Event: Round 6: Messaoud, Mehdi - Sayari, Sofien
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-b/round-6/UYBA88Qj/VHrAN8JM
Date: 2025-09-05
White: Messaoud, Mehdi
WhiteElo: 1891
Black: Sayari, Sofien
BlackElo: 1700
Result: 1-0
ECO: D34
Opening: Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:02] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:29] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:46] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:44] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:02] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:53] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:23:33] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:30] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:23:27] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:13:51] } 9... h6? { [%eval 1.51] } { Mistake. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:01] } 10. Nd4? { [%eval 0.19] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:26] } 10... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:20:53] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:10:41] } 11... Bb6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:06:13] } 12. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:09:19] } 12... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:06:21] } 13. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:08:40] } 13... Qf6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:06:01] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:05:49] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:06:03] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:34:20] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:50] } 16. Qf4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:33:00] } 16... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qxf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:37] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:32:05] } 17... Bc7?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:45] } 18. Qe4 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:32:07] } 18... f5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:55:26] } 19. Qc2?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:26] } 19... Qf7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:50:11] } 20. Nc5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:28:10] } 20... Nb4 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:48:03] } 21. Qa4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:21:29] } 21... Bc4 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:47:21] } 22. Rfd1? { [%eval 0.13] } { Mistake. Bxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:10] } 22... b5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:41:11] } 23. Qa3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:17:36] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:20:23] } 24. Nb7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:13:20] } 24... Rb8?? { [%eval 2.74] } { Blunder. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:46] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:10:27] } 25... f4 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:13:07] } 26. Bc5 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:10:07] } 26... fxg3 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:04:00] } 27. fxg3 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:10:21] } 27... Rfe8?! { [%eval 3.41] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:57] } 28. Rad1?? { [%eval -0.19] } { Blunder. Nxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:03] } 28... Bxg3?? { [%eval 5.78] } { Blunder. Rxe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:26] } 29. Qxg3 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:07:53] } 29... Rxb7 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:03:41] } 30. Bxb7 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:08:04] } 30... Qc7?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:51] } 31. Be4?? { [%eval -1.54] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:26] } 1-0