Event: 12th Beirut International Open Chess Championship
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/12th-beirut-international-open-chess-championship-2025/round-7/ORpCuraO/ka36bZwP
Date: 2025-10-23
White: Babujian, Levon
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2347
Black: Kaloust, Giorgio
BlackElo: 2031
Result: 1-0
ECO: E17
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:50] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:10] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:16] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:52] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:05] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:15] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.17] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:45] } 8. Nh4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:34:00] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:13] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:27] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:23:03] } 10. Nf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:23] } 10... Nc7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:22] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:33:37] } 11... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:11:02] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:30] } 12... d4?! { [%eval 1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:19] } 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:33:23] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:51:26] } 14. Nf5 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:33:08] } 14... Qxd1 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:33:57] } 15. Rxd1 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:33:22] } 15... Bc8 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:25:25] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 1:28:57] } 16... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:21:50] } 17. exf5 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 1:29:17] } 17... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:21:52] } 18. bxc3 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 1:29:44] } 18... Nd5 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:21:25] } 19. Rxd5 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:27:45] } 19... cxd5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:21:39] } 20. Bxd5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:28:10] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:17:55] } 21. Bxa8 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:28:19] } 21... Rxa8 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:18:24] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 1:27:19] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:18:22] } 23. Kg2 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:26:30] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:16:49] } 24. Rd4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:26:51] } 24... g6?! { [%eval 1.46] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:02] } 25. fxg6 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:26:51] } 25... hxg6 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:14:13] } 26. Be5 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 1:27:11] } 26... Re8 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:09:32] } 27. f4 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:26:55] } 27... f6? { [%eval 3.11] } { Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:55] } 28. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 1:26:48] } 28... Re2+ { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:10:18] } 29. Kh3 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 1:25:25] } 29... Rxa2 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:10:35] } 30. Be5 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 1:22:16] } 30... a5?! { [%eval 3.88] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:43] } 31. Rd6 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 1:22:16] } 1-0