Event: British Universities Chess Association Blitz 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Benzaira, Sammy
WhiteElo: 1819
Black: Sim, Jia Ru
BlackTitle: WFM
BlackElo: 1906
Result: 1-0
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:56] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:02:57] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:01] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:02:54] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:55] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:02:48] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:02:52] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:02:46] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:02:43] } 11. h4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:28] } 11... Rc8?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:23] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:26] } 12... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:10] } 13. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:02:25] } 13... e5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:02:05] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:02:11] } 14... Bb4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:01:48] } 15. g5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:02:03] } 15... Nh5?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 16. Bh3 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:01:44] } 16... Bc6? { [%eval 3.3] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 17. Nxb5?! { [%eval 2.45] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 17... Bxd2?! { [%eval 3.2] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 18. Nxc7+ { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:01:20] } 18... Rxc7 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:00:28] } 19. Rxd2 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:01:17] } 19... O-O { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:00:20] } 20. Rhd1 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:01:04] } 20... Rfc8?! { [%eval 4.54] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 21. Bxd7 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:00:54] } 21... Bxd7 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:00:09] } 22. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:00:55] } 22... g6 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:00:08] } 23. Rxc7 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:00:34] } 23... Rxc7 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:00:08] } 24. Rd8+ { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:00:34] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:00:08] } 25. b4 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:00:28] } 25... f5 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:00:05] } 26. Bc5 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:00:16] } 26... fxe4 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:00:00] } 27. fxe4 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:00:16] } 27... Rb7 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:00:00] } 28. Re8 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:00:16] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:00:00] } 1-0