Event: Biel Chess Festival 2025 Masters 960
Site: Biel, Switzerland
Date: 2025-07-12
White: Salem, A.R. Saleh
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2627
Black: Murzin, Volodar
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2671
Result: 1/2-1/2
Variant: Fischerandom
TimeControl: 15 min + 5 sec per move

1. f4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:11] } 1... g5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:03] } 2. f5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:14:03] } 2... Nbc6?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:58] } 3. g4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:14:01] } 3... e6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:14:57] } 4. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:13:17] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:14:20] } 5. Bg3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:13:18] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:14:08] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:11:57] } 6... d4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:12:54] } 7. Nb5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:12:01] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:12:45] } 8. Bf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:10:31] } 8... Bf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:07:48] } 9. Nf2?! { [%eval -0.73] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:18] } 9... Be7 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:07:40] } 10. a4 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:09:19] } 10... f6 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:07:29] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:09:00] } 11... Nf7 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:06:52] } 12. Na3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:08:16] } 12... Bxa3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:06:48] } 13. Rxa3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:08:13] } 13... Nd6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:06:50] } 14. h4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:07:24] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:06:53] } 15. Rh1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:07:28] } 15... Be8 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:06:35] } 16. d3?! { [%eval -1.45] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:21] } 16... O-O-O { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:06:09] } 17. Nd1 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:03:02] } 17... Nb8?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:34] } 18. Be1 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:02:59] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:05:36] } 19. Ra1 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:02:35] } 19... Kb8 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:05:34] } 20. b3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:02:30] } 20... Bf7 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:05:21] } 21. Nb2 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:02:29] } 21... b6 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:04:52] } 22. Bd2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:02:13] } 22... a6 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:04:04] } 23. Kd1 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:02:11] } 23... Nc8 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:02:59] } 24. Ke1 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:02:10] } 24... Na7 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:02:58] } 25. Kf2 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:02:04] } 25... Nc6 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 26. Qe1 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:01:43] } 26... a5 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:02:55] } 27. h5 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:01:50] } 27... Nb4 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:02:42] } 28. Rc1 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:01:25] } 28... Kb7 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:02:01] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:01:29] } 29... Nb8 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:02:03] } 30. Qd1 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:00:55] } 30... Qc5 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:01:41] } 31. Nc4 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:00:49] } 31... N8a6 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:01:54] } 32. Ra1 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:00:49] } 32... Qc6 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:01:57] } 33. Na3 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:00:39] } 33... Qc5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:01:38] } 34. Qb1 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:00:35] } 34... Rd7 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:01:37] } 35. Rc1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:00:38] } 35... Rgd8 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:01:39] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:00:34] } 36... Rd6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:01:26] } 37. Qb2 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:00:34] } 37... Rc6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:01:23] } 38. Bf1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:00:34] } 38... Qe7 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:01:16] } 39. Rd1 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:00:21] } 39... Rc5 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:00:56] } 40. Rac1 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:00:24] } 40... Rc6 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:00:43] } 41. Be1 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:00:27] } 41... Qc5 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:00:36] } 42. Be2 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:00:29] } 42... Qe7 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 43. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 43... Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 44. Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 44... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 45. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 45... Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 46. Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 46... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 47. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 1/2-1/2