Event: British Universities Chess Association Blitz 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Balaji, Aaravamudhan
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2295
Black: Rushbrooke, Remy
BlackElo: 1946
Result: 1-0
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. Be2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... e5?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 5. O-O?! { [%eval 0.2] } { Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... e4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:04] } 6. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... d5?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:04] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:03:05] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:03:08] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:03:05] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:03:10] } 9... O-O { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:03:02] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:03:11] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:02:40] } 11. Ba3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:03:07] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:02:39] } 12. b5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:03:08] } 12... axb5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:02:14] } 13. axb5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:03:08] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:01:54] } 14. bxc6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:02:48] } 14... bxc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:01:55] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:02:49] } 15... cxd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:01:44] } 16. Nb3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:48] } 16... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:01:42] } 17. Nb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:48] } 17... Bf8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:01:30] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:02:40] } 18... Nxc5?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:25] } 19. Bxc5?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:28] } 19... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:01] } 20. Qxa1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:29] } 20... Qa8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:56] } 21. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:25] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:00:56] } 22. Qb4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:01:26] } 22... Bxc5? { [%eval 1.24] } { Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 23. dxc5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:01:27] } 23... Qc6?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } 24. Rc1?! { [%eval 1.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:27] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:00:38] } 25. Qc3 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:01:12] } 25... Ne8 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:00:39] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:01:12] } 26... Qc8 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:00:38] } 27. c6 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:01:12] } 27... Nc7 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:00:32] } 28. h4 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:01:08] } 28... h5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:00:32] } 29. Qc5?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:01] } 29... Rb2?? { [%eval 3.46] } { Blunder. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 30. Qd6 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:01:01] } 30... Kg7?? { [%eval 6.74] } { Blunder. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 31. Qe5+ { [%eval 7.5] [%clk 0:01:02] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval 7.22] [%clk 0:00:09] } 32. Nxe6 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 0:01:01] } 32... Nxe6 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:00:08] } 33. Qxb2 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:01:02] } 1-0