Event: British Universities Chess Association Plate 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-23
White: Lam, Joshua
WhiteElo: 1720
Black: Saravanan, Karthik
BlackElo: 1840
Result: 1-0
ECO: E81
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:28] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:38] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:15:46] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:45] } 5. f3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:56] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:51] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:16:05] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:57] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:16:14] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:15:58] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:49] } 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:15:17] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:15:58] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:14:43] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:15:57] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:14:47] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:15:39] } 11... Ne5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:14:04] } 12. b3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:15:46] } 12... c6?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:36] } 13. h3 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:15:26] } 13... Bc8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:10:06] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:14:16] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:10:00] } 15. f4 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:13:22] } 15... Ned7 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:09:54] } 16. f5 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:13:12] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:09:53] } 17. Bf3 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:12:56] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:09:45] } 18. fxg6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:11:09] } 18... fxg6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:09:53] } 19. Ndb5? { [%eval 0.09] } { Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:38] } 19... cxb5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:08:48] } 20. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:07:47] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:07:44] } 21. Nxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:13] } 21... Ncxe4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:07:43] } 22. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:07:11] } 22... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:06:48] } 23. Qd5+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:07:05] } 23... Qe6?? { [%eval 4.93] } { Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:19] } 24. Nxe8 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:07:00] } 24... Qxd5 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:05:27] } 25. cxd5 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:06:58] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:05:16] } 26. Nxg7 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:06:30] } 26... Kxg7 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:05:24] } 27. Bd4+ { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:06:33] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:05:29] } 28. Rde1 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:06:30] } 28... Ng3 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:05:28] } 29. Rf6 { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:05:51] } 29... Bf5 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 0:05:19] } 30. Re7 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:05:11] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:04:58] } 31. d6 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:03:41] } 31... Rc1+ { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 0:05:00] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 7.84] [%clk 0:03:50] } 32... Nh1+ { [%eval 8.25] [%clk 0:04:35] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval 8.46] [%clk 0:03:40] } 33... Ng3+ { [%eval 8.32] [%clk 0:04:11] } 34. Kd2 { [%eval 8.42] [%clk 0:02:57] } 34... Rc2+ { [%eval 8.59] [%clk 0:03:41] } 35. Kd1 { [%eval 8.77] [%clk 0:02:21] } 35... Rc8 { [%eval 8.58] [%clk 0:03:27] } 36. d7 { [%eval 8.51] [%clk 0:02:19] } 36... Bc2+? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 37. Ke1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:02:23] } 37... Ra8 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:02:28] } 1-0