Event: 50th Individual Lebanese Chess Championship - 2025
Site: Keshmat Chess Center, Lebanon
Date: 2025-06-21
White: Kassis, Antoine
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2055
Black: Fayad, Steven
BlackElo: 1562
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B13
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min + 30 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:23] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:15] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:54] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:00] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:17] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:51] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:33] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:11] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:24] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:51] } 9. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:09] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:01] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:04] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:48] } 11. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:26:01] } 11... gxf5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:28] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:25:56] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:28:23] } 13. Ndf3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:22:35] } 13... Ndxe5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:27:18] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:21:16] } 14... e6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:27:29] } 15. Re1 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:20:34] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:26:58] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:20:29] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:22:45] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:15:20] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:22:31] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:10:02] } 18... Rd7 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:22:53] } 19. Qf4 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 1:09:24] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:19:48] } 20. Bxe7?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:45] } 20... Rdxe7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:20:12] } 21. Qh4 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:59:11] } 21... a6 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:12:29] } 22. Rd4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:55:56] } 22... Rf8?! { [%eval 1.95] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:07] } 23. c4? { [%eval 0.76] } { Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:41] } 23... dxc4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:06:20] } 24. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:43:07] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:06:19] } 25. Rc8?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:48] } 25... Qxc8 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:06:02] } 26. Qxe7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:27:14] } 26... b5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:02:50] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:24:21] } 27... Qe8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:02:00] } 28. Qxe8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:23:25] } 28... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:02:25] } 29. Rd7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:23:53] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:02:47] } 30. Ra7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:24:16] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:03:08] } 31. Rxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:35] } 31... Rc1+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:03:31] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:25:00] } 32... Rc2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:03:53] } 33. b3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:19:49] } 33... Rxf2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:03:50] } 34. Rb6 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:19:20] } 34... Rxa2 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:03:57] } 35. Rxb5 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:19:46] } 35... Bh6 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:02:00] } 36. Kg3?! { [%eval -1.78] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:24] } 36... Be3 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 1:00:36] } 37. h4 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:17:34] } 37... Bf2+?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:05] } 38. Kh3 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:17:58] } 38... Ra1?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:20] } 39. g3?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:53] } 39... Rc1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:59:26] } 40. Rb7 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:08:37] } 40... Rc3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:59:12] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval -0.21] } 41... Rc1?? { [%eval 4.54] } { Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:52] } 42. Kh3?? { [%eval -0.6] } { Blunder. Kxf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:37] } 42... Rc2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:58:52] } 43. Kg2?! { [%eval -1.22] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:37] } 1/2-1/2