Event: Round 2: Bottazzi, Ulysse - Williams, Simon K
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/4ncl-division-1-2025-2026/round-2/34BNfcei/NhxePJFQ
Date: 2025-11-02
White: Bottazzi, Ulysse
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2402
Black: Williams, Simon K
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2431
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:09] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:34] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:39] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:04] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:38] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:25] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:46] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:40] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:03] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:55] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:20] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:02] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:28:42] } 9. Nd1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:09] } 9... g5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:16:12] } 10. c3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:12:29] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:05:59] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:11:23] } 11... g4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:06:20] } 12. Ng1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:10:18] } 12... f6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:56:21] } 13. exf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:30:11] } 13... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:56:09] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:30:08] } 14... Bb4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:45:48] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:30:29] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:46:10] } 16. Nge2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:28:47] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:46:30] } 17. O-O?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:05] } 17... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:50] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:21:25] } 18... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:45:49] } 19. Nxf5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:18:03] } 19... exf5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:46:02] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:18:14] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:05] } 21. Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:45] } 21... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:25] } 22. Qxc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:07:57] } 22... Ne4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:22:29] } 23. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:32] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:18:28] } 24. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:05:12] } 24... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:18:27] } 25. Rae1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:04:21] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:18:47] } 26. Rxe4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:04:09] } 26... dxe4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:12] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:04:20] } 27... Bd5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:18:57] } 28. Qc3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:54] } 28... Qe7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:17:32] } 29. Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:17] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:18] } 30. a3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:02:25] } 30... Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:10] } 31. Qxe7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:24] } 31... Rxe7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:15:38] } 32. Be3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:53] } 32... Rd7 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:15:12] } 1/2-1/2