Event: Round 3: Mendili, Khalil - Bensidi, Abdelmalek
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-b/round-3/vZBpXscT/RpwGxeKx
Date: 2025-09-03
White: Mendili, Khalil
WhiteElo: 1837
Black: Bensidi, Abdelmalek
BlackElo: 1898
Result: 0-1
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Two Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:02] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:47] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:38] } 4. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:09] } 4... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:52] } 5. Nb5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:24:03] } 5... c5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:26:12] } 6. a4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:23:46] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:25:30] } 7. b3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:19:51] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:24:28] } 8. d3 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 1:19:27] } 8... e5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:23:01] } 9. Bg5? { [%eval -2.22] } { Mistake. Na3 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:22] } 9... a6?! { [%eval -1.29] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:21] } 10. Na3 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 1:17:49] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 1:22:08] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 1:17:49] } 11... Bc7 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 1:22:27] } 12. g3 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 1:14:33] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:20:50] } 13. Nb2?! { [%eval -1.57] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:43] } 13... Ba5+ { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 1:19:10] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 1:13:11] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 1:18:10] } 15. Qd1 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 1:12:11] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 1:16:33] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 1:11:23] } 16... O-O { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 1:16:41] } 17. O-O { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 1:11:49] } 17... h6 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:14:24] } 18. Nh4 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 1:11:49] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:07:02] } 19. Bc1 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 1:09:44] } 19... Bc3 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 1:05:42] } 20. h3 { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 1:05:37] } 20... Ne7 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:03:46] } 21. f4 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:05:42] } 21... exf4 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:59:02] } 22. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:04:02] } 22... Qc8? { [%eval 0.66] } { Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:10] } 23. Ra2? { [%eval -0.86] } { Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:53] } 23... Ne8?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:10] } 24. Bc1? { [%eval -1.05] } { Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:03] } 24... Bxh3 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:53:34] } 25. axb5 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:53:23] } 25... Bxg2 { [%eval -1.06] [%clk 0:53:37] } 26. Kxg2 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:53:38] } 26... axb5 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:54:00] } 27. Rxa8 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:53:54] } 27... Qxa8 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:54:23] } 28. Qg4 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:53:41] } 28... Qa2?? { [%eval 2.27] } { Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:33] } 29. Nd1?? { [%eval -2.53] } { Blunder. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:35] } 29... Qxc2+ { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:53:55] } 30. Nf2 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:39:57] } 30... Nf6 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:53:58] } 31. Qf3 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:38:54] } 31... Nd7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Nh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:32] } 32. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:06] } 32... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:49] } 33. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:39] } 33... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:16] } 34. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:18] } 34... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:52] } 35. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:33] } 35... N5xg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:45] } 36. Rh1?? { [%eval -2.78] } { Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:22] } 36... Rf7 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:45:01] } 37. Bd6 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:18:47] } 37... Rg7 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:45:11] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:16:43] } 38... Qd2 { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:44:23] } 39. Bf4 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:16:04] } 39... Qc2 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:41:20] } 40. Bd6 { [%eval -2.45] [%clk 0:13:11] } 40... Qd2 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:34:42] } 41. Bf4 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:13:24] } 41... Qa2 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:31:07] } 42. Bd6 { [%eval -2.02] [%clk 0:11:17] } 42... Qa7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:15] } 43. Ng4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:11:20] } 43... Kf7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:29:19] } 44. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:53] } 44... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:38] } 45. Nh6+? { [%eval -0.36] } { Mistake. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:59] } 45... Kf8 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:27:37] } 46. Qd5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:03:41] } 46... Ke8 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:24:23] } 47. Qa8+? { [%eval -2.26] } { Mistake. Bxe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:40] } 47... Kd7 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:24:07] } 48. Bxe7 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:01:41] } 48... Nxe7 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:24:26] } 49. g4?? { [%eval -5.08] } { Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 49... Bd2 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:23:09] } 50. Qa6?! { [%eval -7.4] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 50... Qf4+ { [%eval -7.1] [%clk 0:22:16] } 51. Kg2?! { [%eval -13.1] } { Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 51... Rxg4+ { [%eval -71.62] [%clk 0:20:11] } 52. Nxg4 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:01:16] } 52... Qxg4+ { [%eval #-16] [%clk 0:20:34] } 53. Kf2 { [%eval #-16] [%clk 0:00:50] } 53... Be3+ { [%eval #-15] [%clk 0:20:11] } 54. Ke1 { [%eval #-32] [%clk 0:01:08] } 54... Qg3+ { [%eval #-25] [%clk 0:20:29] } 55. Kd1 { [%eval #-30] [%clk 0:01:30] } 55... Qf3+ { [%eval #-29] [%clk 0:20:54] } 56. Kc2 { [%eval -62.38] [%clk 0:01:57] } 56... Qg2+ { [%eval -8.99] [%clk 0:21:07] } 0-1