[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Assaad, Joe"]
[Black "Predein, V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.e4 c5 2.a3 d6 3.b4 cxb4 4.axb4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Rb1 Be7 7.g3 O-O 8.Bg2 Nc6 9.Nge2 Qb6 10.b5 Ne5 11.O-O Nc4 12.d3 Na5 13.Be3 Qc7 14.b6 axb6 15.Bxb6 Qd7 16.Ra1 Bd8 17.Be3 Ra6 18.h3 Nc6 19.Qd2 Be7 20.Rfb1 d5 21.exd5 exd5 22.Nd4 Ne5 23.Bf4 Ng6 24.Bg5 Bc5 25.Nb3 Bb4 26.Rxa6 bxa6 27.Bxf6 gxf6 28.Nxd5 Qxd5 29.Qxb4 Qh5 30.Kh2 Qe2 31.Qd2 Qe5 32.Re1 Qh5 33.Qc3 Ne5 34.Nd2 Ng4+ 35.Kg1 Ne5 36.f4 Ng6 37.Ne4 Bxh3 38.Nxf6+ 1-0