[Event "Round 2: Vorobiov, Evgeny E. - Bensidi, Abdelmalek"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-sahel-international-chess-festival-open-a/round-2/39HYBCIf/AHDVrbKG"]
[Date "2026.10.26"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E."]
[Black "Bensidi, Abdelmalek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2318"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "4121341"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[BlackFideId "7923023"]
[TimeControl "90+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Opening "Dutch Defense"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.26"]
[UTCTime "07:15:10"]
[BroadcastName "2026 Sahel International Chess Festival | Open A"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-sahel-international-chess-festival-open-a/round-2/39HYBCIf"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2026-sahel-international-chess-festival-open-a/round-2/39HYBCIf/AHDVrbKG"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:48] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:29:10] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:56] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:42] } 6. b3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:42] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:25:14] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:58] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:23:31] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:18:50] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:20:39] } 9. Ne1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:17:46] } 9... Ng5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:05:31] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:17:22] } 10... Nf7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:05:23] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:17:33] } 11... e6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:01:28] } 12. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:14:10] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:58:12] } 13. Nd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:13:42] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:55:52] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:12:17] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:55:41] } 15. c4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:05:59] } 15... b4?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:15] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:00:27] } 16... Qe7?! { [%eval 2.13] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:47] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:59:40] } 17... Rfe8? { [%eval 3.68] } { Mistake. Nh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:55] } 18. d5 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:54:05] } 18... Ncd8 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:33:57] } 19. Bxg7 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:48:04] } 19... Kxg7 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:33:51] } 20. e4?! { [%eval 2.7] } { Inaccuracy. dxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:58] } 20... e5?! { [%eval 3.87] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:36] } 21. Qb2 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:43:33] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:30:02] } 22. exf5 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:35:21] } 22... gxf5 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:28:47] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:30:19] } 23... Qh6 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:28:09] } 24. fxe5 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:25:35] } 24... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:27:06] } 25. Nec5 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:23:40] } 25... dxc5 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:27:13] } 26. Rxe5 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:23:33] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:25:57] } 27. Rfe1 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:18:29] } 27... Nf7 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:25:30] } 28. Rxe8 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 0:17:34] } 28... Qxb2 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:25:11] } 29. Nxb2 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:17:49] } 29... Rxe8 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:25:33] } 30. Rxe8 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:18:05] } 30... Bxe8 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:25:58] } 31. Nd3 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:18:30] } 31... Bd7 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:25:20] } 32. Nxc5 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:17:50] } 32... Bc8 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:25:46] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:17:57] } 33... Ne5 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:25:49] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:14:36] } 34... Ng4+ { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:25:42] } 35. Kf4 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:14:17] } 35... Nxh2 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:25:35] } 36. Bh3 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:11:15] } 36... Kf6 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:24:55] } 37. Nd3 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:10:46] } 37... a5 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:25:12] } 38. Ne5 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:11:01] } 38... a4?! { [%eval 7.58] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:16] } 39. bxa4 { [%eval 7.6] [%clk 0:08:52] } 39... h5 { [%eval 7.76] [%clk 0:21:39] } 40. a5 { [%eval 7.66] [%clk 0:08:28] } 40... Ng4 { [%eval 8.36] [%clk 0:21:39] } 41. Bxg4 { [%eval 8.19] [%clk 0:08:27] } 41... fxg4 { [%eval 7.91] [%clk 0:22:02] } 42. Nd3 { [%eval 7.59] [%clk 0:08:37] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval 7.6] [%clk 0:21:41] } 43. Ke5 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:05:01] } 43... Ba6 { [%eval 6.96] [%clk 0:21:46] } 44. Kd4 { [%eval 6.79] [%clk 0:04:54] } 44... Kd7 { [%eval 9.52] [%clk 0:20:13] } 45. Nc5+ { [%eval 9.42] [%clk 0:04:16] } 1-0