Event: Round 5: Ammous, Mahmoud - Bensidi, Abdelmalek
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-b/round-5/8UVByJBF/0j6bvUso
Date: 2025-09-02
White: Ammous, Mahmoud
WhiteElo: 1926
Black: Bensidi, Abdelmalek
BlackElo: 1898
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:42] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:59] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:32] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:20] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:48] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:41] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:45] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:59] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:49] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:36] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:24:39] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:55] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:12] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:09] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:47] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:17:43] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:31] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:17:20] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:16:38] } 11. dxc5?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:37] } 11... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:57] } 12. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:50:42] } 12... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:17:11] } 13. Ned4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:50:57] } 13... Ne4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:16:17] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:45] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:48] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:53] } 15... Nc5?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:34] } 16. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:40:11] } 16... Nxd3+ { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:13:56] } 17. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:39:01] } 17... Qxc6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:14:22] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:38:57] } 18... Qc5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:14:39] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:31:33] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:07:38] } 20. O-O { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:28:05] } 20... O-O { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:04:58] } 21. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:16:34] } 21... Qb6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:57:38] } 22. b4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:10:11] } 22... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:55:55] } 23. c3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:07:14] } 23... Rc4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:52:56] } 24. Qb2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:06:50] } 24... Rac8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:47:45] } 25. Rac1 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:06:58] } 25... a4?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:45] } 26. g3?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:20] } 26... Bc6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:46:06] } 27. Kg2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:26] } 27... Bd7? { [%eval 1.2] } { Mistake. Be8 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:06] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:06:13] } 28... Qc7 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:45:42] } 29. Nf3?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:14] } 29... Bc6?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:12] } 30. Nd4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:04:08] } 30... Bd7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:44:18] } 31. Nf3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:25] } 31... Bc6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:44:22] } 32. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:49] } 32... Bd7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:44:39] } 33. Nf3? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:12] } 33... f6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:45:08] } 1/2-1/2