Event: British Chess Championships 2023: Championship
Site: The Venue, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-07-25
White: Rudd, Jack
WhiteElo: 2276
Black: Merriman, James
BlackElo: 2067
Result: 1-0
ECO: E44
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 90 mins + 30 mins + 30 secondss added from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:14] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... Ne4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:40] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:52] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:03] } 7... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:13] } 8. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:26] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:37] } 9. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:33:47] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:29:14] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:16] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:26:08] } 11. f3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:33:35] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:16:16] } 12. dxc5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:38] } 12... bxc5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:16:12] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:58] } 13... Qh4+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:14:00] } 14. Qf2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:34:20] } 14... Qxf2+ { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:13:45] } 15. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:34:43] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:12:44] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:34:43] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:48:57] } 17. Be2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:35:02] } 17... d5?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:05] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:35:09] } 18... exd5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:43:47] } 19. Bc3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:34:30] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:42:36] } 20. Rhd1 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:34:39] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:40:38] } 21. b4 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:33:47] } 21... d4?! { [%eval 3.06] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:21] } 22. exd4 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 1:34:07] } 22... cxd4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:22:46] } 23. Bb2 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 1:34:30] } 23... a6 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 0:21:53] } 24. Rac1 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 1:34:25] } 24... Rd6 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:21:50] } 25. Rc5 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 1:34:10] } 25... g6 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:20:57] } 26. Bc4+ { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 1:34:21] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:20:10] } 27. Bd5?! { [%eval 2.63] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:50] } 27... Rfd8 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:17:30] } 28. Bxd4+? { [%eval 1.44] } { Mistake. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:12] } 28... Nxd4?! { [%eval 2.1] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:44] } 29. Bxb7 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:33:30] } 29... Ne6?? { [%eval 4.35] } { Blunder. R8d7 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:21] } 30. Rcd5 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 1:33:13] } 30... Rxd5 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:06:46] } 31. Rxd5 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 1:33:34] } 31... Rxd5 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:06:59] } 32. Bxd5 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 1:33:57] } 32... Nc7 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:07:28] } 33. Bc4 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 1:34:17] } 33... Kf6 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:07:43] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 1:34:38] } 34... Ke5 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:06:33] } 35. f4+ { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 1:35:00] } 35... Kd6 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 0:06:56] } 36. a4 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 1:35:23] } 36... a5 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:06:26] } 37. bxa5 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 1:35:01] } 37... Kc5 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:06:46] } 38. Kd3 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 1:35:21] } 38... Kb4 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:06:31] } 39. a6 { [%eval 5.79] [%clk 1:35:44] } 39... Kxa4 { [%eval 5.77] [%clk 0:06:41] } 40. a7 { [%eval 5.57] [%clk 1:36:08] } 40... Ka5 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:04:42] } 41. Bd5 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 1:36:31] } 1-0