Event: Round 7: Rottondi, Paolo - Murray, Jim G.
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/47-festival-scacchistico-internazionale-open-citta-di-arco--b/round-7/uQx12ovQ/FGoUSbNB
Date: 2025-10-03
White: Rottondi, Paolo
WhiteElo: 1646
Black: Murray, Jim G.
BlackElo: 1890
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B22
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:02] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:25] } 5. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:30] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:04] } 6... Nb6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:37] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:35] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:25] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:29:21] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:26] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:27:05] } 9... Be7?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:09] } 10. Bf4?! { [%eval -0.04] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:42] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:19:11] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:53] } 11... dxe5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:12:11] } 12. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:23:16] } 12... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:07:58] } 13. Qd3? { [%eval -2.25] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:43] } 13... Nxb3 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 1:06:45] } 14. Qxd8 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 1:21:20] } 14... Rxd8 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:06:56] } 15. axb3 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 1:21:39] } 15... f6 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:59:08] } 16. Nc4?! { [%eval -2.38] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:04] } 16... Nd5?? { [%eval 0.21] } { Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:46] } 17. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:15:57] } 17... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:46] } 18. Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:19] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:46:07] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:11:31] } 19... Bc5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:41:48] } 20. b4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:06:01] } 20... Bd4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:35:24] } 21. Bc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:27] } 21... Re8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:34:00] } 22. Rad1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:59:49] } 22... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:33:00] } 23. Rd2 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:58:30] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:31:55] } 24. Rxb2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:57:17] } 24... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:32:15] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:57:31] } 25... Rac8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:31:20] } 26. Bd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:55:31] } 26... Bc4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:29:42] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:54:11] } 27... Bb5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:29:51] } 28. Ra1 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:50:25] } 28... Re6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:24:42] } 29. Bf4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:48:53] } 29... Rce8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:24:21] } 30. h3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:48:49] } 30... a6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:21:47] } 1/2-1/2