Event: British Universities Chess Association Blitz 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: O`Gorman, Tom
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2328
Black: Lam, Joshua
BlackElo: 1920
Result: 1-0
ECO: A40
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... h6?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:03:02] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:03:02] } 3... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4... Qd8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:03:02] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:03:02] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:02:56] } 7... c6?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:09] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:02:53] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:03:09] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:02:41] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:03:10] } 10. Rad1 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:02:40] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:03:07] } 11. Rfe1 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:02:38] } 11... N7f6 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:03:07] } 12. Ne5 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:02:37] } 12... O-O { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:03:02] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:02:35] } 13... Nxc3 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 0:02:57] } 14. Bxc3 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:02:35] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:02:58] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:02:34] } 15... Bg5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:02:46] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:02:26] } 16... Bxd2 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:02:35] } 17. Rxd2 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:02:27] } 17... Qg5 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:02:31] } 18. Rdd1 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:02:20] } 18... Nf6?! { [%eval 1.95] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:29] } 19. c3 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:02:13] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:02:02] } 20. Bc2 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:02:09] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:01:55] } 21. Qd3 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:01:47] } 21... g6?? { [%eval 3.92] } { Blunder. Be8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 22. Re3?? { [%eval 1.73] } { Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:47] } 22... h5?? { [%eval 4.4] } { Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:36] } 23. Rg3 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:01:44] } 23... Qf5?! { [%eval 5.86] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 24. Qxf5?? { [%eval 0.64] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 24... exf5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:01:33] } 25. Bb3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:01:39] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:01:26] } 26. c4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:01:09] } 26... Nf4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:01:23] } 27. Re3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:10] } 27... Ne6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:01:21] } 28. c5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:00:57] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:01:13] } 29. Nc4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:00:49] } 29... b6?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 30. cxb6 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:00:49] } 30... axb6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:00:57] } 31. Nxb6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:00:49] } 31... Rab8 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:00:58] } 32. Nxd7 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:00:36] } 32... Rxd7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:00:59] } 33. Bxe6 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:00:37] } 33... fxe6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:01:00] } 34. b3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:00:38] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:00:52] } 35. Rc3 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 0:00:38] } 35... Rb4?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 36. Rxc6 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:00:33] } 36... Rbxd4 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:00:29] } 37. Rxd4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:00:33] } 37... Rxd4 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:00:30] } 38. g3 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:00:34] } 38... g5 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:00:25] } 39. Rb6?! { [%eval 0.88] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:29] } 39... Rd2?! { [%eval 1.55] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 40. a4 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:00:29] } 40... Ke7?? { [%eval 3.76] } { Blunder. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 41. a5 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:00:30] } 41... Kd7 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:00:19] } 42. b4 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:00:29] } 42... f4 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:00:15] } 43. gxf4 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:00:30] } 43... gxf4 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:00:16] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:00:30] } 44... e5 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:00:15] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:00:31] } 45... Rd4?! { [%eval 5.68] } { Inaccuracy. Rd3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 46. a6 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:00:29] } 46... Kc7 { [%eval 6.28] [%clk 0:00:14] } 47. Rb7+ { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 0:00:30] } 47... Kc8 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:00:16] } 48. b5 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:00:31] } 48... Ra4 { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 0:00:16] } 49. Re7 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:00:19] } 49... Ra3+?! { [%eval 10.75] } { Inaccuracy. e4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 50. Ke4 { [%eval 9.99] [%clk 0:00:15] } 50... Ra2? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 51. a7 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:00:12] } 1-0