18] } 9... a5?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:02] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:18:27] } 10... Rb8?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:16] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:14:06] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:07:55] } 12. Bc1 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:11:06] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:07:03] } 13. Ng6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:08:15] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:07:18] } 14. Ba3? { [%eval -0.63] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:49] } 14... Ne6 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:58:32] } 15. Qa4 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:55:13] } 15... b6 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:54:41] } 16. Bc6 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:42:34] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:54:59] } 17. Nh4 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:41:19] } 17... f4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:51:36] } 18. e3?! { [%eval -2.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rbe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:09] } 18... Bxc6 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:50:05] } 19. Qxc6 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 0:41:37] } 19... Qd7? { [%eval -0.4] } { Mistake. fxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:24] } 20. Qxd7 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:41:09] } 20... Nxd7 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:50:52] } 21. d4? { [%eval -2.27] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:12] } 21... fxe3 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:48:33] } 22. fxe3 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:41:39] } 22... Ng5 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:48:59] } 23. c5 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:37:07] } 23... bxc5 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:38:15] } 24. Rxb8 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:37:14] } 24... Rxb8 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:38:44] } 25. dxc5 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:37:37] } 25... dxc5 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:36:52] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:37:52] } 26... Nf6 { [%eval -3.26] [%clk 0:37:13] } 27. Ng6?! { [%eval -4.5] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:02] } 27... Ng4 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:36:26] } 28. Ne7+ { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:27:17] } 28... Kh7 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:36:29] } 29. Rd7 { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 0:25:39] } 29... Rb1+ { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:35:44] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:26:07] } 30... Ra1 { [%eval -5.59] [%clk 0:35:40] } 31. Bxc5?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:21] } 31... Rxa2+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:36:07] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:24:14] } 32... Nf3 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:36:25] } 0-1