Event: English Open Championships 2023
Site: Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-05-29
White: Jakhria, Kushal
WhiteElo: 1815
Black: Merriman, John
BlackElo: 2297
Result: 0-1
ECO: A61
Opening: Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/90min + 30 seconds per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:53] } 3... c5?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:24] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:21] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:32:47] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:33:14] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:32:24] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:33:36] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:32:29] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:34:02] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:32:30] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:34:30] } 9... Na6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:30:21] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:30:25] } 10... Nc7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:29:08] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:27:24] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:25:10] } 12. Nc4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:19:10] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:24:32] } 13. Ne3 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:16:31] } 13... a6 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:11:33] } 14. f4 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:09:07] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:11:58] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:02:07] } 15... Ne8 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:11:39] } 16. a5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:00:20] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:01:51] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:55:02] } 17... Ndf6?! { [%eval 2.0] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:28] } 18. h3 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:52:00] } 18... Nc7 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:49:23] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:46:59] } 19... Nb5 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:42:26] } 20. Ne2?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:06] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:41:10] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:38:46] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:35:00] } 22. Ng3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:33:00] } 22... h5?! { [%eval 1.81] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:40] } 23. Nd2?? { [%eval -2.72] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:56] } 23... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.98] [%clk 0:28:29] } 24. Bxc5 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:21:40] } 24... dxc5 { [%eval -3.67] [%clk 0:24:54] } 25. exd5 { [%eval -3.7] [%clk 0:19:55] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:23:00] } 26. Qb1 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:16:27] } 26... Qe3+ { [%eval -3.84] [%clk 0:20:03] } 27. Kh2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:16:47] } 27... Qxd2 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:19:18] } 28. Bxg6 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:14:40] } 28... fxg6?! { [%eval -2.92] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:43] } 29. Qxg6 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:14:48] } 29... Bf5? { [%eval -1.55] } { Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:55] } 30. Nxf5 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:14:35] } 30... Nxf5 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:06:20] } 31. Qxf5 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:14:59] } 31... Re2 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:06:43] } 32. Rg1?? { [%eval -4.52] } { Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:32] } 32... Rf8 { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:06:21] } 33. Qxh5?! { [%eval -6.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:17] } 33... Qxf4+ { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 0:06:44] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 0:11:44] } 34... Be5 { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:05:57] } 0-1