Event: Round 7: Boudriga, Mohamed Ali - Nikolic, Nebojsa
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--blitz/round-7/Wd7AXMbp/XxEw4vKZ
Date: 2025-09-06
White: Boudriga, Mohamed Ali
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2252
Black: Nikolic, Nebojsa
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2201
Result: 0-1
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:02:34] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:35] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:02:36] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:38] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:39] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:40] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:41] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:03:07] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:02:41] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:03:08] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:42] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:02:55] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:02:39] } 11. g5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:02:53] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:02:39] } 12. Na4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:02:29] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:35] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:22] } 13... a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:16] } 14. Kb1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:01:40] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:16] } 15. Bb5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:01:34] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:58] } 16. Bc6 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:01:22] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:01:52] } 17. Bd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:01:20] } 17... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:42] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:01:12] } 18... Nc5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:01:17] } 19. Nbxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:08] } 19... dxc5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:01:15] } 20. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:01:09] } 20... fxe6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:16] } 21. Qd7?? { [%eval -6.57] } { Blunder. Rhd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 21... Qxd7 { [%eval -6.59] [%clk 0:01:14] } 0-1