Event: Round 1: Elair,Karim - Bensidi, Abdelmalek
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-b/round-1/qS4dR2on/AsSjHzL4
Date: 2025-09-02
White: Elair,Karim
WhiteElo: 1736
Black: Bensidi, Abdelmalek
BlackElo: 1898
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:01] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:55] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:41] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:18] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:28] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:54] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:06] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:11] } 6... Qb6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:27:28] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:32] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:27:10] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:31:33] } 8... Nf5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:27:08] } 9. Bb5?! { [%eval -0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:48] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:15] } 10. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:25] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:26:33] } 11. b4? { [%eval -0.98] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:28:30] } 11... a5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:25:13] } 12. bxa5 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:28:03] } 12... Qxa5 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:24:43] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:28:21] } 13... Qa7 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 1:24:28] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:28:28] } 14... c5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:23:40] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 1:27:44] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:23:50] } 16. O-O { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:28:04] } 16... O-O { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 1:24:02] } 17. Nc3?! { [%eval -2.4] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:35] } 17... Rfc8 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 1:22:01] } 18. h4? { [%eval -3.93] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:04] } 18... Ng3 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 1:21:59] } 19. Re1?! { [%eval -4.64] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:59] } 19... Bxf2+ { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 1:22:11] } 20. Kh2 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 1:22:17] } 20... Bxe1 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 1:21:19] } 21. Qxe1 { [%eval -4.45] [%clk 1:22:45] } 21... Nf5 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 1:21:01] } 22. g4 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 1:19:58] } 22... Nd4 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 1:20:57] } 23. Ng1 { [%eval -6.78] [%clk 1:19:29] } 23... Nc2 { [%eval -6.41] [%clk 1:21:14] } 0-1