Event: 50th Individual Lebanese Chess Championship - 2025
Site: Keshmat Chess Center, Lebanon
Date: 2025-06-21
White: El Khoury, Brayan
WhiteElo: 1977
Black: Dirani, Hussien
BlackElo: 1558
Result: 1-0
ECO: A77
Opening: Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 seconds

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:07] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:32:06] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:33:06] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:22] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:33:28] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:29:14] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:33:39] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:28:46] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:34:03] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:27:17] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:33:21] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:26:30] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:32:54] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:15:25] } 14. Bf1 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:30:29] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:06:24] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:25:14] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:05:57] } 16. Na3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:22:42] } 16... f5?! { [%eval 1.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:24] } 17. exf5 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:20:26] } 17... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:55:35] } 18. f4 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 1:20:37] } 18... Nxf4? { [%eval 3.22] } { Mistake. Nf3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:31:34] } 19. Bxf4 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 1:20:03] } 19... Re7 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:22:03] } 20. Nc4 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 1:17:10] } 20... Nxc4 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:19:50] } 21. Bxc4 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 1:17:26] } 21... Rbe8 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:17:47] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 1:17:14] } 22... Qd8 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:14:36] } 23. Kh2 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 1:15:27] } 23... Qb8 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:13:15] } 24. Rxe7 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 1:15:28] } 24... Rxe7 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:13:35] } 25. Re1 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 1:15:47] } 25... Qe8 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:13:21] } 26. Rxe7 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 1:15:07] } 26... Qxe7 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:13:48] } 27. Qe2 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 1:14:55] } 27... Be5?! { [%eval 6.18] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:28] } 28. Bxe5 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 1:15:16] } 28... dxe5?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:13:42] } 1-0