Event: Round 3: Al-Blooshi, Hamad Essa - Ali, Abdulaziz
Date: 2025-07-06
White: Al-Blooshi, Hamad Essa
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 1884
Black: Ali, Abdulaziz
BlackElo: 1928
Result: 1-0
ECO: D85
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:45] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:11] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:38] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:03] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:44] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:27] } 6... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:53] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:32] } 8. d5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:47] } 8... e5? { [%eval 1.73] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:22:41] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 1:21:00] } 9... O-O { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:19:30] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 1:19:48] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 1:16:57] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:16:53] } 11... b6 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:59:43] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 1:16:28] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:53:55] } 13. Bxa6 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:10:55] } 13... Nxa6 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:54:13] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:11:21] } 14... Nc7 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:53:45] } 15. b4? { [%eval 0.08] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:30] } 15... Nxd5?? { [%eval 1.99] } { Blunder. cxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:39] } 16. exd5 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 1:08:55] } 16... e4? { [%eval 3.46] } { Mistake. cxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:44] } 17. Bxg7 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 1:08:55] } 17... exf3 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:43:01] } 18. Qb2 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 1:08:35] } 18... Qg5 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:42:38] } 19. g3 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 1:08:59] } 19... Qh5 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:39:16] } 20. Bh8 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 1:08:48] } 20... Qh6 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:38:10] } 21. Rfe1 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 1:07:57] } 21... cxb4 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:32:46] } 22. d6 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 1:07:43] } 22... Red8 { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 0:31:27] } 23. Rad1 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 1:07:16] } 23... Rd7 { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:31:29] } 24. Re7 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 1:06:26] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval 9.06] [%clk 0:31:44] } 25. Rde1 { [%eval 11.34] [%clk 1:06:31] } 25... Rxe7?! { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:23] } 26. dxe7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:06:54] } 26... Re8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:26:49] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:06:08] } 1-0