Event: British Universities Chess Association Blitz 2025
Site: Holiday Inn, Leicester, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-02-22
White: Saravanan, Karthik
WhiteElo: 1780
Black: Brown, Tom
BlackElo: 1927
Result: 0-1
ECO: B17
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G: 3 min + 2 seconds per move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. Neg5?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... e6?! { [%eval 0.41] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:03] } 7. Nxf7?? { [%eval -1.3] } { Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... Kxf7 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8. Bd3?! { [%eval -2.07] } { Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:08] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:02:52] } 9. O-O { [%eval -2.39] [%clk 0:03:07] } 9... Re8 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 0:02:45] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:03:08] } 10... Kg8 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 0:02:37] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:03:08] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:02:21] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:03:08] } 12... Nf8 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:01:49] } 13. c4 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:02:55] } 13... b6 { [%eval -2.57] [%clk 0:01:36] } 14. Re3 { [%eval -3.05] [%clk 0:02:55] } 14... c5 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:01:33] } 15. Qf3?! { [%eval -3.68] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:14] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:01:30] } 16. Qg3 { [%eval -3.8] [%clk 0:02:08] } 16... cxd4 { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:01:24] } 17. c5?! { [%eval -4.93] } { Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:24] } 17... bxc5 { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:01:11] } 18. Re2 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:01:04] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:01:05] } 19. Qh4 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:00:44] } 19... Nxf4 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:00:59] } 20. Qxf4 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 0:00:41] } 20... Bxe5 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:00:43] } 21. Rxe5 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:00:41] } 21... Ng6 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:00:36] } 22. Bxg6 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:00:40] } 22... hxg6 { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:00:37] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:00:40] } 23... Bd5 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:00:33] } 24. Qg5 { [%eval -4.89] [%clk 0:00:35] } 24... Qf7 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:00:29] } 25. b3 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:00:34] } 25... a5 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:00:25] } 26. Qd2 { [%eval -5.03] [%clk 0:00:31] } 26... a4 { [%eval -5.09] [%clk 0:00:26] } 27. bxa4 { [%eval -5.58] [%clk 0:00:24] } 27... Rxa4 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:00:27] } 28. Qe2 { [%eval -6.88] [%clk 0:00:23] } 28... Rxa2 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 0:00:27] } 29. Qb5?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 29... Qxf2+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:00:22] } 0-1