Event: British Universities Chess Association Plate 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Lam, Joshua
WhiteElo: 1720
Black: Saunders, Aron
BlackElo: 1990
Result: 0-1
ECO: D19
Opening: Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:37] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:46] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:53] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:55] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:01] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:16:03] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:09] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:16:12] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:09] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:16:19] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:29] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:22] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:15:32] } 10... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:16:22] } 11. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:15:41] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:16:30] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:20] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:16:03] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:13:24] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:14] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:20] } 14... Bxd2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:15:16] } 15. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:11:49] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:14:40] } 16. dxc5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:10:49] } 16... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:14:02] } 17. Qb4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:10:41] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:14:03] } 18. Qa3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:10:41] } 18... a5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:14:02] } 19. Ned4?! { [%eval -0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:01] } 19... Nb4 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:13:56] } 20. Rac1 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:09:33] } 20... Rac8?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:48] } 21. Nb5?! { [%eval -0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:43] } 21... b6 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:12:55] } 22. Nfd4 { [%eval -1.48] [%clk 0:07:34] } 22... Qf6 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:12:28] } 23. f3? { [%eval -3.18] } { Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:59] } 23... e5 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 0:11:31] } 24. Ne2 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:05:30] } 24... Qg6 { [%eval -2.51] [%clk 0:09:26] } 25. e4?! { [%eval -3.99] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:03] } 25... Qe6? { [%eval -2.23] } { Mistake. Nbd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:26] } 26. Nec3? { [%eval -4.2] } { Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:37] } 26... Ncd3 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:08:19] } 27. Rb1?! { [%eval -5.42] } { Inaccuracy. Qa1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:18] } 27... Nf4 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:07:35] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval -5.6] [%clk 0:02:51] } 28... Qg6 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:07:16] } 29. g4?! { [%eval -8.18] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 29... h5 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:07:09] } 30. Kg3 { [%eval -7.82] [%clk 0:00:50] } 30... Qe6?! { [%eval -5.49] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:19] } 31. Nc7 { [%eval -7.1] [%clk 0:00:16] } 31... Qc4?! { [%eval -4.99] } { Inaccuracy. h4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:42] } 32. N7d5 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:00:14] } 32... h4+ { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:05:13] } 33. Kxh4 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1