Event: British Universities Chess Association Championship 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-23
White: Li, Wenxiang
WhiteElo: 2150
Black: Bottazzi, Ulysse
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2120
Result: 1-0
ECO: A27
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:04] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:10] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:11] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:17] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:20] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:19] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:14:54] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:14:58] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:14:54] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:14:41] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:14:28] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:14:06] } 7. exd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:14:31] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:13:53] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:13:21] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:13:39] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:13:15] } 9... Ne5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:13:20] } 10. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:13:01] } 10... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:13:00] } 11. Bd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:12:14] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:11:17] } 12. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:12:18] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:11:25] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:12:01] } 13... c6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:09:31] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:09:31] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:58] } 15. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:22] } 15... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:00] } 16. cxd5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:09:18] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:44] } 17. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:09:18] } 17... b5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:06:09] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:08:50] } 18... b4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:05:29] } 19. Ne2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:08:28] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:05:13] } 20. Ng3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:08:27] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:05:00] } 21. Rcd1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:06:42] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:58] } 22. h4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:06:45] } 22... f4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:04:26] } 23. Ne4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:06:50] } 23... f3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:04:33] } 24. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:22] } 24... Rc4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:04:13] } 25. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:55] } 25... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:58] } 26. Ng5?? { [%eval -2.32] } { Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 26... Rc2?? { [%eval -0.15] } { Blunder. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:02] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:05:33] } 27... Qxe3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:37] } 28. Rxe3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:05:42] } 28... Rxb2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:03:45] } 29. Rb3?? { [%eval -3.1] } { Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:38] } 29... Rxb3 { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:03:29] } 30. axb3 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:03:47] } 30... Bc2 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:03:23] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:03:35] } 31... Bxb3 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:03:30] } 32. d6 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:03:39] } 32... a5 { [%eval -3.21] [%clk 0:00:29] } 33. d7 { [%eval -3.77] [%clk 0:03:22] } 33... Rd8 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:00:37] } 34. Nxf3 { [%eval -3.32] [%clk 0:03:29] } 34... a4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 35. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:38] } 35... Be6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:00:27] } 36. Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:53] } 36... a3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:00:22] } 37. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:01] } 37... Ra8?? { [%eval 4.71] } { Blunder. Bxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 38. Ra4 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:03:06] } 38... Rd8 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:00:19] } 39. Rxa3 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:03:11] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:00:18] } 40. Ra6 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:02:21] } 40... Kf6?! { [%eval 5.92] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 41. f4 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:02:24] } 41... Rg8 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:00:14] } 42. Rd6 { [%eval 5.49] [%clk 0:02:11] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:00:22] } 43. Rd4 { [%eval 6.57] [%clk 0:02:16] } 43... Kd8 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:00:20] } 44. Nc6+ { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:02:25] } 1-0