Event: British Universities Chess Association Blitz 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Guest, James
WhiteElo: 1837
Black: Saunders, Aron
BlackElo: 2084
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:09] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:08] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8... Nh6? { [%eval 1.25] } { Mistake. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:06] } 9. Bxh6 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:03:02] } 9... Rxh6 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:03:05] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:02:58] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:03:03] } 11. Ne2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:02:50] } 11... Qa6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:02:59] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:02:47] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:02:54] } 13. c3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:02:47] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:02:55] } 14. Nf4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:02:32] } 14... Rh8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:02:36] } 15. Ng5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:02:25] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:02:24] } 16. cxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:26] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:02:25] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:20] } 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:02:15] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:02:16] } 18... g6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:02:05] } 19. Qd3? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nfh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:06] } 19... Bxg5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:03] } 20. hxg5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:06] } 20... Kd7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:01:54] } 21. Rc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:01:55] } 21... Nxe5? { [%eval 1.33] } { Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:32] } 22. Qc3 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:01:21] } 22... Nc4?! { [%eval 2.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 23. Rxc8?? { [%eval -1.8] } { Blunder. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 23... Rf8?? { [%eval 8.77] } { Blunder. Rxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 24. Rd8+?? { [%eval -0.93] } { Blunder. Rxf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 24... Rxd8 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:01:21] } 25. b3 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:01:15] } 25... Rc8?? { [%eval 3.97] } { Blunder. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:19] } 26. Qe3?? { [%eval -7.21] } { Blunder. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 26... Nd6?? { [%eval -1.47] } { Blunder. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 27. Qe5?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:01] } 27... Nf5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 28. g3?? { [%eval -2.76] } { Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 28... Qd6 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:01:10] } 0-1