Event: British Universities Chess Association Blitz 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Sahdev, Varun
WhiteElo: 1776
Black: Lodge, Archie
BlackElo: 1746
Result: 1-0
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov 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 0:03:04] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. Neg5?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... h6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:02:57] } 7. Nxf7?! { [%eval -1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 7... Kxf7 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:02:58] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8... c5? { [%eval -0.12] } { Mistake. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:54] } 9. Ne5+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:05] } 9... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:02:46] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:03:06] } 10... c4?? { [%eval 5.07] } { Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:26] } 11. Bg6+ { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:02:55] } 11... Kxg6 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:02:23] } 12. Qxd8 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:02:55] } 12... Ng4 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:02:04] } 13. Qe8+ { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:02:44] } 13... Kh7 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:01:57] } 14. O-O { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:02:32] } 14... e6?! { [%eval 6.08] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:44] } 15. Qa4?! { [%eval 4.22] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:15] } 15... Bc5?! { [%eval 6.26] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:39] } 16. Qxc4 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:02:03] } 16... Bb6 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 0:01:03] } 17. Qxg4 { [%eval 6.88] [%clk 0:02:01] } 1-0