Event: Round 6: Bott, Simeon - Bates, Richard A
Date: 2025-04-20
White: Bott, Simeon
WhiteElo: 1926
Black: Bates, Richard A
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2311
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:22] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:16] } 4. Be2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:30:14] } 4... Nge7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:57] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:50] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:40] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:27:15] } 6... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:24:28] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:40] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:24:51] } 8. Qe3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:27:05] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:17:17] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:16] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:17:34] } 10. Qg3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:43] } 10... Qf6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:11:46] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:07] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:00:34] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:20:20] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:52:35] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:16:42] } 13... Rfd8?! { [%eval 1.23] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:25] } 14. Rac1?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:33] } 14... Rac8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:33:35] } 15. Bf1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:07:29] } 15... Qg6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:22:49] } 16. Qxg6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:51:57] } 16... hxg6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:23:11] } 17. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:44:01] } 17... bxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:23:35] } 18. Rd6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:44:01] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:19:22] } 19. Na4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:42:39] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:19:22] } 20. e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:41:49] } 20... Nb8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:19:25] } 21. h4? { [%eval -0.65] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:33] } 21... f6 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:17:47] } 22. f4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:40:44] } 22... Rh8 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:16:10] } 23. g3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:40:58] } 23... fxe5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:15:50] } 24. fxe5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:41:23] } 24... g5 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:15:46] } 25. hxg5 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:38:33] } 25... Rh5 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:16:05] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:37:19] } 26... Rxg5?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:13] } 27. Re3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:37:38] } 27... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:14:59] } 28. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:38:00] } 28... Kxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:23] } 29. Rg5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:38:27] } 29... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:20] } 30. Bg2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:38:02] } 30... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:06:43] } 31. Kxg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:14] } 31... Na6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:23] } 32. Nc3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:36:29] } 32... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:08] } 33. Ne4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:10] } 33... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:29] } 34. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:14] } 34... d6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:03:04] } 35. Rg6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:28:21] } 35... Nc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:53] } 36. g5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:25:30] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:00:35] } 37. Nf6+ { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:25:05] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:56] } 38. Nxg8+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:25:30] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:22] } 39. Ne7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:24:23] } 39... Ne8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:01:47] } 40. Rh6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:23:03] } 40... gxh6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:01:59] } 41. gxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:30] } 41... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:49] } 42. Nc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:55] } 42... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 43. Nxa7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:34] } 43... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 44. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:06] } 44... Kxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:23] } 45. a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:53] } 45... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:27] } 46. Nc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:09] } 46... Nb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:55] } 47. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:19] } 47... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:20] } 48. Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:23] } 48... d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:43] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:46] } 49... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:00] } 50. Ke4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:19:12] } 50... Kf6?? { [%eval 5.23] } { Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 51. Kd5 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:19:37] } 51... d3?! { [%eval 5.4] } { Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 52. Nc4 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:20:02] } 52... Nd7?! { [%eval 7.04] } { Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 53. Kd6 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:19:15] } 53... Ne5?? { [%eval #18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } 54. Nxe5 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:19:37] } 54... d2 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:01:16] } 55. Ng4+ { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:20:04] } 55... Kf5 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:01:36] } 56. Nf2 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:20:23] } 56... Kf4 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:02:01] } 57. a6 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:20:49] } 57... Ke3 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:02:18] } 58. Nd1+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:21:14] } 1-0