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Page 1: Ejaz Husain vs Saif Ahmed, November 18, 2025

[Event "Friendly game"]
[Site "Internet chess server"]
[Date "2025.11.18"]
[White "Ejaz Husain"]
[Black "Saif Ahmed"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4
{Notes by Ejaz:
I first met Saif Ahmed through the chess club of Brac University, where I studied my TESOL courses}

1... c5
{Sicilian Defense}

2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. d3 e6
6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bf1 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5
11. e5 Ne8 12. Nc3 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Ng5 Qc8 15. f4 h6
16. Nf3 a6 17. Kh1 Bd6 18. g3 Ne7 19. Bh3 Nf5 20. Bxf5 exf5
21. Ne5 Bc6 22. Be3 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Ne4 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Rf1 Qe6
26. Rf4 Rf5 27. Qg4 Raf8 28. Raf1 Bd7 29. Kg2 Kh7 30. Rxf5 Rxf5
31. Qxf5+ Qxf5 32. Rxf5 Bxf5 33. Kf2 Kg6 34. a4 Kf7 35. Bd2 Ke6
36. Ke3 Bg4 37. Bb4 Bd1 38. Bf8
{Bad move; a5 was required}

38... Kf7 39. Bc5 Bxa4 40. h4 h5
41. Kf4 Be8 42. Kf5 g6+ 43. Kf4 Ke6 44. g4 Kd7 45. Bb4 Kc6
46. Kg5 Kb5 47. Be1 hxg4 48. Kxg4 Bd7+ 49. Kg5 Be8 50. Kf6 Kc4
51. Bc3 b5 52. Ke7 Bc6 53. Kd6 b4 54. Kxc6 bxc3 55. bxc3 e3
56. e6 e2 57. e7 e1=Q
58. Kd7 Kxc3
{White resigned} 0-1

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