Event: Round 2: Ahmad, Al Khatib - Khalaf, Ali
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/arab-individual-chess-championships-kuwait-2025--blitz-men/round-2/WOyyujqd/N87C0zqV
Date: 2025-11-22
White: Ahmad, Al Khatib
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2194
Black: Khalaf, Ali
BlackElo: 1702
Result: 1-0
ECO: C48
Opening: Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:02] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4... Nd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. Be2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:03:01] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:02] } 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:20] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:02] } 7. Nd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:02:19] } 7... Nxe4? { [%eval 1.71] } { Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:16] } 8. Nxc5? { [%eval 0.1] } { Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:06] } 8... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:08] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:05] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:06] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:01:53] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:01] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:40] } 11... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:01:50] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:01:21] } 12... Nxe2+ { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:01:43] } 13. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:21] } 13... Ne6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:39] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:00:54] } 14... Qf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:01:31] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:41] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:17] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:40] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:00:59] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:32] } 17... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:00:54] } 18. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:00:32] } 18... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:53] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:32] } 19... Nf4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:47] } 20. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:00:24] } 20... Qxf4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:00:46] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:00:22] } 21... g6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:00:35] } 22. Qc1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:21] } 22... Qxc1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:00:32] } 23. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:00:22] } 23... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:33] } 24. f3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:00:20] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:30] } 25. h4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:00:20] } 25... Kf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:00:30] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:21] } 26... Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:29] } 27. Re3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:00:17] } 27... Bf5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:00:26] } 28. Rce1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:00:17] } 28... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:00:23] } 29. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:00:18] } 29... Bb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:23] } 30. a3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:00:19] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:20] } 31. Ne2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:00:19] } 31... Rd7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:00:13] } 32. Nf4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:00:19] } 32... Bf5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:00:13] } 33. Ne2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:18] } 33... Bb1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:00:10] } 34. Ng3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:18] } 34... a5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:06] } 35. Re8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:00:16] } 35... b5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:00:07] } 36. Nf1 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:00:14] } 36... a4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:00:07] } 37. Ne3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:00:15] } 37... Bf5? { [%eval 1.7] } { Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 38. Rc8? { [%eval 0.29] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 38... Rd6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:00:08] } 39. Rc7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:00:13] } 39... Be6?! { [%eval 1.52] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 40. Kg3?! { [%eval 0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 40... Rd7?? { [%eval 4.38] } { Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 41. Rxc6 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:00:11] } 41... Rb7 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:00:10] } 42. Nxd5+ { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:00:10] } 42... Kf5?! { [%eval 6.46] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 43. Ne3+ { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 0:00:11] } 43... Kf6 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:00:11] } 44. d5 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:00:12] } 1-0