Event: Round 8: Essid,Youssef - Zaoui,Ahmed Ismail
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-c/round-8/SQpjxoi1/p8BmcN6t
Date: 2025-09-07
White: Essid,Youssef
WhiteElo: 1530
Black: Zaoui,Ahmed Ismail
BlackElo: 1606
Result: 0-1
ECO: E65
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:07] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:22] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:30:33] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:47] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:34] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:44] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:18:57] } 7... dxc5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:15:03] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:37] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:11:29] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:19:02] } 10. Na4?! { [%eval -0.32] } { Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:16] } 10... Rd8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:17:21] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:34:13] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:14:58] } 12. Qc1 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:28:29] } 12... Bg4?! { [%eval -0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:25] } 13. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:22:37] } 13... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:51:45] } 14. Bxf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:19:10] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:51:26] } 15. Nb3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:17:31] } 15... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:51:47] } 16. exf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:59] } 16... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:31] } 17. Kg2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:16:07] } 17... b6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:41:07] } 18. c5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:12:49] } 18... Rd3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:38:34] } 19. Be3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:12:06] } 19... Ng4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:37:39] } 20. cxb6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:10:12] } 20... Nxe3+ { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:34:04] } 21. fxe3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:10:05] } 21... Qxb6 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:34:24] } 22. e4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:06:19] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:32:25] } 23. Rf2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:06:02] } 23... a5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:29:18] } 24. Nc5?? { [%eval -4.49] } { Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:15] } 24... Rd1 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:29:08] } 25. Qxd1 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:04:27] } 25... Rxd1 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:29:31] } 26. Rxd1 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:03:57] } 26... Qxc5 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:29:57] } 27. Rd8+ { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:04:13] } 27... Bf8 { [%eval -4.53] [%clk 0:30:23] } 28. Ra8 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 0:04:07] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:28:52] } 29. Rd2 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:04:14] } 29... e6 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:28:51] } 30. Rd7 { [%eval -6.2] [%clk 0:03:52] } 30... Qc2+ { [%eval -6.1] [%clk 0:28:06] } 31. Kh3 { [%eval -6.1] [%clk 0:04:20] } 31... Qe2 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:28:01] } 32. Kg4?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Raa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:19] } 32... h5+ { [%eval -25.61] [%clk 0:25:32] } 33. Kf4 { [%eval -8.79] [%clk 0:02:46] } 33... Kf6 { [%eval -8.03] [%clk 0:25:37] } 34. Rxa5? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:44] } 34... Bh6+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:26:01] } 0-1