[Event "1st Kuwait Int Open 2025"]
[Site "Kuwait City KUW"]
[Date "2025.01.12"]
[Round "8.9"]
[White "Alhejab, Meshal"]
[Black "Rouda Essa, Alserkal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1828"]
[BlackElo "2129"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 Nh6 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nge2 O-O 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Nb3 Re8 10.Qe2 d5 11.Be3 d4 12.Bf2 a5 13.Qb5 Qd8 14.Nxd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Qxd4 16.Qxe8+ Bf8 17.Rd1 Qe3+ 18.Ne2 Ng4 19.Rd8 Qc5 20.e5 a4 21.Nd4 Bd7 22.Qxd7 Qa5+ 23.Ke2 Rxd8 24.Qb5 Qa7 25.c3 a3 26.b4 Rxd4 27.cxd4 Qxd4 28.Bxb7 Qe3+ 29.Kd1 Nf2+ 30.Kc2 Nxh1 31.Bxh1 Qf2+ 32.Kb3 Qb2+ 33.Ka4 Qxa2 34.Qd3 Qxh2 35.Qd1 Qxg3 36.Qd2 Qg1 37.Be4 Qa7+ 38.Kb3 a2 0-1