Event: English Open Championships 2023
Site: Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-05-27
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 2057
Black: Fellowes, Billy
BlackElo: 1824
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/90min + 30 seconds per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:42] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:07] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:31] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:00] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:56] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:29:51] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:33:19] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:00] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:20] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:27:22] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:55] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:25:22] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:33:15] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:23:18] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:33:14] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:21:09] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:24:10] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:12:22] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:22:23] } 13... Bxe5?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:40] } 14. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:22:25] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:10:45] } 15. Rab1 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:21:37] } 15... N8d7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:56:35] } 16. Bh2 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:21:28] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:54:10] } 17. b4?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:57] } 17... Qh4? { [%eval 1.63] } { Mistake. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:35] } 18. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:12:05] } 18... dxe4 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:51:25] } 19. Bg3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:12:14] } 19... Qg5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:48:18] } 20. b5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:54:33] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:46:22] } 21. bxc6 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:54:52] } 21... bxc6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:46:51] } 22. Ne2 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:48:49] } 22... Ba6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:39:58] } 23. Rb2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:45:56] } 23... Rec8 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:31:42] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:45:04] } 24... Bd3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:31:39] } 25. Qc5?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:26] } 25... Nd5?! { [%eval 1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:30] } 26. Nf4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:43:36] } 26... Nxf4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:27:23] } 27. Bxf4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:43:57] } 27... Qd5 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:23:11] } 28. a4 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:40:11] } 28... g5 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:21:08] } 29. Be5 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:39:27] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:20:35] } 30. Rb3 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:38:25] } 30... Qd8?! { [%eval 3.53] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:51] } 31. Rbc3?! { [%eval 2.58] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:05] } 31... a5? { [%eval 4.39] } { Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:05] } 32. Qd6?? { [%eval 2.05] } { Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:22] } 32... Qxd6 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:18:59] } 33. Bxd6 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:35:49] } 33... Ra6?! { [%eval 3.22] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:22] } 34. Rc5? { [%eval 1.69] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:00] } 34... Rd8 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:15:28] } 35. Be5 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:34:12] } 35... f6? { [%eval 3.49] } { Mistake. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:12] } 36. Bc7?? { [%eval 1.14] } { Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:50] } 36... Rd5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:15:09] } 37. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:34:10] } 37... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.67] } 38. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:34:34] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:49] } 39. Bb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:31:21] } 39... h5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:14:54] } 40. f3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:30:14] } 40... Rf5?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. exf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:00] } 41. fxe4?! { [%eval -0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:34] } 41... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:12:11] } 42. Rc7+ { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:29:25] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:11:13] } 43. Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:00] } 43... g4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:09:08] } 44. hxg4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:25:55] } 44... Rg5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:09:09] } 45. gxh5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:24:53] } 1/2-1/2