Event: Round 9: Zenaidi, Sadok - Nikolic, Nebojsa
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--blitz/round-9/TLiqFulB/lzLByqTK
Date: 2025-09-06
White: Zenaidi, Sadok
WhiteElo: 1949
Black: Nikolic, Nebojsa
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2201
Result: 0-1
ECO: B96
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:57] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... b5?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:48] } 8. a3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:56] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:02:40] } 9. Qf3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:02:56] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:02:37] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:02:56] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:02:36] } 11. g4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:02:45] } 11... Rc8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:37] } 12. Rg1?! { [%eval -1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 12... O-O?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:27] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:20] } 13... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:02:05] } 14. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:16] } 14... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:06] } 15. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:02:17] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:02:08] } 16. Qf2?! { [%eval -0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:00] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:01:29] } 17. Bg2?? { [%eval -3.25] } { Blunder. Rg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:52] } 17... e5 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:01:27] } 18. Rd2 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:00:34] } 18... b4? { [%eval -1.72] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:28] } 19. axb4 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:00:34] } 19... Qxb4 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:01:26] } 20. f5?! { [%eval -2.66] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 20... Nxe4? { [%eval -0.89] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 21. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:00:19] } 21... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:01:17] } 22. f6?? { [%eval -2.83] } { Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 22... Rxc3 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:00:58] } 23. bxc3 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:00:09] } 23... Qxc3?! { [%eval -1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Qa3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 24. Kd1?? { [%eval -7.82] } { Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 24... Bf3+ { [%eval -7.44] [%clk 0:00:58] } 25. Ke1? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 25... Rb8? { [%eval -8.32] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 26. Qg3? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 26... Rb1+? { [%eval -8.25] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 27. Kf2 { [%eval -8.13] [%clk 0:00:04] } 27... Qxd2+ { [%eval -7.88] [%clk 0:00:42] } 28. Kxf3 { [%eval -7.19] [%clk 0:00:05] } 28... Qxc2?! { [%eval -5.33] } { Inaccuracy. Qc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 29. Rxb1 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:00:04] } 29... Qxb1 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:00:19] } 30. Qf2?! { [%eval -9.04] } { Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:03] } 30... Qf5+ { [%eval -8.66] [%clk 0:00:19] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval -8.22] } 31... Qxf2+ { [%eval -9.27] } 32. Kxf2 { [%eval -9.16] [%clk 0:00:06] } 32... gxf6 { [%eval -7.81] [%clk 0:00:20] } 33. gxf6 { [%eval -9.69] [%clk 0:00:07] } 33... d5 { [%eval -8.9] [%clk 0:00:22] } 0-1