Event: British Universities Chess Association Plate 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Saravanan, Karthik
WhiteElo: 1840
Black: Brown, Tom
BlackElo: 1955
Result: 0-1
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:31] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:42] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:39] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:49] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:48] } 6. Ng3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:38] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:47] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:15:46] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:15:19] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:15:41] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:15:00] } 9. Be3?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:20] } 9... Nd5?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:40] } 10. Ne4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:10] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:13:29] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:14:52] } 11... N7f6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:11:44] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:12:51] } 12... Nf4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:10:29] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:10:28] } 13... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:09:50] } 14. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:10:29] } 14... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:47] } 15. Ne5?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:24] } 15... b6?? { [%eval 2.89] } { Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:16] } 16. Bf4? { [%eval 1.17] } { Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:20] } 16... Qd8? { [%eval 2.85] } { Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:43] } 17. Ng5 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:08:34] } 17... O-O { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:04:32] } 18. Ng4 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:07:21] } 18... g6? { [%eval 5.47] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:15] } 19. Nh6+ { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:06:47] } 19... Kg7 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:04:14] } 20. Be5 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:06:07] } 20... Be8 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:01:12] } 21. f4 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:03:03] } 21... Rh8 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:01:04] } 22. Qh3 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:02:40] } 22... Bd6 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:00:51] } 23. Ng4?! { [%eval 3.16] } { Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 23... Bxe5 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:00:45] } 24. Qh6+?? { [%eval 0.28] } { Blunder. Nxe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:00:46] } 25. fxe5?? { [%eval -4.38] } { Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:57] } 25... Nxg4 { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:00:36] } 26. Qh4 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:01:05] } 26... h6 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:00:02] } 27. Qxg4 { [%eval -4.1] [%clk 0:01:04] } 27... Qxg5 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:00:20] } 28. Qe4 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:01:07] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:00:18] } 29. Rf6 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:01:12] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval -3.26] [%clk 0:00:08] } 30. Raf1 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 0:01:18] } 30... Qd2 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:00:22] } 31. c3 { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:01:22] } 31... c5 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:00:23] } 32. Qf3 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:01:28] } 32... Rd7 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:00:16] } 33. h4?! { [%eval -5.2] } { Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:22] } 33... cxd4 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:00:25] } 34. h5 { [%eval -5.46] [%clk 0:01:29] } 34... Qe3+ { [%eval -5.52] [%clk 0:00:24] } 35. Qxe3 { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:01:34] } 35... dxe3 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:00:32] } 36. hxg6 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:01:41] } 36... fxg6 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:00:39] } 37. Rxe6 { [%eval -6.06] [%clk 0:01:50] } 37... e2 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 0:00:36] } 38. Re1 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 0:01:58] } 38... Rd2 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:00:25] } 39. Re7+ { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:02:07] } 39... Kf8 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:00:31] } 40. Rxa7 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:02:13] } 40... Bb5?! { [%eval -3.52] } { Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 41. a4 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:02:19] } 41... Bd3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:23] } 42. e6?? { [%eval -4.2] } { Blunder. Ra8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:23] } 42... Rd1 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:00:20] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:02:32] } 43... g5?? { [%eval 3.1] } { Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 44. Rf7+?? { [%eval -5.05] } { Blunder. e7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:37] } 44... Ke8 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:00:21] } 45. Rb7?! { [%eval -7.0] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:43] } 45... Rf8+ { [%eval -6.64] [%clk 0:00:28] } 46. Rf7 { [%eval -7.21] [%clk 0:02:37] } 46... Rxf7+ { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 0:00:29] } 47. exf7+ { [%eval -6.95] [%clk 0:02:45] } 47... Kxf7 { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 0:00:36] } 48. Rh1 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 0-1