[Event "Round 1: Popov, Maksim - Sala, Giulia"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-sahel-international-chess-festival-open-a/round-1/MR4eFoUH/auI0GjNd"]
[Date "2026.10.25"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Popov, Maksim"]
[Black "Sala, Giulia"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2302"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteFideId "54123968"]
[BlackElo "2074"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[BlackFideId "2840451"]
[TimeControl "90+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.25"]
[UTCTime "15:12:33"]
[BroadcastName "2026 Sahel International Chess Festival | Open A"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-sahel-international-chess-festival-open-a/round-1/MR4eFoUH"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-sahel-international-chess-festival-open-a/round-1/MR4eFoUH/auI0GjNd"]

1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:29:20] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... e6 { [%clk 1:29:42] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 4... c6 { [%clk 1:28:30] } 5. e3 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 5... Bd6 { [%clk 1:28:18] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 6... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:27:37] } 7. e4 { [%clk 1:32:27] } 7... dxe4 { [%clk 1:22:35] } 8. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:32:36] } 8... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:21:45] } 9. Bxe4 { [%clk 1:32:58] } 9... e5 { [%clk 1:15:34] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:31:49] } 10... O-O { [%clk 1:08:21] } 11. dxe5 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 11... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:02:45] } 12. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:32:07] } 12... Bxe5 { [%clk 1:03:14] } 13. Bxh7+ { [%clk 1:32:22] } 13... Kxh7 { [%clk 1:02:08] } 14. Qh5+ { [%clk 1:32:45] } 14... Kg8 { [%clk 1:02:35] } 15. Qxe5 { [%clk 1:33:08] } 15... Re8 { [%clk 1:01:46] } 16. Qf4 { [%clk 1:32:38] } 16... Be6 { [%clk 0:59:23] } 17. Be3 { [%clk 1:27:54] } 17... Qe7 { [%clk 0:57:17] } 18. h4 { [%clk 1:25:27] } 18... a5 { [%clk 0:50:49] } 19. h5 { [%clk 1:18:14] } 19... f6 { [%clk 0:50:43] } 20. b3 { [%clk 1:12:02] } 20... Bf7 { [%clk 0:48:33] } 21. h6 { [%clk 1:06:07] } 21... g5 { [%clk 0:48:03] } 22. Qf5 { [%clk 1:04:42] } 22... Qe6 { [%clk 0:46:30] } 23. Qc5 { [%clk 1:02:06] } 23... Kh7 { [%clk 0:33:45] } 24. Rad1 { [%clk 1:02:12] } 24... Bg6 { [%clk 0:26:06] } 25. Rd6 { [%clk 1:01:28] } 25... Qe7 { [%clk 0:26:26] } 26. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:53:27] } 26... Kxh6 { [%clk 0:26:35] } 27. Qd4 { [%clk 0:53:39] } 27... Qe5 { [%clk 0:21:56] } 28. Rxf6 { [%clk 0:52:08] } 28... Rad8 { [%clk 0:20:40] } 29. Rd6 { [%clk 0:52:18] } 29... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:20:16] } 30. R1xd4 { [%clk 0:52:40] } 30... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:20:39] } 31. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:53:06] } 31... Re7 { [%clk 0:14:08] } 32. Kf1 { [%clk 0:40:30] } 32... a4 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 33. Ke2 { [%clk 0:39:48] } 33... axb3 { [%clk 0:13:44] } 34. axb3 { [%clk 0:40:13] } 34... Kg7 { [%clk 0:12:58] } 35. Kf3 { [%clk 0:38:04] } 35... Be4+ { [%clk 0:11:36] } 36. Kg4 { [%clk 0:37:36] } 36... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:11:23] } 37. Kxg5 { [%clk 0:35:05] } 37... Bh3 { [%clk 0:05:36] } 38. Bd4+ { [%clk 0:35:22] } 38... Kf7 { [%clk 0:04:50] } 39. Rh6 { [%clk 0:35:43] } 39... Be6 { [%clk 0:03:35] } *