Event: Round 8: Sayari, Sofien - Chelli, Hichem
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-b/round-8/I0jZO20p/yUEFKoUB
Date: 2025-09-07
White: Sayari, Sofien
WhiteElo: 1700
Black: Chelli, Hichem
BlackElo: 1772
Result: 1-0
ECO: E18
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:37] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:43] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:51] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:25:00] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:49] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:24] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:24:11] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:25:50] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:23:44] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:57] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:22:57] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:21] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:11] } 8. Ne5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:19] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:17:16] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:42] } 9... exd5? { [%eval 1.37] } { Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:09] } 10. Qa4 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:26:47] } 10... c5?! { [%eval 2.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:02] } 11. Nxd7 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 1:26:28] } 11... Nxd7 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 1:14:58] } 12. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 1:26:39] } 12... Bxd5 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 1:14:19] } 13. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 1:26:52] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:13:28] } 14. Bf3?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:09] } 14... cxd4 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:03:03] } 15. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:20:33] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:59:52] } 16. Qa4 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:20:27] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:59:20] } 17. Bg2 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:19:58] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:57:12] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:11:24] } 18... Rc4 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:55:57] } 19. Qa6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:09:35] } 19... Rfc8?! { [%eval 1.87] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:59] } 20. Bf4?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:39] } 20... Ng6?! { [%eval 2.07] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:08] } 21. Rbc1? { [%eval 0.68] } { Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:29] } 21... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:35:55] } 22. Bxc1 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:00:26] } 22... Re8?! { [%eval 1.86] } { Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:44] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:54:21] } 23... Qb4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:34:45] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:47:33] } 24... Bxb2 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:25:29] } 25. a3? { [%eval 0.91] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:11] } 25... Qc3?? { [%eval 5.25] } { Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:56] } 26. Qb5 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:45:11] } 26... Rxe2 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:17:04] } 27. Qxe2 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:39:11] } 27... Bxc1?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:20] } 28. Rd8+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:35:09] } 28... Nf8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:14:55] } 29. Qe7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:34:58] } 29... h6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:14:24] } 30. Rxf8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:34:54] } 30... Kh7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:14:53] } 31. Rd8? { [%eval 7.35] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:34:42] } 1-0