Event: Round 8: Righi, Ezio - Bagheri, Amir
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/9th-esna-chess-championship-2025/round-8/Sh1MzYBh/yK2KR9Lh
Date: 2025-11-21
White: Righi, Ezio
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 1884
Black: Bagheri, Amir
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2356
Result: 0-1
ECO: B94
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:13] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:54] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:28] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:15] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:55] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:26] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:21] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:08] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:36] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:18] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:04:55] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:25:06] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:51:13] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:23:52] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:51:19] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:24:02] } 10... h5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:50:51] } 11. Kb1 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:18:07] } 11... e6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:49:22] } 12. g3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:16:45] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:49:07] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:11:16] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:39:47] } 14. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:06:37] } 14... Na5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:38:17] } 15. Qd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:02:20] } 15... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:38:36] } 16. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:01:37] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:37:25] } 17. Rdd1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:00:55] } 17... Kc7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:37:37] } 18. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:59:43] } 18... b5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:35:34] } 19. a3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:59:36] } 19... Rb8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:35:56] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:33] } 20... a5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:35:43] } 21. Ned4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:49:19] } 21... Nd8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:28:23] } 22. Re3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:43:58] } 22... Rb6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:24:28] } 23. Ne2?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:58] } 23... Nb7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:24:12] } 24. Nfd4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:34:54] } 24... Bg7? { [%eval 0.77] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:18] } 25. f5? { [%eval -0.66] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:45] } 25... e5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:13:44] } 26. Nb3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:28:12] } 26... h4? { [%eval 0.51] } { Mistake. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:14] } 27. g4?! { [%eval -0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:48] } 27... b4 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:12:47] } 28. axb4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:26:04] } 28... axb4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:13:10] } 29. c3?? { [%eval -3.52] } { Blunder. Rh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:17] } 29... Bh6 { [%eval -3.56] [%clk 0:13:19] } 30. Red3 { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:22:37] } 30... Ba4 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:11:58] } 31. cxb4 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:20:55] } 31... Rxb4 { [%eval -3.58] [%clk 0:12:09] } 32. Rc3+ { [%eval -3.78] [%clk 0:20:40] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:10:39] } 33. Rdd3 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:20:39] } 33... Bb5 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:10:34] } 34. Nec1 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:19:34] } 34... Bxc1 { [%eval -4.12] [%clk 0:10:41] } 35. Nxc1 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:19:58] } 35... Bxd3+ { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:11:05] } 36. Nxd3 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:20:24] } 36... Rb6 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:10:01] } 37. Rc4 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:18:42] } 37... Rb8 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 0:10:07] } 38. Nc1?! { [%eval -6.26] } { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:43] } 38... Nc5 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:10:18] } 39. Rc2 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:14:41] } 39... Na4 { [%eval -5.26] [%clk 0:10:14] } 40. Nd3 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:44:27] } 40... Rb3 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:39:59] } 41. Rd2 { [%eval -6.97] [%clk 0:43:53] } 41... Rxd3 { [%eval -6.57] [%clk 0:37:51] } 42. Bf1?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:03] } 0-1