Event: British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Rathbone-Jones, Ifan
WhiteElo: 1899
Black: Howell, Oliver W
BlackElo: 1816
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D02
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:11] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:00] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:18] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:08] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:14:51] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:13] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:14:52] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:05] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:13:55] } 6. Ne5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:14:48] } 6... Bh5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:13:30] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:14:55] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:11:49] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:14:19] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:10:53] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:12:14] } 9... exd5?? { [%eval 2.89] } { Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:27] } 10. Qa4+ { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:12:07] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:07:02] } 11. Bxd5? { [%eval 0.9] } { Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:42] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:06:31] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:07:27] } 12... Bc7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:03:57] } 13. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:06:06] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:03:36] } 14. Bc6? { [%eval -0.16] } { Mistake. Qxa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:16] } 14... Rb4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:02:46] } 15. Bxd7+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:04:11] } 15... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:33] } 16. Qa6?? { [%eval -1.8] } { Blunder. Qxd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:57] } 16... O-O { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:02:01] } 17. Na3?? { [%eval -5.37] } { Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:16] } 17... Qh3 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:02:01] } 18. Qd3?! { [%eval -8.16] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:25] } 18... Nf3+ { [%eval -8.35] [%clk 0:01:46] } 19. exf3 { [%eval -8.01] [%clk 0:01:31] } 19... Rh4 { [%eval -7.97] [%clk 0:01:55] } 20. Rd1? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:25] } 20... Qxh2+?? { [%eval -6.85] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 21. Kf1 { [%eval -6.71] [%clk 0:01:34] } 21... Qh1+? { [%eval -3.6] } { Mistake. Bxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:37] } 22. Ke2 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:01:44] } 22... Re8+ { [%eval -3.54] [%clk 0:01:24] } 23. Be3 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:01:53] } 23... Qxf3+ { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:01:17] } 24. Kd2 { [%eval -3.52] [%clk 0:02:02] } 24... Rh2 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:00:37] } 25. Kc1 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:01:06] } 25... Rxf2?? { [%eval 0.28] } { Blunder. Rh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 26. Bxf2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:01:10] } 26... Qxf2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:00:38] } 27. Qd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:00:41] } 27... Qe3+?? { [%eval 2.21] } { Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 28. Kc2?? { [%eval 0.36] } { Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } 28... Bg6+?? { [%eval 2.44] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 29. Kb3 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:00:33] } 29... Rb8+ { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:00:53] } 30. Nb5 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:00:42] } 30... c4+ { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:00:23] } 31. Ka3?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Kxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 31... Qc5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:31] } 32. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:31] } 32... cxb3+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:33] } 33. Kxb3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:39] } 33... Ba5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:32] } 34. Qd4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:00:29] } 34... Rxb5+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:00:24] } 35. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:00:31] } 35... Qxb5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:14] } 36. Ka3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:41] } 36... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:12] } 37. Rac1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:32] } 37... Bb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:15] } 38. Qc4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:00:28] } 38... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:24] } 39. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:38] } 39... Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:19] } 40. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:35] } 40... Qf6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:25] } 41. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 41... Qf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:20] } 42. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:49] } 42... Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:29] } 43. Rdd1 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:00:06] } 43... Qf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:35] } 44. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:30] } 44... Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:44] } 45. Rdd1 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:00:18] } 1/2-1/2