Event: Round 5: Barbaria, Yacine - Nikcevic, Nebojsa
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/sahel-chess-festival-2025--open-a/round-5/cZX8ddpv/JclV0GRg
Date: 2025-09-05
White: Barbaria, Yacine
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2142
Black: Nikcevic, Nebojsa
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2318
Result: 0-1
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:48] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. f4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:11] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4... Nge7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:19:01] } 5. g3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:24:41] } 5... d5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:18:20] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:24:57] } 6... b6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:09:29] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:25:13] } 7... dxe4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:07:48] } 8. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:22] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:07:34] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:44] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:58:51] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:17:14] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:57:30] } 11. a4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:12:54] } 11... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:18] } 12. g4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:03:31] } 12... Nd6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:56:15] } 13. Nfg5?! { [%eval -0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:55] } 13... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:40:47] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:56:57] } 14... h5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:37:07] } 15. f5?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:43] } 15... hxg4 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:36:52] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:40:02] } 16... e5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:37:17] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:31:07] } 17... f6 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:32:43] } 18. Bxf6? { [%eval -2.09] } { Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:06] } 18... gxf6 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:33:03] } 19. Nxf6+ { [%eval -1.39] [%clk 0:17:34] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:33:13] } 20. Nd5+?? { [%eval -3.35] } { Blunder. Qxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:21] } 20... Rxd5 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:33:26] } 21. f6+?! { [%eval -5.19] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:46] } 21... Kd8 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:32:24] } 22. Bxd5 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:13:06] } 22... e4 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:28:08] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 0:12:18] } 23... Nd4 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:22:05] } 24. Bxb7 { [%eval -5.89] [%clk 0:11:05] } 24... Nf3+?! { [%eval -4.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:31] } 25. Rxf3 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:11:09] } 25... exf3 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:21:56] } 26. Be4?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:39] } 26... Bh6 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:21:01] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:06:41] } 27... Be3 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:20:59] } 0-1