Event: British Universities Chess Association Plate 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-23
White: Saravanan, Karthik
WhiteElo: 1840
Black: Goh, Timothy
BlackElo: 1998
Result: 1-0
ECO: B04
Opening: Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. e5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... Nd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:15:34] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:15:37] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:43] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:15:46] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:51] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:15:54] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:15:54] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:15:59] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:16:02] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:16:05] } 8. exd6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:16:06] } 8... exd6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:16:12] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:16:11] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:16:15] } 10. Be3?! { [%eval 0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:19] } 10... Bf5?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:23] } 11. Qd2?! { [%eval 0.11] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:58] } 11... Re8?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:37] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:15:04] } 12... Bf6?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:34] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:14:55] } 13... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:14:42] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:14:44] } 14... a6?! { [%eval 1.44] } { Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:28] } 15. d5 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:13:59] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:12:03] } 16. Nd4 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:14:08] } 16... Bd7?! { [%eval 2.26] } { Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:00] } 17. f4 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:13:56] } 17... Ng4 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:11:57] } 18. f5 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:13:29] } 18... Qh4?? { [%eval 3.73] } { Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:15] } 19. Qf4 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:12:48] } 19... Bxf5 { [%eval 4.48] [%clk 0:08:33] } 20. h3 { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:10:05] } 20... h5 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:06:35] } 21. hxg4 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:09:16] } 21... hxg4 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:06:25] } 22. Nxf5 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:09:12] } 22... gxf5 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:06:22] } 23. Qxf5 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:09:03] } 23... Re7 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:05:27] } 24. Qxg4+ { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:09:10] } 24... Qxg4 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:05:32] } 25. Bxg4 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:09:19] } 25... Re3 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:05:35] } 26. Rf3 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:09:27] } 26... Rae8 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:05:35] } 27. Raf1 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:09:20] } 1-0