Event: British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-23
White: Sivakumar, Ashvin
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2103
Black: Nyberg, Max
BlackElo: 1967
Result: 1-0
ECO: D90
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:22] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:26] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:31] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:28] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:27] } 5. Qa4+ { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:14:18] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:14:47] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:14:21] } 6... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:14:44] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:14:29] } 7... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:13:56] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:14:37] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:13:44] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:14:45] } 9... c5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:12:29] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:14:31] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:11:09] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:14:03] } 11... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:23] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:12:54] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:10:02] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:12:34] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:08:59] } 14. Qa3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:11:06] } 14... Rc8?! { [%eval 1.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:08] } 15. Rfc1 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:10:41] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:06:18] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:10:17] } 16... Bc6?! { [%eval 1.39] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:07] } 17. e5?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:35] } 17... Be4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:05:28] } 18. Ra1 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:30] } 18... c4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:03:53] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:01:26] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:03:24] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:01:04] } 20... h6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:03:02] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:01:12] } 21... e6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:02:55] } 22. Qa4?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:02] } 22... Bd5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:47] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:01:06] } 23... a6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:26] } 24. Qc2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:01:03] } 24... b5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:23] } 25. Ne4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:01:23] } 25... Bf8?? { [%eval 2.8] } { Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:56] } 26. Nf6+ { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:01:13] } 26... Kg7?? { [%eval 7.37] } { Blunder. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 0:01:22] } 27... Qd8 { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 0:00:57] } 28. Bxh6+ { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:01:23] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:01:07] } 29. Bg5 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:01:32] } 29... Be7?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:06] } 30. Qf4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:01:41] } 1-0