Event: 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/12th-beirut-international-open-chess-championship-2025/round-5/KNng6DvO/IqhRDzH0
Date: 2025-10-21
White: Karam, Mark
Black: Zaibi, Amir
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2338
Result: 0-1
ECO: A01
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:05] } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:39] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:28:12] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:28] } 5. e3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:26:27] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:29:32] } 6. c4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:25:30] } 6... c6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:29:04] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:23:54] } 7... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:40] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:22:51] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:18:35] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:04:28] } 9... Rd8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:15:17] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:58:27] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:34] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:55:43] } 11... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:45] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:56:07] } 12... e5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:00:24] } 13. e4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:45:10] } 13... dxc4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:58:05] } 14. bxc4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:29:55] } 14... exd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:53:25] } 15. Qxd4?? { [%eval -2.45] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:54] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:51:28] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:28:23] } 16... Bxe5? { [%eval -1.13] } { Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:45] } 17. Qxa7 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:24:16] } 17... O-O?! { [%eval -0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:49] } 18. g3?? { [%eval -3.09] } { Blunder. Ba3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:32] } 18... Qb4 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:34:56] } 19. Ba3 { [%eval -3.18] [%clk 0:16:05] } 19... Qxc3 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:34:55] } 20. Bxf8 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:13:21] } 20... Rxf8 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:35:16] } 21. Qxb7 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:09:31] } 21... h5 { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:31:09] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:07:50] } 22... Qf3 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:30:48] } 23. Qb3 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:08:13] } 23... Qxb3 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:29:42] } 24. axb3 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:08:42] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:29:41] } 25. Rfd1?! { [%eval -2.55] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:53] } 25... c5 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:28:07] } 26. f4?! { [%eval -3.57] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:30] } 26... Bd4+ { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:26:47] } 27. Kg2?! { [%eval -4.4] } { Inaccuracy. Rxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:59] } 27... Nxe4?! { [%eval -3.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:48] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:03:09] } 28... f5 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:26:25] } 29. Rxd4? { [%eval -4.84] } { Mistake. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 29... cxd4 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:26:45] } 30. c5?! { [%eval -6.41] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:46] } 30... d3 { [%eval -6.52] [%clk 0:26:36] } 31. c6 { [%eval -7.48] [%clk 0:01:24] } 31... d2 { [%eval -7.19] [%clk 0:26:54] } 32. c7 { [%eval -7.65] [%clk 0:01:08] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval -7.14] [%clk 0:27:13] } 0-1