Event: 50th Individual Lebanese Chess Championship - 2025
Site: Keshmat Chess Center, Lebanon
Date: 2025-06-21
White: Seifeddine, Ghazi
WhiteElo: 1653
Black: Assaad, Joe
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2170
Result: 0-1
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:05] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:33] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:00] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:09] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:27:08] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:18] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:19] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:37] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:34] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:53] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:23:59] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:50] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:20:23] } 8... Qd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:10] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:13:15] } 9... O-O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:15:30] } 10. Ne5?? { [%eval -1.19] } { Blunder. Nbd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:54] } 10... Bxe2 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 1:14:38] } 11. Qxe2 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 1:11:02] } 11... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:07:59] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 1:11:12] } 12... Rde8?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:08] } 13. b4?? { [%eval -2.05] } { Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:44] } 13... Nf5? { [%eval -0.41] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:39] } 14. Bf4? { [%eval -1.68] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:45] } 14... g5 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:55:38] } 15. b5 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 1:01:06] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:50:05] } 16. Bxe5 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:59:28] } 16... f6 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:49:59] } 17. Qd2 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 0:55:34] } 17... fxe5 { [%eval -1.61] [%clk 0:48:54] } 18. Qxg5?! { [%eval -2.73] } { Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:11] } 18... Rhg8 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:49:10] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:53:07] } 19... e4 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:38:33] } 20. Qh3?! { [%eval -3.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:33] } 20... Rg6 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:36:30] } 21. Na3?! { [%eval -4.19] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:51] } 21... Reg8 { [%eval -4.15] [%clk 0:35:30] } 22. g3 { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 0:35:54] } 22... Rh6 { [%eval -4.04] [%clk 0:35:30] } 23. Qf1 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:35:40] } 23... Nh4 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:33:07] } 24. Kh1?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:55] } 24... Nf3 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:33:22] } 25. h4 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:33:12] } 25... Nxh4 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:33:35] } 0-1