[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Assaad, Joe"]
[Black "Bacrot, E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.e4 c5 2.a3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.Rb1 Nf6 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.Nge2 Rb8 9.O-O b6 10.d3 Bg4 11.h3 Bd7 12.Be3 Qc8 13.Kh2 Ne5 14.Qd2 Bxh3 15.Bxh3 Nf3+ 16.Kg2 Nxd2 17.Bxc8 Nxf1 18.Kxf1 Rfxc8 19.b5 e6 20.Bf4 Rd8 21.Nd1 h6 22.c4 g5 23.Bc1 d5 24.exd5 exd5 25.Ne3 dxc4 26.dxc4 Rd3 27.Bb2 Ne4 28.Ke1 Rb3 29.Nd1 Bxb2 30.Rxb2 Rxb2 31.Nxb2 Re8 32.Kf1 Nd2+ 33.Ke1 Nb1 34.Kd1 Nxa3 35.Nc3 Rd8+ 36.Nd5 Nxc4 0-1