Event: British Universities Chess Association Blitz 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Bottazzi, Ulysse
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2169
Black: Whittington, Reece
BlackElo: 1779
Result: 1-0
ECO: A08
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:04] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:05] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:06] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:57] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:52] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:02:39] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:35] } 8. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:09] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:36] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:10] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:31] } 10. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:10] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:01:58] } 11. Nfe5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:03:08] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:01:50] } 12. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:03:09] } 12... Ba4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:01:34] } 13. b3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:02:51] } 13... Bb5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:01:31] } 14. Nd3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:13] } 14... Bd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:01:03] } 15. Rb1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:11] } 15... Bc6? { [%eval 1.54] } { Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 16. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:01:57] } 16... bxc6 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:01:00] } 17. Ba3 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:01:32] } 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:00:47] } 18. e3 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:01:22] } 18... Bb6 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:00:30] } 19. Ne5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:01:22] } 19... Nd5? { [%eval 2.16] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 20. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:01:13] } 20... Rdc8 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:03:02] } 21. Rbc1 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1-0