Event: Round 8: Taieb, Sahbi - Zouaghi,Ahmed
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-a/round-8/l5HhFVvC/uyIIYjui
Date: 2025-09-07
White: Taieb, Sahbi
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2140
Black: Zouaghi,Ahmed
BlackElo: 1991
Result: 1-0
ECO: B21
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:28:13] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:30:50] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:28:40] } 3... g6?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. dxc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:12] } 4. cxd4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:22:56] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:26:06] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:19:51] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:24:09] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:12] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:23:35] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:07:31] } 7... f6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:15:20] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:05:37] } 8... fxe5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:09:11] } 9. Nxe5?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:06] } 9... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:06:48] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:45:28] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:02:48] } 11. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:44:08] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:00:10] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:44:13] } 12... Nh6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:53:19] } 13. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:39:06] } 13... Bxh6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:53:31] } 14. Qf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:39:31] } 14... Rf8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:48:25] } 15. Qg4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:36:55] } 15... Kf7 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:40:15] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:36:09] } 16... Bc6?! { [%eval 1.92] } { Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:36] } 17. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:29:15] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:31:52] } 18. Ne4 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:29:37] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:29:13] } 19. Nf6 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:27:49] } 19... Kg7 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:22:58] } 20. Qh4 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:22:44] } 20... Rab8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:19:42] } 21. Rd3 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:19:10] } 21... Qc7? { [%eval 3.67] } { Mistake. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:32] } 22. f4 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:17:30] } 22... Qb6+ { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:04:50] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:17:26] } 23... Qc5 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:01:09] } 24. Rdf3 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:16:20] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:00:42] } 25. g4 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:15:58] } 25... Kh8?! { [%eval 5.22] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 26. Qxh6 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:16:18] } 26... Rb7?! { [%eval 6.73] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 27. b4 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:16:17] } 27... Rxb4?! { [%eval 7.15] } { Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 28. Nxh7 { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 0:16:22] } 28... Rb2? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 1-0