Event: Round 5: Zaoui,Ahmed Ismail - Ghoualmi, Merouane
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-c/round-5/VsQgJKKP/1QDNDWCP
Date: 2025-09-05
White: Zaoui,Ahmed Ismail
WhiteElo: 1606
Black: Ghoualmi, Merouane
BlackElo: 1507
Result: 0-1
ECO: B31
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:25] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:08] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:36] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:10] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:40] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:23:55] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:20] } 7... Qd7 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:15:21] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:29:31] } 8... b5? { [%eval 1.94] } { Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:55] } 9. e5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:25:04] } 9... Nh6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:06:57] } 10. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:06] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:04:59] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:36] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:04:23] } 12. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:02] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:03:25] } 13. Qd1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:02] } 13... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:58:46] } 14. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:21:23] } 14... Qd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:57] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:21:25] } 15... O-O { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:56:17] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:11:01] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:53:27] } 17. Re1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:10:22] } 17... Bg7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:46:05] } 18. Ne2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:09:55] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:05] } 19. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:10:15] } 19... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:43:27] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:06:10] } 20... b4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:42:16] } 21. Rb1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:00:22] } 21... c5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:39:21] } 22. Be3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:00:15] } 22... e5?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:40] } 23. Bg5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:50:40] } 23... Rdb8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:32:45] } 24. Bf6?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:11] } 24... Qd6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:11] } 25. Re4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:36:52] } 25... a5?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:37] } 26. g4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:28:16] } 26... Ra6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:25:53] } 27. g5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:28:33] } 27... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:00] } 28. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:09] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:09] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:12:27] } 29... Re6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:23:58] } 30. Rbe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:44] } 30... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:23:48] } 31. Qxf6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:09:15] } 31... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:10] } 32. gxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:42] } 32... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:20] } 33. R1e2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:09:37] } 33... Rf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:34] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:09:25] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:17] } 35. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:27] } 35... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:33] } 36. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:03] } 36... g5?? { [%eval 2.58] } { Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:17] } 37. fxg5 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:07:42] } 37... fxg5 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:20:19] } 38. hxg5 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:08:06] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:19:46] } 39. Kh3?! { [%eval 1.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:03] } 39... Rf3+ { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:11:41] } 40. Kh4? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:00] } 40... Bf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:15] } 41. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:25] } 41... Rxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:55] } 42. Rc4?? { [%eval -9.2] } { Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:39] } 42... Rf4+ { [%eval -8.63] [%clk 0:09:56] } 0-1