Event: Round 5: Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Boulrens, Ala Eddine
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-a/round-5/cZX8ddpv/sRDqJQuK
Date: 2025-08-31
White: Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2655
Black: Boulrens, Ala Eddine
BlackElo: 2174
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C48
Opening: Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:17] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:37] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:37] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... Nd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:24:44] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:24:30] } 6. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:59] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:24:15] } 7. Na4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:28] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:40] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:50] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:18:36] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:22:14] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:12:13] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:26] } 10... d6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:11:39] } 11. d3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:21:24] } 11... Ne8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:07:05] } 12. Bg4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:17:33] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:59:09] } 13. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:08] } 13... fxe6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:59:09] } 14. Qg4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:15:36] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:50:00] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:07:01] } 15... Rf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:29] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:58:28] } 16... Nc7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:41:02] } 17. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:49] } 17... Raf8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:37:29] } 18. b3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:53:17] } 18... Na6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:34:06] } 19. a3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:50:45] } 19... Bf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:31:54] } 20. Rab1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:44:28] } 20... d5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:30:09] } 21. f4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:20:56] } 21... b6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:26:51] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:13:59] } 22... Nc7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:24:11] } 23. Rbd1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:05] } 23... exf4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:17:06] } 24. gxf4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:12:19] } 24... Bg5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:17:07] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:10:45] } 25... Bh6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:17:32] } 26. cxd5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:07:20] } 26... exd5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:17:26] } 27. f5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:07:21] } 27... Bxe3+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:16:58] } 28. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:07:50] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:05] } 29. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:59] } 29... Qe7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:17:13] } 30. Rde1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:05:22] } 30... Qe5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:17:31] } 31. b4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:04:17] } 31... dxe4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:17:05] } 32. dxe4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:03:55] } 32... Nd5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:17:09] } 33. Qb3 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:02:25] } 33... Nf6 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:16:47] } 34. bxc5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:02:48] } 34... Qxc5+ { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:16:29] } 35. Kh1 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:02:59] } 35... Qe5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:16:40] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:02:04] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:15:36] } 37. Qb4+ { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:02:24] } 37... Rfe7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:15:52] } 38. Rd1 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:01:56] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:15:46] } 39. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:02:01] } 39... h5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:15:45] } 40. Qb3+ { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:02:18] } 40... Kf8 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:14:49] } 41. h4?? { [%eval -2.02] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 41... Qf4 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:14:27] } 42. Rd4 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:00:48] } 42... Re5? { [%eval -0.93] } { Mistake. Qxh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:59] } 43. Qb4+ { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:01:07] } 43... Kg8 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:12:12] } 44. Qb3+ { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:01:33] } 44... Kf8 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:11:41] } 45. Qb4+ { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:02:02] } 45... Kg8 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:10:06] } 46. Qb3+ { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:02:31] } 46... Kf8? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:56] } 47. Qb4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:11] } 1/2-1/2