Event: British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
White: Rathbone-Jones, Ifan
WhiteElo: 1899
Black: Bottazzi, Ulysse
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2120
Result: 0-1
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
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 0:15:10] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:26] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:17] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:25] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:43] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:28] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:52] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:15:04] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:16:00] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:01] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:16:07] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:14:44] } 8. b3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:16:15] } 8... cxb3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:12:29] } 9. Qxb3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:16:19] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:11:47] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:16:28] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:11:21] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:42] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:10:41] } 12. axb5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:32] } 12... axb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:46] } 13. Rxa8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:41] } 13... Bxa8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:10:54] } 14. Qa2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:12:20] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:08:06] } 15. Qa7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:10:25] } 15... Qc8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:07:26] } 16. Na3? { [%eval -1.47] } { Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:15] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval -1.61] [%clk 0:06:58] } 17. Bb2?! { [%eval -2.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:23] } 17... Nd7 { [%eval -2.26] [%clk 0:07:05] } 18. Bxd5?! { [%eval -2.96] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:31] } 18... exd5 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:06:35] } 19. Qa5?! { [%eval -4.03] } { Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:11] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:06:06] } 20. dxe5 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:03:20] } 20... b4 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:06:03] } 21. Nc2 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:03:04] } 21... c5 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:06:07] } 22. Ne3?! { [%eval -5.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 22... d4 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:05:49] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:01:30] } 23... Qc6 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:05:19] } 24. f3 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:01:39] } 24... Ra8 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:04:57] } 25. Qb6 { [%eval -5.26] [%clk 0:01:48] } 25... Qxb6 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:04:36] } 26. Nxb6 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:01:57] } 26... Ra2 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:04:03] } 27. Ra1 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:01:59] } 27... Rxa1+ { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:02:43] } 28. Bxa1 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:02:08] } 28... Ba6 { [%eval -3.93] [%clk 0:02:14] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:02:18] } 29... Bb5 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:01:24] } 30. Ke1 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:02:07] } 30... Bd8 { [%eval -4.45] [%clk 0:01:17] } 31. Nc8 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:02:08] } 31... b3 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:01:07] } 32. Nd6 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:02:15] } 32... Ba6 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:01:00] } 33. Ne4 { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:02:17] } 33... Ba5+ { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:01:02] } 34. Kd1 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:02:27] } 34... Bb4 { [%eval -4.31] [%clk 0:01:04] } 35. Bb2 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:02:26] } 35... Bb7 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. Nf2 { [%eval -4.56] [%clk 0:02:14] } 36... Bc3 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:00:26] } 37. Ba3 { [%eval -5.11] [%clk 0:01:55] } 37... c4 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:00:24] } 38. Kc1 { [%eval -6.14] [%clk 0:01:33] } 38... Bd5?! { [%eval -4.42] } { Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:29] } 39. Nd1 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:01:42] } 39... h5?? { [%eval -0.33] } { Blunder. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 40. Bc5?? { [%eval -4.04] } { Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 40... Kh7?? { [%eval -0.34] } { Blunder. Ba1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 41. e3?? { [%eval -6.43] } { Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 41... Bxf3 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:00:35] } 42. exd4 { [%eval -6.49] [%clk 0:01:36] } 42... Bxd1 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:00:30] } 43. Kxd1 { [%eval -6.37] [%clk 0:01:45] } 43... Kg6 { [%eval -6.1] [%clk 0:00:38] } 44. d5 { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 0:00:48] } 44... Bxe5 { [%eval -5.94] [%clk 0:00:34] } 45. d6 { [%eval -6.47] [%clk 0:00:57] } 45... Kf6 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:00:39] } 46. d7 { [%eval -6.21] [%clk 0:00:56] } 46... Bc7 { [%eval -6.24] [%clk 0:00:48] } 47. Bd4+ { [%eval -6.55] [%clk 0:00:54] } 47... Ke7 { [%eval -7.0] [%clk 0:00:53] } 48. d8=B+ { [%eval -6.92] [%clk 0:01:02] } 48... Bxd8 { [%eval -6.86] [%clk 0:00:53] } 49. Bxg7 { [%eval -8.4] [%clk 0:01:11] } 49... Ba5 { [%eval -8.1] [%clk 0:00:55] } 50. Bh6 { [%eval -8.98] [%clk 0:01:15] } 50... Ke6 { [%eval -9.0] [%clk 0:00:59] } 51. Kc1 { [%eval -8.99] [%clk 0:01:06] } 51... c3 { [%eval -9.22] [%clk 0:01:05] } 52. h3? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 52... Bb4 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:01:02] } 53. Kb1 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:00:38] } 53... Ba3 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:01:09] } 0-1