Event: British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Benzaira, Sammy
WhiteElo: 1884
Black: Grozea, Robert-Georgel
BlackElo: 1771
Result: 0-1
ECO: B04
Opening: Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Larsen-Haakert 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 0:15:10] } 2. e5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:15:24] } 2... Nd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:19] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:15:32] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:15:28] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:41] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:15:25] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:14:36] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:15:31] } 6. exd6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:13:59] } 6... exd6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:15:36] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:14:00] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:41] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:13:36] } 8... Bf5?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:15:13] } 9. a3?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:46] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:15:10] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:11:43] } 10... Bf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:08] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:09:02] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:14:47] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:07:49] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:13:40] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:07:26] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:12:38] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:04:26] } 14... d5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:12:16] } 15. c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:04:12] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:11:22] } 16. b5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:28] } 16... Nf8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:09:32] } 17. Qb3?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:56] } 17... Ne6 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:09:03] } 18. Be3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:02:24] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:08:13] } 19. Red1?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. bxa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:00] } 19... c6 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:06:40] } 20. bxc6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:01:24] } 20... bxc6 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:06:48] } 21. Rb1 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:00:55] } 21... Nf5 { [%eval -1.56] [%clk 0:06:25] } 22. Qa4 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:00:46] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:05:39] } 23. Rb6? { [%eval -2.64] } { Mistake. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 23... Nxe3?? { [%eval -0.37] } { Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:49] } 24. fxe3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:00:51] } 24... Nd8?? { [%eval 2.96] } { Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:34] } 25. Kf2?? { [%eval -2.42] } { Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:20] } 25... Qe7 { [%eval -2.42] [%clk 0:03:26] } 26. Nb1?? { [%eval -12.1] } { Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1