Event: British Universities Chess Association Plate 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Quartey, Stephen
WhiteElo: 1604
Black: Saravanan, Karthik
BlackElo: 1840
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B52
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 15 min + 10 seconds added per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:25] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:33] } 3... Bd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:15:44] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:47] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:52] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:55] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:55] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:16:03] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:58] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:11] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:16:05] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:16:19] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:16:11] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:16:26] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:16:02] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:12] } 11... Rac8 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:15:19] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:16:15] } 12... a6?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:57] } 13. e5?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:41] } 13... Nd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:14:47] } 14. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:14:35] } 14... exd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:14:54] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:14:19] } 15... dxe5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:14:33] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:20] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:14:12] } 17. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:14:00] } 17... Qf5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:12:16] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:11:43] } 18... Bg5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:11:50] } 19. f4?! { [%eval -1.04] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:32] } 19... Bh4 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:11:54] } 20. Rxc8? { [%eval -2.71] } { Mistake. Re3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:00] } 20... Rxc8 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:12:01] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval -3.14] [%clk 0:08:59] } 21... Qd7?? { [%eval -0.19] } { Blunder. Rxc1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:57] } 22. Rxc8+ { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:07:24] } 22... Qxc8 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:11:04] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:06:40] } 23... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:48] } 24. Qf3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:05:22] } 24... f6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:08:06] } 25. Qxd5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:20] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:14] } 26. Qf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:36] } 26... fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:06] } 27. Qxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:42] } 27... exd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:06:13] } 28. Qd6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:04:22] } 28... d3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:05:20] } 1/2-1/2