Event: Round 9: Nikolic, Nebojsa - Bouzidi, Ahmed
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-a/round-9/CjjyJyHy/JXp5Hm5J
Date: 2025-09-08
White: Nikolic, Nebojsa
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2268
Black: Bouzidi, Ahmed
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2164
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:17:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:18:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:17:16] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:40] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:15:39] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:48] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:11:21] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:55] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:09:57] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:02] } 8... Nh5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:06:26] } 9. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:25:49] } 9... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:05:42] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:23:55] } 10... Nhf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:05:22] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:06] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:03:26] } 12. g5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:20:53] } 12... Ng8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:01:49] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:53] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:57:26] } 14. gxh6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:21:12] } 14... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:49:12] } 15. Qa4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:02:19] } 15... Nxh6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:39:44] } 16. O-O-O?! { [%eval -0.86] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:59] } 16... Bg4?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Nhg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:03] } 17. Rd2?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Rde1 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:25] } 17... Bf3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:34:40] } 18. Re1 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:57:34] } 18... Nd7? { [%eval 0.59] } { Mistake. Nhg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:23] } 19. e4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:55:11] } 19... Nb6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:21:25] } 20. Qa5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:54:02] } 20... f5? { [%eval 2.29] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:26] } 21. Re3 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:48:54] } 21... dxe4 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:09:17] } 22. Ngxe4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:48:46] } 22... Bxe4?! { [%eval 3.54] } { Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:03] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:48:53] } 23... O-O { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:05:28] } 24. Ng5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:49:03] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:05:33] } 25. Qe5 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:42:30] } 25... Nd7?? { [%eval 6.9] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 26. Bc4+ { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:42:06] } 26... Nf7 { [%eval 7.5] [%clk 0:00:54] } 27. Qe6 { [%eval 7.24] [%clk 0:41:38] } 1-0