Event: British Universities Chess Association Blitz 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Saunders, Aron
WhiteElo: 2084
Black: Leslie, Alex
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1942
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 0:03:03] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:02] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:09] } 7... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:07] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:08] } 8... Qa6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:03:09] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:03:07] } 9... Bb4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:03:05] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:03:03] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:03:03] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:03:02] } 11... Nh6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:02:47] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:02:57] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:02:42] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:02:49] } 13... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:38] } 14. Nxd2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:44] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:34] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:02:20] } 15... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:02:31] } 16. Qc3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:02:02] } 16... d4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:02:16] } 17. Qb4?? { [%eval -2.39] } { Blunder. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 17... Qc6?! { [%eval -1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:31] } 18. Nf3?! { [%eval -2.29] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 18... a5 { [%eval -2.41] [%clk 0:01:26] } 19. Qb5 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:01:38] } 19... Qxb5 { [%eval -2.66] [%clk 0:01:24] } 20. cxb5 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:01:39] } 20... Nxb3 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:01:24] } 21. Rab1 { [%eval -2.34] [%clk 0:01:23] } 21... a4 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:01:10] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:00:40] } 22... Nxd2 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:01:07] } 23. Bxd2 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:00:41] } 23... O-O { [%eval -2.62] [%clk 0:01:02] } 24. g3 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:00:38] } 24... Rfd8 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:00:59] } 25. Rfd1 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:00:34] } 25... Rd5 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:00:54] } 26. Bf4 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:00:27] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:00:49] } 27. Rb4 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:00:27] } 27... Rc2 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:00:32] } 28. Rxa4 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:00:26] } 28... Rxb5 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:00:33] } 29. Ra8+ { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:00:21] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:00:34] } 30. a4 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:00:17] } 30... Rbb2 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:00:34] } 31. Rd8? { [%eval -6.7] } { Mistake. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 31... Rxf2 { [%eval -6.28] [%clk 0:00:31] } 32. Rd7?! { [%eval -75.73] } { Inaccuracy. R1xd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 32... Kg6? { [%eval -5.92] } { Mistake. Rg2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 33. a5?! { [%eval -12.19] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 33... Rg2+ { [%eval -12.15] [%clk 0:00:19] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval -9.74] [%clk 0:00:11] } 34... Nxg3+?! { [%eval -5.3] } { Inaccuracy. Rh2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 35. Bxg3 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:00:11] } 35... Rxg3 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:00:12] } 36. R7xd4 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:00:12] } 36... Rg4 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:00:09] } 37. Rd7 { [%eval -5.66] [%clk 0:00:08] } 37... Rxh4+ { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:00:09] } 38. Kg1 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:00:09] } 38... Rg4+ { [%eval -5.67] [%clk 0:00:10] } 39. Kh1 { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:00:10] } 39... h4 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:00:05] } 40. Rf1 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:00:10] } 40... Kh6 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:00:03] } 41. Rdxf7 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 0:00:06] } 41... Rgg2 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:00:03] } 42. Rd1?? { [%eval #-7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. R1f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 42... h3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:03] } 43. Rf3 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:00:05] } 43... Rh2+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:00:04] } 0-1