Event: Blackpool Open 2025
Site: BLackpool, Lancashire
Date: 2025-02-08
White: McAtear, Jacob B
WhiteElo: 1892
Black: Merriman, James
BlackElo: 2073
Result: 1-0
ECO: C00
Opening: French Defense: Schlechter Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 110+10

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:50:10] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:40:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:50:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:40:18] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:50:27] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:39:45] } 4. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:31] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:48] } 5. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:34] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:39:16] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:48:39] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:52] } 7. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:02] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:11] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:41:55] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:19:27] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:27:26] } 9... exd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:09:28] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:16] } 10... Ne5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:06:20] } 11. Be4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:20:00] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:58:20] } 12. Ncxe4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:15:43] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:47:33] } 13. Qa4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:11:28] } 13... Be5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:38:45] } 14. c3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:08:56] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:31:16] } 15. Rd1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:01:20] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:28:34] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:58:18] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:26:01] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:56] } 17... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:17:45] } 18. Nxg3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:57:11] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:16:38] } 19. Re1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:52:35] } 19... Be6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:14:43] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:40:30] } 20... Qf7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:13:44] } 21. b3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:39:03] } 21... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:53] } 22. c4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:34:53] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:12:19] } 23. Rad1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:33:39] } 23... Nc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:11:09] } 24. h3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:28:04] } 24... b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:30] } 25. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:23:04] } 25... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:10:28] } 26. Qe4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:20:05] } 26... Bd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:07:28] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:17:05] } 27... Qe6? { [%eval 1.25] } { Mistake. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:25] } 28. Qxe6+ { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:14:28] } 28... Bxe6 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:05:28] } 29. Rxd8+ { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:14:27] } 29... Nxd8 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:05:34] } 30. Bf4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:14:28] } 30... c6?! { [%eval 1.74] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:13] } 31. Bc7 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:14:31] } 31... Nb7 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:04:16] } 32. Bxb6 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:14:28] } 32... a4 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:04:25] } 33. Kf1 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:13:17] } 33... axb3 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:04:30] } 34. axb3 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:13:21] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:04:14] } 35. Ke2 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:12:57] } 35... f5? { [%eval 2.97] } { Mistake. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:16] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:11:09] } 36... g5?! { [%eval 3.68] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:11] } 37. Kd4 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:11:01] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:03:46] } 38. Bc7? { [%eval 1.51] } { Mistake. Nh5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:34] } 38... h6?! { [%eval 2.76] } { Inaccuracy. c5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:30] } 39. b4 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:08:52] } 39... f4 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:01:49] } 40. Ne4+ { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:07:46] } 40... Kf7 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:01:47] } 41. c5 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:07:09] } 41... f3?! { [%eval 4.39] } { Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 42. g4 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:06:05] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 0:01:15] } 43. b5 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:04:42] } 43... Bd7?! { [%eval 7.08] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:59] } 44. b6 { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:04:08] } 44... Kf7?! { [%eval 10.95] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:30] } 45. Nd6+ { [%eval 10.43] [%clk 0:03:16] } 45... Nxd6?! { [%eval #20] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 46. cxd6 { [%eval 10.58] [%clk 0:03:20] } 1-0