Event: British Chess Championships 2023: Championship
Site: The Venue, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-07-24
White: Jackson, James P
WhiteElo: 2390
Black: Merriman, John
BlackElo: 2274
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 90 mins + 30 mins + 30 secondss added from move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:36] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:22] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:01] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:26] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:23:25] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:33:50] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:23:43] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:23] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:23:51] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:32:12] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:18:59] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:32:34] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:19:21] } 12. Qe3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:28:45] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:09:22] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:26:28] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:06:30] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:23:14] } 14... b4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:57:51] } 15. Qh3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:05:01] } 15... g6?! { [%eval 1.62] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:36] } 16. Qh6 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:52:03] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:47:16] } 17. Bxc5?! { [%eval 1.39] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:02] } 17... Nxc5 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:40:54] } 18. Nd4?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:15] } 18... a5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:34:46] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:35:04] } 19... Rf8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:32:22] } 20. h4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:31:54] } 20... Ba6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:30:59] } 21. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:30:11] } 21... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:30:44] } 22. Kb1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:17:46] } 22... a4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:22:17] } 23. f5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:16:01] } 23... exf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:07] } 24. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:20] } 24... Ne4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:11:46] } 25. Ng5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:10:04] } 25... f6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:05:27] } 26. Rhd1 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:10:06] } 26... Rc8?? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 27. Rd8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:10:17] } 27... Rxd8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:03:07] } 28. Rxd8+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:10:42] } 1-0