[Event "AFRICAN NATIONS LEAGUE-4 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iqlGTfKu"] [Date "2025.08.24"] [Round "-"] [White "ibousv"] [Black "SAIDHOUMAD"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "iqlGTfKu"] [UTCDate "2025.08.24"] [UTCTime "18:20:59"] [WhiteElo "976"] [BlackElo "1275"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-27"] [BlackRatingDiff "+39"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 5. dxe5 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.61] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.48] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.89] } 7. e6?? { (0.89 → -2.07) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (7. O-O Be7 8. Qc2 Ng5 9. Nxg5 Bxg5 10. Bxg5 Qxg5 11. Nd2 O-O) 7... O-O? { (-2.07 → -0.43) Mistake. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (7... Bxf2+ 8. Kf1 fxe6 9. Bd3 d5 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Qxd8+ Nxd8 12. Kxf2 exf3 13. Kxf3) 8. Bxc6?? { (-0.43 → -3.42) Blunder. exf7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.42] } (8. exf7+ Rxf7) 8... dxc6?? { (-3.42 → -0.41) Blunder. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (8... Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 bxc6 10. Nbd2 Nxd2+ 11. Bxd2 Bb6 12. exf7+ Rxf7 13. Qa4 a5 14. Ke1) 9. Qxd8 { [%eval -0.96] } 9... Rxd8?! { (-0.96 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (9... Bxf2+ 10. Ke2) 10. Bh6?? { (-0.30 → -5.44) Blunder. exf7+ was best. } { [%eval -5.44] } (10. exf7+) 10... gxh6 { [%eval -5.25] } 11. Ne5?! { (-5.25 → -7.76) Inaccuracy. exf7+ was best. } { [%eval -7.76] } (11. exf7+ Kxf7 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. O-O-O Bf5 14. Nxd2 Bg6 15. g3 Kg8 16. Nf3 Rxd1+) 11... fxe6?! { (-7.76 → -5.54) Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval -5.54] } (11... Bxe6 12. f3 Nf2 13. b4 Rd1+ 14. Ke2 Rxh1 15. bxc5 Nd1 16. f4 Nxc3+ 17. Nxc3) 12. f3 { [%eval -5.69] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval -5.18] } 13. g4 { [%eval -5.7] } 13... h5 { [%eval -5.31] } 14. Rg1?! { (-5.31 → -8.87) Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best. } { [%eval -8.87] } (14. gxh5 Rd5 15. f4 Be3 16. Rf1 Bxf4 17. Nxc6 Bd6 18. Rxf6 bxc6 19. Nd2 Rf5) 14... Kf8?! { (-8.87 → -5.92) Inaccuracy. Bxg1 was best. } { [%eval -5.92] } (14... Bxg1 15. Na3 Bxh2 16. Nac4 Rd5 17. g5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Ne3 Rxg5 20. O-O-O) 15. gxh5?! { (-5.92 → -8.48) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -8.48] } (15. Rf1 Rd5 16. f4 hxg4 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Ke2 Rd6 19. Nxd7+ Nxd7) 15... Nxh5?! { (-8.48 → -5.10) Inaccuracy. Bxg1 was best. } { [%eval -5.1] } (15... Bxg1 16. Nd2 Bxh2 17. Ndc4 Rd5 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. fxg4 Bf4 20. Ke2 e5 21. Ne3) 16. Ng6+?! { (-5.10 → -7.81) Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval -7.81] } (16. Rg5 Nf4 17. Rg4 Nd3+ 18. Nxd3 Rxd3 19. Rf4+ Ke7 20. Rh4 Rxf3 21. Rxh7+ Rf7) 16... Kf7?! { (-7.81 → -5.77) Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval -5.77] } (16... hxg6 17. Rxg6 Kf7 18. Rg5 Rd5 19. h4 Be3 20. Na3 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Rxg5 22. O-O-O) 17. Rg5 { [%eval -6.61] } 17... Rg8?? { (-6.61 → -2.82) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } { [%eval -2.82] } (17... hxg6 18. Rxc5 Nf4 19. Ra5 e5 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Nc4 Kf6 22. Ne3 b6 23. Ra4) 18. Rxc5? { (-2.82 → -5.40) Mistake. Ne5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.4] } (18. Ne5+ Kf8 19. Rxh5 Rg1+ 20. Kd2 Bd6 21. f4 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Bd7 23. Rxh7 Be8) 18... Rxg6?? { (-5.40 → -1.76) Blunder. Kxg6 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (18... Kxg6 19. Na3 Nf4 20. O-O-O e5 21. Nc4 Kf6 22. Rxe5 Bf5 23. Rxf5+ Kxf5 24. Rd7) 19. Nd2?? { (-1.76 → -6.23) Blunder. Rxh5 was best. } { [%eval -6.23] } (19. Rxh5) 19... e5 { [%eval -5.01] } 20. Ne4?! { (-5.01 → -7.14) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -7.14] } (20. O-O-O Rd6 21. Rxe5 Nf4 22. Ne4 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Ng6 24. Rh5 Kg7 25. Kd2 h6) 20... Rg1+ { [%eval -6.83] } 21. Kf2 { [%eval -7.62] } 21... Rxa1 { [%eval -7.43] } 22. Rxe5 { [%eval -7.46] } 22... Ng7 { [%eval -7.36] } 23. Rf5+ { [%eval -10.12] } 23... Nxf5 { [%eval -10.15] } 24. Ng5+ { [%eval -10.23] } 24... Kf6 { [%eval -10.22] } 25. Nxh7+ { [%eval -10.74] } 25... Ke6 { [%eval -9.72] } 26. Nf8+ { [%eval -10.25] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval -10.27] } 27. Nh7 { [%eval -9.94] } 27... Rxa2 { [%eval -9.82] } 28. h3? { (-9.82 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng5+ was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (28. Ng5+ Ke7 29. Ke2 Be6 30. Nxe6 Kxe6 31. f4 Rd8 32. Kf3 a6 33. Ke2) 28... Rxb2+ { [%eval #-9] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval #-7] } 29... Ne3 { [%eval #-6] } 30. h4 { [%eval #-5] } 30... Bf5 { [%eval #-4] } 31. h5 { [%eval #-3] } 31... Rg8+ { [%eval #-3] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] } 32... Bh3 { [%eval #-3] } 33. Ng5+ { [%eval #-3] } 33... Kf6 { [%eval #-4] } 34. Ne4+ { [%eval #-4] } 34... Ke5 { [%eval #-4] } 35. Ng5 { [%eval #-4] } 35... Bg2+ { [%eval #-4] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1