Event: Round 7: Zaoui,Ahmed Ismail - Bourari,Mohamed Alaa
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-c/round-7/aBMDWX3X/ZfMKAhq9
Date: 2025-09-06
White: Zaoui,Ahmed Ismail
WhiteElo: 1606
Black: Bourari,Mohamed Alaa
BlackElo: 1523
Result: 1-0
ECO: C05
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:49:35] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:46:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:53] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:46:46] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:54] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:47:12] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.47] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:47:33] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.4] } 6. f4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:47:56] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] } 7. Ndf3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:48:21] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 0.56] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:48:46] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.52] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:48:51] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.57] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:49:17] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.92] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:49:16] } 11... a4 { [%eval 1.14] } 12. b4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:49:27] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 1.24] } 13. Nh3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:49:00] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 1.27] } 14. Bd3? { [%eval -0.2] } { Mistake. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:19] } 14... Bd7? { [%eval 1.33] } { Mistake. Nxb4 was best. } 15. O-O { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:40:20] } 15... Nc4 { [%eval 1.22] } 16. f5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:38:46] } 16... Qb6?! { [%eval 2.22] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:16] } 17. Bb1?? { [%eval -0.69] } { Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:21] } 17... N6xe5 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:09:26] } 18. fxe6? { [%eval -2.44] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:03] } 18... Nxf3+ { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 1:09:01] } 19. Rxf3 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 1:05:08] } 19... Bxe6 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 1:08:50] } 20. Ng5?! { [%eval -3.8] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:49] } 20... Bg4 { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 1:03:30] } 21. Bc2 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:57:18] } 21... Qa7?! { [%eval -2.77] } { Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:23] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:53:49] } 22... h6 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:53:57] } 23. Nxf7 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:53:19] } 23... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:52:51] } 24. Qxf3 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:53:41] } 24... Rf8?? { [%eval -0.14] } { Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:50] } 25. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:52:18] } 25... Qa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:24] } 26. Bd3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:41:59] } 26... b5?? { [%eval 4.22] } { Blunder. Rxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:18] } 27. Ne5 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:40:03] } 27... Rd8?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:56] } 28. Bg6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:39:57] } 28... Qxg6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:37:46] } 29. Qxb5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:40:18] } 1-0