Event: British Universities Chess Association Plate 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Kumaresan, Darshan
WhiteElo: 1807
Black: Lam, Joshua
BlackElo: 1720
Result: 1-0
ECO: D52
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:37] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:44] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:40] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:51] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:21] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:00] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:15:17] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:16:05] } 7... Qa5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:15:09] } 8. Qc2? { [%eval -0.58] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:16:13] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:14:51] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:15:03] } 9... b5?? { [%eval 1.01] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:55] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:14:22] } 10... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:14:53] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:14:22] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:14:00] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:14:00] } 12... a6?! { [%eval 1.88] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:41] } 13. Ne4 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:13:51] } 13... Nd5?! { [%eval 2.58] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:05] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:13:43] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:11:45] } 15. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:13:21] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:11:28] } 16. Ne5?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:18] } 16... Rfd8?! { [%eval 1.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 17. Ng5 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:10:50] } 17... f5 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:11:03] } 18. a3 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:07:44] } 18... Be7 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:10:55] } 19. Ngf3 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:06:26] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:09:44] } 20. a4 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:05:25] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:09:21] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:05:28] } 21... b4?! { [%eval 3.08] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 22. a5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:05:29] } 22... Qa7 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:08:59] } 23. Bc4 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:05:21] } 23... Nd5 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:08:19] } 24. Rfc1 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:05:29] } 24... Bf6 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:07:25] } 25. Rc2 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:04:56] } 25... Qa8 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:06:35] } 26. Rac1 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:04:59] } 26... g5? { [%eval 7.35] } { Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:29] } 27. Nd3? { [%eval 3.7] } { Mistake. Nxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:23] } 27... g4 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:06:15] } 28. Nfe5 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 0:04:24] } 28... Nc7 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:05:50] } 29. f3 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:03:12] } 29... h5?! { [%eval 5.72] } { Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 30. fxg4 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:02:46] } 30... hxg4 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:05:33] } 31. Nf4 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:01:47] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:04:13] } 32. Bb3?! { [%eval 4.49] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:37] } 32... Bxe5 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:03:59] } 33. dxe5 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:01:43] } 33... Nd5 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:03:41] } 34. Qf2 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:01:15] } 34... Nxf4? { [%eval 6.6] } { Mistake. Rxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:14] } 35. Qxf4 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:01:17] } 35... Be4?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:36] } 36. Bxe6+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:01:14] } 1-0