Event: English Open Championships 2023
Site: Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-05-27
White: Badacsonyi, Stanley
WhiteElo: 1914
Black: Merriman, John
BlackElo: 2297
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C12
Opening: French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/90min + 30 seconds per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:04] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:56] } 5. Bxf6?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:34] } 5... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:38] } 6. exd5?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:01] } 6... exd5 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:24:49] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 1:30:57] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:21:31] } 8. Be2 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:30:17] } 8... c6 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:18:03] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:30:14] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:15:58] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:29:00] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:01:17] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:28:04] } 11... Nb6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:58:33] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:26:19] } 12... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:56:13] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:25:38] } 13... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:45:43] } 14. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:23:44] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:45:58] } 15. c3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:24:05] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:46:06] } 16. Ng3 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:21:54] } 16... g6? { [%eval 0.74] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:23] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:20:55] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:41:52] } 18. h4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:18:33] } 18... f6?! { [%eval 1.8] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:10] } 19. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:16:01] } 19... Rxe1 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:13:32] } 20. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:15:47] } 20... Qf7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:08:15] } 21. Nf5 { [%eval -9.04] [%clk 1:14:48] } 21... Qxg6 { [%eval -9.01] [%clk 0:08:38] } 22. h5 { [%clk 1:15:15] } 22... Qxh5 { [%clk 0:08:18] } 23. Qg3+ { [%clk 1:15:29] } 23... Qg6 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 24. Qxg6+ { [%clk 1:15:53] } 24... hxg6 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 25. Nxd6 { [%clk 1:16:19] } 25... Na4 { [%clk 0:07:19] } 1/2-1/2