Event: British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Minko, Dmitry
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2147
Black: Sim, Jia Ru
BlackTitle: WFM
BlackElo: 1906
Result: 1-0
ECO: B44
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:14] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:24] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:15:29] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:31] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:38] } 5. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:42] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:45] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:50] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:52] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:50] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:57] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:15:55] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:50] } 9. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:01] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:00] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:08] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:12:30] } 11. b3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:31] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:10:06] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:09:21] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:08:47] } 13. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:35] } 13... cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:52] } 14. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:30] } 14... Bg4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:08:01] } 15. Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:29] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:06:28] } 16. gxf3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:03:38] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:52] } 17. Rd1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:03:14] } 17... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:57] } 18. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:56] } 18... exf4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:05:02] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:52] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:29] } 20. Rab1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:34] } 20... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:30] } 21. Bg4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:01:05] } 21... h5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:46] } 22. Bxh5? { [%eval -1.64] } { Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 22... gxh5 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:02:53] } 23. Rd5 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:00:39] } 23... Be5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 24. Qc5? { [%eval -1.67] } { Mistake. Rg1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 24... Rac8 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:00:43] } 25. Rg1+?! { [%eval -2.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:00:34] } 26. Qb5 { [%eval -2.75] [%clk 0:00:29] } 26... Rfe8 { [%eval -2.81] [%clk 0:00:30] } 27. Re1 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:00:32] } 27... Rb8?! { [%eval -1.93] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 28. Qa5 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:00:35] } 28... Bc3?? { [%eval 7.41] } { Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:15] } 29. Rxh5+ { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:00:34] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 0:00:16] } 30. Rg1+ { [%eval 7.88] [%clk 0:00:34] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 7.72] [%clk 0:00:16] } 31. Qc5+ { [%eval 7.66] [%clk 0:00:36] } 31... Re7 { [%eval 7.37] [%clk 0:00:23] } 32. Rhg5 { [%eval 7.61] [%clk 0:00:39] } 32... Qg7 { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:00:11] } 33. Rxg7 { [%eval 7.54] [%clk 0:00:43] } 33... Bxg7 { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:00:19] } 34. Rxg7 { [%eval 7.41] [%clk 0:00:51] } 34... Kxg7 { [%eval 7.25] [%clk 0:00:26] } 35. Qxe7 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 0:01:00] } 1-0