Event: Round 2: Assaad, Joe - Qudsi, Mohammad
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/keshmat-circuit-11th-edition-august-2025/round-2/nLfGn7Wt/HD2ZKXGX
White: Assaad, Joe
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2236
Black: Qudsi, Mohammad
BlackElo: 1722
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 10min + 3 sec

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:10:05] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:10:05] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:37] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:10:07] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:09:34] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:10:08] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:13] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:10:09] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:07:54] } 5... Bb5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:10:07] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:07:39] } 6... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:10:06] } 7. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:07:40] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:09:23] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:07:34] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:09:06] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:07:35] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:08:59] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:07:31] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:08:33] } 11. Nf1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:07:30] } 11... h5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:08:07] } 12. Ne3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:07:09] } 12... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:07:52] } 13. Bxe3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:07:08] } 13... g5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:07:19] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:07:04] } 14... g4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:06:27] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:06:09] } 15... Na7?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:10] } 16. a4 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:05:57] } 16... c6 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:05:11] } 17. Reb1 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:05:29] } 17... Kd7 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:03:53] } 18. c4 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:05:27] } 18... Qc7? { [%eval 3.47] } { Mistake. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:53] } 19. b5 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:05:09] } 19... Nc8 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:02:16] } 20. bxc6+ { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:05:02] } 20... bxc6 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:01:59] } 21. cxd5 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:05:03] } 21... cxd5 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:01:58] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:04:51] } 22... Qd8 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:01:28] } 23. Rab1 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:04:41] } 23... Ra7 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:01:16] } 24. Nb3 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:04:29] } 24... a5?? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:24] } 25. Qd1?? { [%eval 3.57] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb5# was best. } { [%clk 0:04:15] } 25... Ra8? { [%eval 5.83] } { Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:03] } 1-0