Event: Round 5: Botvinnik, Alexey - Cote, Frederic
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/30-festival-grand-hotel-adriatico/round-5/6qWz0i2T/7l3EP09C
Date: 2025-09-10
White: Botvinnik, Alexey
WhiteElo: 1851
Black: Cote, Frederic
BlackElo: 1922
Result: 0-1
ECO: B28
Opening: Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:38] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:03] } 2... a6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:12] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:39] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:04] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:22] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:30:09] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:43] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:29:15] } 8... d5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:19:55] } 9. a3?? { [%eval -4.49] } { Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:38] } 9... Bxc3 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 1:20:10] } 10. Bxc3 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 1:27:04] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 1:20:19] } 11. Bxe4 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 1:26:47] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 1:19:46] } 12. Qxd8 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 1:26:54] } 12... Rxd8 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 1:20:09] } 13. Bxe5 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 1:27:22] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 1:20:11] } 14. Bc7 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 1:27:31] } 14... Re8 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 1:20:25] } 15. O-O { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 1:27:50] } 15... Bg4 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 1:20:05] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 1:15:16] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 1:17:28] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 1:13:00] } 17... h6 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 1:16:38] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 1:07:52] } 18... Nxd2 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 1:16:32] } 19. Bxd2 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 1:07:43] } 19... Rxe1+ { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 1:16:42] } 20. Bxe1 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 1:08:09] } 20... Rd1 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 1:16:20] } 21. Rxd1 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 1:08:16] } 21... Bxd1 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 1:16:42] } 22. c3 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 1:08:44] } 22... f5 { [%eval -5.26] [%clk 1:16:38] } 23. f4 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 1:08:21] } 23... Bb3 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 1:16:52] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 1:08:10] } 24... Kf7 { [%eval -5.26] [%clk 1:16:45] } 25. Ke3 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 1:06:14] } 25... Ke6 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 1:16:53] } 26. Kd3 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 1:04:57] } 26... b5 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 1:17:03] } 27. Bd2 { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 1:03:46] } 27... Kd5 { [%eval -5.75] [%clk 1:17:20] } 28. g3 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 1:00:33] } 28... Na5 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 1:17:22] } 29. h4 { [%eval -7.39] [%clk 0:57:42] } 29... h5 { [%eval -5.91] [%clk 1:17:27] } 30. Be3 { [%eval -7.68] [%clk 0:41:33] } 30... Nc4 { [%eval -7.52] [%clk 1:16:06] } 31. Bd4 { [%eval -7.66] [%clk 0:37:18] } 31... Nxb2+ { [%eval -7.4] [%clk 1:15:50] } 32. Kd2 { [%eval -8.97] [%clk 0:37:17] } 32... Nc4+ { [%eval -8.28] [%clk 1:16:02] } 33. Kc1 { [%eval -9.84] [%clk 0:37:42] } 33... g6 { [%eval -10.46] [%clk 1:16:16] } 34. Bf6 { [%eval -10.59] [%clk 0:34:16] } 34... Ke4 { [%eval -9.96] [%clk 1:16:17] } 35. Be7 { [%eval -11.32] [%clk 0:33:23] } 35... Kf3 { [%eval -10.14] [%clk 1:16:19] } 36. Bf6?! { [%eval #-19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:27] } 36... Kxg3 { [%eval #-18] [%clk 1:16:35] } 37. Bg5 { [%eval #-18] [%clk 0:33:53] } 37... a5 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 1:16:44] } 38. Kb1 { [%eval #-26] [%clk 0:34:05] } 38... a4 { [%eval #-16] [%clk 1:17:05] } 39. Kc1 { [%eval #-17] [%clk 0:33:26] } 39... Kf3 { [%eval -15.93] [%clk 1:17:16] } 40. Kb1?! { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:26] } 40... Nxa3+ { [%eval #-13] [%clk 1:17:27] } 41. Ka1 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:31:32] } 41... Nc4 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 1:17:36] } 42. Bh6 { [%eval -59.17] [%clk 0:31:12] } 42... Ne3 { [%eval -14.25] [%clk 1:15:55] } 43. Kb2 { [%eval -12.47] [%clk 0:31:12] } 43... Nd5 { [%eval -15.8] [%clk 1:16:11] } 44. Ka3 { [%eval -14.75] [%clk 0:31:30] } 44... Nxf4 { [%eval -16.45] [%clk 1:16:06] } 45. Kb4 { [%eval -19.77] [%clk 0:30:53] } 45... Bc4 { [%eval -13.46] [%clk 1:16:28] } 0-1