Event: British Universities Chess Association Plate 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-23
White: Quartey, Stephen
WhiteElo: 1604
Black: Brown, Tom
BlackElo: 1955
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:31] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:34] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:38] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:48] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:15:46] } 6. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:55] } 6... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:15:54] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:16:04] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:52] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:09] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:37] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:16:11] } 9... Bh5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:41] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:16:19] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:14:55] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:16:14] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:14:09] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:16:14] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:13:23] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:38] } 13... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:12:46] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:35] } 14... Bg6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:12:06] } 15. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:14:40] } 15... hxg6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:12:14] } 16. Qe2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:14:38] } 16... Nd5?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:53] } 17. Bg3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:14:35] } 17... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.83] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:38] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:14:24] } 18... c5 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:08:06] } 19. dxc5?! { [%eval 1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:42] } 19... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:08:04] } 20. b4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:13:44] } 20... Be7 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:07:47] } 21. a3? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:43] } 21... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:58] } 22. c4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:11:15] } 22... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:05:54] } 23. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:11:16] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:05:17] } 24. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:03] } 24... gxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:25] } 25. Rbd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:08] } 25... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:39] } 26. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:04] } 26... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:04] } 27. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:55] } 27... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:11] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:01] } 28... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:50] } 29. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:58] } 29... Qxd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:59] } 30. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:04] } 30... Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:26] } 31. Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:41] } 31... Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:14] } 32. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:29] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:18] } 33. b5? { [%eval -1.32] } { Mistake. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:37] } 33... Qe1+ { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:02:57] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:05:41] } 34... Qe4+ { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:03:00] } 35. Kg1 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:05:46] } 35... Qe1+? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qb1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:50] } 36... Qb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:01] } 37. Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:57] } 37... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:59] } 38. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:58] } 38... Qe1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 39... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:27] } 40. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:12] } 40... Qe1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:22] } 1/2-1/2