[Event "Grand Prix - Face à Face - Classique"] [Date "28/04/2024"] [Round "8"] [White "Armel Meli"] [Black "Paul Fouda"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1796"] [BlackElo "1780"] [TimeControl "45+30"] [Board "3"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A06"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening"] [StudyName "Grand Prix - Face à Face - Classique"] [ChapterName "R8 - Armel Meli - Paul Fouda"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/AileDame"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/eFV5Qj31/x9JNITVe"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.04] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.39] } 3. b3?! { [%eval -0.18] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (3. c4 c6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O) 3... Bg7 { [%eval -0.15] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.15] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. Bb2 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.02] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.04] } 8. cxd3 { [%eval 0.04] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.31] } 9. Rc1 { [%eval 0.2] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.3] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.32] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.26] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 0.3] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval 0.3] } 12... Qa6 { [%eval 0.53] } 13. Rc2 { [%eval 0.58] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.49] } 14. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.47] } 14... Na4?? { [%eval 2.54] } { Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (14... Ra8 15. Ne5) 15. Ba1?? { [%eval 0.4] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } (15. b5 Qa5 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Bf8 20. g3 Nb6 21. Bb4 Qa6) 15... Qb5 { [%eval 0.42] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval 0.23] } 16... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.43] } 17. Nb1 { [%eval 0.38] } 17... Nd7 { [%eval 1.12] } 18. Na3 { [%eval 1.19] } 18... Qa6 { [%eval 1.22] } 19. b5 { [%eval 1.29] } 19... Qa5 { [%eval 1.21] } 20. bxc6 { [%eval 1.32] } 20... Nxe5?! { [%eval 2.53] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } (20... Bxe5) 21. dxe5?? { [%eval -0.18] } { Blunder. c7 was best. } (21. c7 Rd6 22. Qxb7 Nf3+ 23. gxf3 Nb6 24. Bb2 Bf8 25. Kg2 Rf6 26. h3 e6 27. Nb1 Qb5) 21... bxc6 { [%eval -0.21] } 22. Qb7? { [%eval -1.54] } { Mistake. d4 was best. } (22. d4 e6 23. Bc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Qa6 25. Nb1 Bf8 26. Qe1 Rc7 27. Qf1 Qa4 28. Nc3 Qa5) 22... Rc7?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } (22... Nb6) 23. Qb3 { [%eval -0.62] } 23... Rdc8 { [%eval -0.15] } 24. Nb1 { [%eval -0.69] } 24... e6 { [%eval -0.59] } 25. Qa3?! { [%eval -1.17] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (25. h4 Bf8) 25... Bf8 { [%eval -1.19] } 26. Qb3 { [%eval -1.22] } 26... Qb4? { [%eval -0.06] } { Mistake. Qa6 was best. } (26... Qa6 27. Rd2 c5 28. Qd1 d4 29. Rdc2 dxe3 30. fxe3 Nb6 31. Nc3 Bh6 32. Qe2 Rd8 33. Rd2) 27. Nd2?! { [%eval -0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Qxb4 was best. } (27. Qxb4 Bxb4 28. Nc3 Bxc3 29. Bxc3 c5 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. g4 Ke8 32. h4 Rc6 33. Ke2 Kd7) 27... Nb6?! { [%eval -0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } (27... Qa5 28. d4) 28. Bd4 { [%eval -0.44] } 28... Qxb3 { [%eval 0.09] } 29. Nxb3 { [%eval -0.01] } 29... Nd7 { [%eval 0.09] } 30. Nc5 { [%eval -0.25] } 30... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.2] } 31. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.15] } 31... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.19] } 32. Rd1?! { [%eval -0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } (32. Rc3 Nd7 33. Bd6 Rb7 34. g4 Rb6 35. a4 f6 36. a5 Ra6 37. f4 Kf7 38. d4 h5) 32... Rb7 { [%eval -0.78] } 33. f4 { [%eval -1.05] } 33... Nd7 { [%eval -1.0] } 34. Bd6 { [%eval -1.29] } 34... Nf6?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (34... c5 35. Rdc1 Rb5 36. e4 Rb6 37. Be7 Rbc6 38. g4 f6 39. g5 fxg5 40. Bxg5 Kf7 41. Rb2) 35. Rdc1 { [%eval -0.29] } 35... Rb6 { [%eval -0.32] } 36. h3 { [%eval -0.39] } 36... Ne8?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } (36... Nd7 37. a4) 37. Be5?! { [%eval -0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%cal Ge5d4] } (37. Bc5 Ra6) 37... f6 { [%eval 0.01] } 38. Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Ra6 { [%eval 0.09] } 39. Kf2 { [%eval -0.04] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval -0.07] } 40. g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Nd6 { [%eval -0.05] } 41. Bc5 { [%eval -0.34] } 41... Nb7 { [%eval -0.41] } 42. Bd4 { [%eval -0.48] } 42... Nd6 { [%eval -0.05] } 43. h4 { [%eval -0.52] } 43... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Kf3 { [%eval -0.21] } 44... Nb5 { [%eval -0.24] } 45. Bc5 { [%eval -0.1] } 45... e5?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (45... h5 46. Rb1) 46. fxe5 { [%eval 0.72] } 46... fxe5 { [%eval 0.72] } 47. h5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } (47. Rf1 Kg8 48. Kg3 d4 49. Rf6 Kg7 50. Rcf2 Rxa2 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. R2f6 Rc2 53. exd4 Nc3) 47... gxh5 { [%eval -0.05] } 48. gxh5 { [%eval -0.07] } 48... Ra4 { [%eval 0.09] } 49. Rg1 { [%eval 0.1] } 49... Rh4? { [%eval 1.48] } { Mistake. Rg8 was best. } (49... Rg8 50. Rxg8 Kxg8 51. Rg2+ Kf7 52. Rg6 d4 53. Rxh6 dxe3 54. Kxe3 Rxa2 55. Rxc6 Rc2 56. h6) 50. Rcg2 { [%eval 1.23] } 50... Rxh5?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. d4 was best. } (50... d4 51. Rg7+ Ke6 52. e4 Rf4+ 53. Kg3 Rf7 54. Rg6+ Rf6 55. Kh3 Nc3 56. Rg7 Nd5 57. exd5+) (50... e4+ 51. Ke2 Rxh5 52. Rg7+ Kf6 53. R1g6+ Kf5 54. Rg5+) 51. Rg7+ { [%eval #4] } 51... Ke8 { [%eval #4] } 52. Rg8+?? { [%eval 4.69] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7+ was best. } (52. Re7+ Kf8 53. Rxa7+ Nd6 54. Bxd6+ Ke8 55. Rg8#) 52... Kf7?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } (52... Kd7 53. R1g7+ Ke6 54. Rxc8 Rf5+ 55. Kg4 Rg5+ 56. Rxg5 hxg5 57. Rxc6+ Kd7 58. Ra6 d4 59. e4) 53. Rxc8?? { [%eval 4.34] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. R8g7+ was best. } (53. R8g7+ Ke8 54. Re7+ Kf8 55. Rxa7+ Nd6 56. Bxd6+ Ke8 57. Rg8#) 53... Rf5+ { [%eval 4.85] } 54. Ke2 { [%eval 4.41] } 54... Rh5?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg5 was best. } (54... Rg5 55. Rf8+ Kg6 56. Rff1 h5 57. Bb4 Rxg1 58. Rxg1+ Kf5 59. a4 Nc7 60. Rc1 h4 61. e4+) 55. Rf1+?? { [%eval 5.3] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf8+ was best. } (55. Rf8+ Ke6 56. Rg6+ Kd7 57. Rg7+ Ke6 58. Re7#) 55... Kg7 { [%eval 5.21] } 56. Rxc6 { [%eval 4.76] } 56... Rh2+ { [%eval 4.95] } 57. Kf3 { [%eval 4.87] } 57... Rxa2?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh5 was best. } (57... Rh5 58. a4 Rf5+ 59. Kg2 Rg5+ 60. Kf2 Nc3 61. Be7 Rf5+ 62. Ke1 Rxf1+ 63. Kxf1 Nxa4 64. Bf6+) 58. Kg4?? { [%eval 5.05] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kg3 was best. } (58. Kg3 Kg8 59. Bf8 Nd6 60. Rxd6 Re2 61. Rg6+ Kh7 62. Rxh6+ Kg8 63. Rg6+ Kh7 64. Rg7+ Kh8) 58... Rg2+ { [%eval 5.06] } 59. Kf5 { [%eval 5.1] } 59... Rg5+ { [%eval 5.06] } 60. Ke6 { [%eval 4.95] } 60... d4?! { [%eval 7.99] } { Inaccuracy. Rg6+ was best. } (60... Rg6+ 61. Kd7 Rxc6 62. Kxc6 a6 63. Kxd5 Nc3+ 64. Kxe5 h5 65. Rh1 h4 66. e4 h3) 61. Ke7 { [%eval 6.41] } 61... Kh7?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc7 was best. } (61... Nc7 62. Rxc7 Kg6 63. e4 a6 64. Rc6+ Kh5 65. Rc8 Rg7+ 66. Ke6 Rg3 67. Rh1+ Kg4) 62. Rf7+ { [%eval 9.31] } 62... Rg7 { [%eval #5] } 63. Rxg7+?? { [%eval 6.33] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf6 was best. } (63. Kf6 Rxf7+ 64. Kxf7 Nd6+ 65. Bxd6 a6 66. Bf8 dxe3 67. Rxh6#) 63... Kxg7 { [%eval 6.17] } 64. exd4 { [%eval 5.81] } 64... exd4 { [%eval 5.63] } 65. Ke6 { [%eval 4.82] } 65... h5?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } (65... Kg6 66. Bb4 a5 67. Bd2 a4 68. Rc5 Na7 69. Ra5 Nc6 70. Ra6 Nb8 71. Rb6 a3 72. Rxb8) 66. Ke5?? { [%eval 4.42] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf5 was best. } (66. Kf5 h4 67. Rf6 Nc7 68. Bf8+ Kh7 69. Rf7+ Kg8 70. Kg6 Ne6 71. Bd6 h3 72. Rf6 h2) 66... a5?! { [%eval 6.0] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (66... h4 67. Rf6 Nc3 68. Bf8+ Kg8 69. Bd6 Kg7 70. Kf5 h3 71. Be5 h2 72. Bxh2 Nd5 73. Be5) 67. Bxd4 { [%eval 5.68] } 67... Nxd4?? { [%eval #18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } (67... h4 68. Rc5 h3 69. Rxb5 a4 70. Rb1 a3 71. Ra1 Kh7 72. Rxa3) 68. Kxd4 { [%eval #17] } 68... a4 { [%eval #15] } 69. Ra6 { [%eval #14] } 69... h4 { [%eval #16] } 70. Rxa4 { [%eval #19] } 70... Kg6?? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } (70... Kf6 71. Ra8 h3 72. Rh8 h2 73. Rxh2 Kf5 74. Kd5 Kf4 75. Rh3 Kf5 76. Rf3+ Kg6 77. Ke4) 71. Ke5 { [%eval #17] } 71... Kg5 { [%eval #26] } 72. Rxh4 { [%eval 5.39] } 72... Kxh4 { [%csl Gc5] } 1-0