Event: Reykjavik Open 2025
Site: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: 2025-04-11
White: Tahay, Alexis
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2397
Black: Villiers, Thomas
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2154
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30 +30 after 40 moves

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:15] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:25] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:46] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:48] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:21] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:08] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:28] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:32:27] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:31] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:21] } 10... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:31:30] } 11. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:30:12] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:31:02] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:29:55] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:30:56] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:29:50] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:25:36] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:26:04] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:21:23] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:23:21] } 15... Ne4? { [%eval 2.5] } { Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:17] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 1:21:40] } 16... dxe4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:16:41] } 17. Nf5?! { [%eval 1.74] } { Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:33] } 17... Qxe3+ { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:12:22] } 18. Nxe3 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:18:55] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:06:39] } 19. Rxd8+ { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 1:17:51] } 19... Nxd8 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 1:07:03] } 20. Nc4 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 1:16:12] } 20... b5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:04:58] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 1:14:38] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 1:04:07] } 22. Nd6 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:13:12] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 1:02:52] } 23. Nxb7 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:11:21] } 23... Nxb7 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 1:03:16] } 24. Rd4 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 1:11:32] } 24... Nc5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 1:03:27] } 25. Kd2 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 1:07:57] } 25... Rd8?? { [%eval 4.12] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:47] } 26. Rxd8 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 1:06:52] } 26... Kxd8 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:57:12] } 27. b4 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 1:07:07] } 27... Nb7 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:51:49] } 28. Ke3 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 1:06:48] } 28... Kc7 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:52:09] } 29. Kxe4 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 1:06:46] } 29... f5+ { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:50:50] } 30. Kd4 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 1:06:40] } 30... Nd8 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:50:18] } 31. g4 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 1:04:25] } 31... g6 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:40:31] } 32. gxf5 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 1:00:42] } 32... gxf5 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:40:37] } 33. Bh5 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 1:00:20] } 33... Nc6+ { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:39:50] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:56:39] } 34... a5?! { [%eval 4.7] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:40] } 35. c3 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:56:25] } 35... axb4 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:38:01] } 36. cxb4 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:53:17] } 36... Ne7 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:38:14] } 37. Bf3 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:53:13] } 37... Ng6 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:36:05] } 38. Be2 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:53:32] } 38... Kc6 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:35:46] } 39. Bh5 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:53:12] } 39... Ne7 { [%eval 5.72] [%clk 0:35:19] } 40. Be8+ { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:53:04] } 40... Kb6 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:35:44] } 41. Bd7 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:53:00] } 41... Nd5+ { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:36:02] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:53:28] } 42... Nc7 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:36:07] } 43. Kg3 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:53:44] } 43... h6 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:36:32] } 44. Kh4 { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 0:53:34] } 44... Nd5 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:36:57] } 45. Bxe6 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:53:42] } 45... Nxf4 { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 0:37:19] } 46. Bxf5 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:54:07] } 46... Kc6 { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:37:13] } 47. Kg4 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 0:54:20] } 47... Ne2 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:37:30] } 48. Be4+ { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:54:03] } 48... Kd7 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:37:54] } 49. Bd3 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:53:36] } 49... Nd4 { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:37:22] } 50. Kf4 { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 0:53:52] } 50... Ke6 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:37:25] } 51. Ke4 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:54:01] } 51... Nc6 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:37:49] } 52. Bxb5 { [%eval 6.29] [%clk 0:54:27] } 52... Nxe5 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:38:14] } 53. Be2 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:54:55] } 53... Kd6 { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 0:37:45] } 54. Kd4 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:55:12] } 54... Nd7 { [%eval 7.3] [%clk 0:38:01] } 55. a4 { [%eval 7.37] [%clk 0:55:23] } 55... Nb6 { [%eval 7.79] [%clk 0:38:20] } 56. a5 { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 0:55:46] } 56... Nd5 { [%eval 8.15] [%clk 0:38:42] } 57. b5 { [%eval 8.14] [%clk 0:56:00] } 57... Nf4 { [%eval 8.32] [%clk 0:39:05] } 58. Bf3 { [%eval 8.63] [%clk 0:56:01] } 58... Ne6+ { [%eval 9.31] [%clk 0:39:28] } 59. Kc4 { [%eval 9.1] [%clk 0:56:26] } 59... Nd8 { [%eval 10.22] [%clk 0:39:20] } 60. b6 { [%eval 9.6] [%clk 0:56:42] } 60... Nf7 { [%eval 8.34] [%clk 0:39:44] } 61. Kb5 { [%eval 8.25] [%clk 0:57:03] } 61... Ne5 { [%eval 10.53] [%clk 0:39:59] } 62. Be4 { [%eval 10.59] [%clk 0:57:20] } 62... Ng4 { [%eval 10.73] [%clk 0:40:18] } 63. a6 { [%clk 0:57:39] } 63... Nxh2 { [%clk 0:40:45] } 64. b7 { [%clk 0:58:05] } 1-0