Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-20
White: Cont, Arya
WhiteElo: 2090
Black: Bates, Richard A
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2292
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A05
Opening: King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:12] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:08] } 3. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:52] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:16] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:18] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:35] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:45] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:19] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:10] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:36] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:33] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:02] } 8. Qd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:59] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:20] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:34:20] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:23:03] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:34:45] } 10... bxc4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:18:27] } 11. bxc4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:35:10] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:17:32] } 12. Rab1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:31:27] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:14:03] } 13. Bc3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:24:49] } 13... Ba8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:12:06] } 14. Rxb8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:12:00] } 14... Qxb8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:10:44] } 15. e4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:12:24] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:08:40] } 16. d5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:11:30] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:08:02] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:11:38] } 17... c6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:05:11] } 18. Ne1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:04:23] } 18... cxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:59:49] } 19. exd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:04:48] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:55:15] } 20. Nd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:03:31] } 20... Qc7? { [%eval 1.39] } { Mistake. Nxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:09] } 21. Nxc5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:58:56] } 21... Qxc5 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:45:21] } 22. Qa4 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:56:53] } 22... Rc8?! { [%eval 2.21] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:21] } 23. Bh3?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:47] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:33:18] } 24. Rb1? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:54] } 24... Bc8?? { [%eval 1.75] } { Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:17] } 25. Bb4?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:27] } 25... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:26] } 26. Bxc8 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:35:09] } 26... Rxc8 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:22:03] } 27. Qxa6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:35:28] } 27... Bf8 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:22:29] } 28. Ba5? { [%eval 0.42] } { Mistake. Bc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:36] } 28... Qd7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:22:51] } 29. Rb7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:29:15] } 29... Qa4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:20:34] } 30. Rb3?? { [%eval -2.85] } { Blunder. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:52] } 30... Rc5 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 0:16:20] } 31. Rb5 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:24:10] } 31... Qd1+ { [%eval -3.02] [%clk 0:16:14] } 32. Kg2?! { [%eval -4.62] } { Inaccuracy. Nf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:57] } 32... Qe2 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:14:43] } 33. h3 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:20:33] } 33... Nxd5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:45] } 34. Rb3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:20:06] } 34... e4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:11:38] } 35. Qa8 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:15:09] } 35... e3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:08:20] } 36. Ne4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:15:34] } 36... exf2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:07:08] } 37. Nxf2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:16:00] } 37... Qxa2?! { [%eval 0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:27] } 38. Rb8 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:15:33] } 38... Ne3+ { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:02:22] } 39. Kg1 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:15:06] } 39... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:00:49] } 1/2-1/2