Event: Round 4: Abdelmoez Ben Salah - Chaib, Chakib
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-c/round-4/WNZCboZx/oJnqMQb1
Date: 2025-09-04
White: Abdelmoez Ben Salah
Black: Chaib, Chakib
BlackElo: 1608
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:04] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:24:39] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:32] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:48] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:19] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:53] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:15] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:20:27] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:26:23] } 7. h3?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:43] } 7... Be6?! { [%eval 0.11] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:46] } 8. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:20:41] } 8... fxe6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:11] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:20:57] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:18:18] } 10. d4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:18:26] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:18] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:18:30] } 11... Bb6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:16:04] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:18:46] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:12:21] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:14:01] } 13... g5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:07:28] } 14. d5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:09:38] } 14... Ne5?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:27] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:09:51] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:03:49] } 16. Bxb6 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:10:06] } 16... axb6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:03:36] } 17. dxe6?! { [%eval 0.32] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:12] } 17... Qxe6?? { [%eval 2.91] } { Blunder. Qxd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:33] } 18. Qa4 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 1:05:17] } 18... Kb8?? { [%eval 6.17] } { Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:44] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 1:04:33] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 7.67] [%clk 0:58:13] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:55:47] } 20... c6 { [%eval 7.46] [%clk 0:54:27] } 21. Qa7+ { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:52:43] } 21... Kc8 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:54:55] } 22. Nd6+ { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:51:48] } 22... Qxd6 { [%eval 6.84] [%clk 0:55:39] } 23. Rxd6 { [%eval 6.96] [%clk 0:52:03] } 23... Kc7 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:56:02] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:50:44] } 24... Rh7 { [%eval 8.05] [%clk 0:54:59] } 25. a4 { [%eval 8.06] [%clk 0:49:21] } 25... h5? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:44] } 26. a5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:49:42] } 26... bxa5 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:54:07] } 27. Qxa5+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:49:53] } 27... Kc8 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:54:30] } 28. b4 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:50:06] } 28... g4 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:54:03] } 29. b5 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:50:12] } 29... c5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:54:13] } 30. Qa8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:47:57] } 1-0