[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Assaad, Joe"]
[Black "Kacharava, Nikolozi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.e4 c5 2.a3 Nc6 3.b4 cxb4 4.axb4 Nxb4 5.c3 Nc6 6.d4 d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Na3 Nf6 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.d5 Ne5 11.Bf4 Nfd7 12.Nf3 f6 13.Nfd4 Nb6 14.Bxe5 Nxd5 15.Bg3 e5 16.Bc4 Nxc3 17.Nxc3 Qxd4 18.Qxd4 exd4 19.Nb5 Bb4+ 20.Kd1 Kd7 21.Nc7 Rb8 22.Bb5+ Kd8 23.Nd5 Bg4+ 24.f3 Rc8 25.Nxb4 Rc5 26.fxg4 Rxb5 27.Nd3 a6 28.Kd2 Kd7 29.Rab1 Ra8 30.Rhc1 Rxb1 31.Rxb1 b5 32.Rc1 a5 33.Rc7+ Ke6 34.Rb7 a4 35.Rxb5 a3 36.Rb1 Kd5 37.Ra1 Kc4 38.Kc2 Re8 39.Rxa3 Re2+ 40.Kd1 Rxg2 41.Ne1 Rb2 42.Ra7 Rb1+ 43.Ke2 Rb2+ 44.Kf1 d3 45.Rc7+ Kd4 46.Rd7+ Ke4 47.Nxd3 Rc2 48.Ne1 Ra2 49.Rxg7 f5 50.Re7+ Kd5 51.gxf5 h5 52.f6 Ra6 53.f7 Rf6+ 54.Kg2 Rf5 55.Re5+ Rxe5 56.Bxe5 1-0