Saunders, Aron vs Tran, David
British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Championships · Round 1 · 2026.02.19 · 1/2-1/2 · C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
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PGN
[Event "British Universities Chess Association Championships 2026 | Championships"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Saunders, Aron"]
[Black "Tran, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[WhiteFideId "469343"]
[BlackElo "2241"]
[BlackFideId "790630"]
[ECO "C54i"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:27] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. Bc4 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Bc5
{ [%clk 0:15:35] } 4. c3 { [%clk 0:15:43] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:43] } 5. d3
{ [%clk 0:15:51] } 5... d6 { [%clk 0:15:50] } 6. O-O { [%clk 0:15:56] } 6...
O-O { [%clk 0:15:57] } 7. a4 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 7... a6 { [%clk 0:16:06] } 8.
Nbd2 { [%clk 0:16:04] } 8... Ba7 { [%clk 0:15:59] } 9. h3 { [%clk 0:15:43] }
9... h6 { [%clk 0:15:50] } 10. Re1 { [%clk 0:15:50] } 10... Nh5
{ [%clk 0:15:58] } 11. Nf1 { [%clk 0:14:14] } 11... Qf6 { [%clk 0:16:05] } 12.
Be3 { [%clk 0:13:51] } 12... Be6 { [%clk 0:14:45] } 13. Bb3 { [%clk 0:13:10] }
13... Nf4 { [%clk 0:13:20] } 14. Bc2 { [%clk 0:11:48] } 14... Ne7
{ [%clk 0:12:59] } 15. Bxf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best.[%clk 0:08:00] }
15... Qxf4 { [%clk 0:13:01] } 16. d4 { [%clk 0:08:08] } 16... Ng6
{ [%clk 0:12:45] } 17. Ng3 $6 { Inaccuracy. g3 was best.[%clk 0:07:19] } 17...
Qf6 { [%clk 0:12:44] } 18. Nh5 { [%clk 0:06:38] } 18... Qe7 { [%clk 0:12:52] }
19. Qe2 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 19... Nh4 { [%clk 0:10:28] } 20. Rad1
{ [%clk 0:06:05] } 20... g6 { [%clk 0:09:55] } 21. Ng3 { [%clk 0:06:02] } 21...
Rad8 { [%clk 0:09:35] } 22. Rd2 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 22... Kg7 { [%clk 0:06:36] }
23. Red1 { [%clk 0:05:44] } 23... c6 { [%clk 0:06:19] } 24. Nf1
{ [%clk 0:05:16] } 24... Nxf3+ { [%clk 0:05:50] } 25. Qxf3 { [%clk 0:05:24] }
25... Qg5 { [%clk 0:05:40] } 26. Ne3 { [%clk 0:05:07] } 26... exd4
{ [%clk 0:04:32] } 27. cxd4 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 27... Qf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 0:04:21] } 28. Qg3 { [%clk 0:05:08] } 28...
Bc8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best.[%clk 0:04:01] } 29. a5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f4 was best.[%clk 0:04:48] } 29... Qg5 { [%clk 0:04:01] } 30.
Qxg5 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 30... hxg5 { [%clk 0:04:10] } 31. Nc4
{ [%clk 0:04:44] } 31... d5 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 32. exd5 { [%clk 0:04:34] }
32... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 33. Be4 { [%clk 0:04:43] } 33... Rb5
{ [%clk 0:03:53] } 34. d5 { [%clk 0:04:48] } 34... cxd5 { [%clk 0:03:32] } 35.
Rxd5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.[%clk 0:04:48] } 35... Rb4
{ [%clk 0:03:38] } 36. Nd6 { [%clk 0:04:19] } 36... Rxb2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:03:30] } 37. R1d2 { [%clk 0:04:28] } 37...
Rb4 { [%clk 0:03:19] } 38. Bf3 $4 { Blunder. Nxc8 was best.[%clk 0:04:06] }
38... Bb8 $4 { Blunder. Be6 was best.[%clk 0:02:51] } 39. Nxc8
{ [%clk 0:03:21] } 39... Rxc8 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 40. g3 { [%clk 0:03:30] }
40... Kf6 { [%clk 0:02:48] } 41. Rd7 { [%clk 0:03:36] } 41... Rc7
{ [%clk 0:02:45] } 42. Kg2 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 42... Rb5 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 43.
R2d6+ { [%clk 0:02:20] } 43... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 44. Bd5
{ [%clk 0:02:20] } 44... Rxa5 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 45. Rxc7 { [%clk 0:02:29] }
45... Bxc7 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 46. Rd7 { [%clk 0:02:38] } 46... b6
{ [%clk 0:01:30] } 47. Rxf7+ { [%clk 0:02:33] } 47... Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:36] }
48. Rd7 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 48... Be5 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 49. Bg8
{ [%clk 0:02:28] } 49... Bg7 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 50. Rd6 { [%clk 0:02:37] }
50... Rf5 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 51. Rxb6 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 51... Rxf2+
{ [%clk 0:01:01] } 52. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:01:56] } 52... Bd4+ { [%clk 0:01:11] }
53. Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 53... Bxb6 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 54. Bb3
{ [%clk 0:02:10] } 54... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 55. Ke4 { [%clk 0:02:14] }
55... Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 56. g4 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 56... Bf2
{ [%clk 0:01:37] } 57. Kd5 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 57... Be1 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 58.
Bc4 { [%clk 0:02:35] } 58... a5 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 59. Bb3 { [%clk 0:02:44] }
59... Bc3 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 60. Ba4 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 60... Ke7
{ [%clk 0:02:01] } 61. Bb5 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 61... Kf6 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 62.
Ba4 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 62... Bb4 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 63. Ke4 { [%clk 0:02:37] }
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