Event: Round 6: Selmi, Merouane - Kahloul, Ishak
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-c/round-6/MFdDKzfN/FZDBGppY
Date: 2025-09-05
White: Selmi, Merouane
WhiteElo: 1585
Black: Kahloul, Ishak
BlackElo: 1637
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D30
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:53] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:54] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:12] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:41] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:12] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:58] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:21] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:03] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:20] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:33:17] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:44] } 12. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:37] } 12... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:38] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:31:57] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:20] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:31:59] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:50] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:16] } 15... Bf5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:21] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:50] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:19] } 17. Qb3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:30:00] } 17... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:19:12] } 18. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:13] } 18... Qh4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:15:16] } 19. Nf1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:23:32] } 19... Be6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:10:06] } 20. a3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:23:15] } 20... Bd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:08:49] } 21. Ng3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:22:09] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:01:55] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:21:51] } 22... f5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:59:05] } 23. Ne2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:14:12] } 23... g5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:57:02] } 24. Rf1? { [%eval -0.72] } { Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:35] } 24... Rad8?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:02] } 25. Kh2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:14:04] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:47:44] } 26. Qd1 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:14:02] } 26... Qh5?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:03] } 27. Ng3? { [%eval -1.05] } { Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:20] } 27... Qxd1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:06] } 28. Rfxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:41] } 28... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:44] } 29. Nf1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:10:35] } 29... fxe3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:30:29] } 30. fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:59] } 30... Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:52] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:47] } 31... Rdf8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:29:13] } 32. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:08] } 32... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:04] } 33. Nxd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:10:32] } 33... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:52] } 34. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:27] } 34... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:50] } 35. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:52] } 35... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:54] } 36. Rc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:20] } 36... Rd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:54] } 37. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:08] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:39] } 38. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:34] } 1/2-1/2