Event: British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
White: Sivakumar, Ashvin
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2103
Black: Whittington, Reece
BlackElo: 1800
Result: 1-0
ECO: D53
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:45] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:14:51] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:59] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:27] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:05] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:32] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:13] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:39] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:19] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:33] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:26] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:28] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:34] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:15] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:41] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:11] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:15:46] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:14:51] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:15:49] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:14:56] } 12. Rab1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:48] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:14:56] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:53] } 13... Nf8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:13:54] } 14. b4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:01] } 14... Ng4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:13:14] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:05] } 15... Bd6?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:53] } 16. Bh4? { [%eval -0.26] } { Mistake. Bxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:18] } 16... Be7?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:11:22] } 17. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:14:11] } 17... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:11:30] } 18. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:14:05] } 18... Rec8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:08:55] } 19. Na4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:14:07] } 19... axb4?! { [%eval 1.67] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:51] } 20. axb4?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:55] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:07:05] } 21. Nc5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:12:30] } 21... Nb6? { [%eval 2.1] } { Mistake. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:03] } 22. b5 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:09:58] } 22... Qc7?! { [%eval 2.73] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:26] } 23. Bh7+ { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:07:59] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:03:14] } 24. Bf5 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:07:55] } 24... Bxf5?! { [%eval 2.89] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:43] } 25. Qxf5 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:08:03] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:02:51] } 26. bxc6 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:07:28] } 26... bxc6 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:02:49] } 27. Ne5 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:07:37] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:01:40] } 28. Ncd3 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:06:24] } 28... Qd6? { [%eval 5.12] } { Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:28] } 29. Rxb6 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:06:26] } 1-0