Event: British Universities Chess Association Plate 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Bennett, Max
WhiteElo: 1734
Black: Thiran, Noe
BlackElo: 2039
Result: 1-0
ECO: B18
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:29] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:43] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:37] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:52] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:45] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:00] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:53] } 7. Nh3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:49] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:13:43] } 8. Nf4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:14:43] } 8... Bh7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:13:50] } 9. Bc4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:14:48] } 9... e5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:11:24] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:10:19] } 10... Qxd1+?! { [%eval 1.51] } { Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:11:32] } 11. Kxd1 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:10:27] } 11... Ng4 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:11:40] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:09:58] } 12... Bc5?! { [%eval 2.48] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 13. e6 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:08:00] } 13... f6 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:09:00] } 14. f3?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Nfh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:04] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:08:24] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:06:31] } 15... Bf2 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:08:09] } 16. Ngh5?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nfh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:29] } 16... Bxe1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:07:42] } 17. Kxe1 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:06:30] } 17... a5? { [%eval 1.94] } { Mistake. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:30] } 18. a4? { [%eval 0.57] } { Mistake. Nxg7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:47] } 18... Na6? { [%eval 2.1] } { Mistake. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:29] } 19. Nxg7+ { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:05:46] } 19... Ke7 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:05:38] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:05:47] } 20... Rhg8 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:03:52] } 21. Ngh5 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:05:12] } 21... Bf5?! { [%eval 3.51] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:56] } 22. Bb6 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:04:49] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:02:54] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:04:43] } 23... Bg6? { [%eval 6.76] } { Mistake. Bh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:51] } 24. Nxg6+ { [%eval 6.86] [%clk 0:04:20] } 24... Rxg6 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:01:46] } 25. Nf4?! { [%eval 4.41] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:29] } 25... Rg7 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:01:41] } 26. Bxa5 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:04:19] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:01:07] } 27. Bd8 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:03:53] } 27... Nc5?! { [%eval 7.41] } { Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } 28. Bxf6 { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 0:03:54] } 1-0