Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-20
White: Lapidus, Alexey M.
WhiteElo: 1867
Black: Ellson, Louie
BlackElo: 1854
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:30] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:50] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:59] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:04] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:37] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:24] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:33] } 8... Nge7?! { [%eval 1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:57] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:39] } 9... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:25:36] } 10. Nxf3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:02] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:19] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:28:27] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:21:54] } 12. b3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:54] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:18:42] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:26] } 13... b5?! { [%eval 1.04] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:18:25] } 14. Ne1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:16:31] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:17:26] } 15. Nc2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:15:04] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:14:20] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:53:19] } 16... Nh4?! { [%eval 1.58] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:41] } 17. Qg4?! { [%eval 0.71] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:38] } 17... Kh8?! { [%eval 1.73] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:44] } 18. g3 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:40:38] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:51:05] } 19. h4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:34:33] } 19... Bb4?! { [%eval 2.55] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:26] } 20. a3 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:28:12] } 20... Bd2 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:45:46] } 21. f4?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:47] } 21... b4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:45:27] } 22. Bxg6?! { [%eval 0.2] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:42] } 22... hxg6?? { [%eval 2.2] } { Blunder. fxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:06] } 23. h5 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:24:02] } 23... gxh5?! { [%eval 3.7] } { Inaccuracy. bxa3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:35] } 24. Qxh5+ { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:24:14] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:36:57] } 25. Rf2 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:19:33] } 25... Bc3 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:37:19] } 26. Rh2 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:18:50] } 26... f5 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:37:24] } 27. exf6 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:18:39] } 27... Rxf6 { [%eval 3.83] [%clk 0:37:21] } 28. Bxc3 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:13:58] } 28... Rh6 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:33:25] } 29. Qg4 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:14:11] } 29... Rxh2? { [%eval 6.86] } { Mistake. Rf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:40] } 30. Qxe6+ { [%eval 6.67] [%clk 0:14:35] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:32:08] } 31. Kxh2 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:14:19] } 31... bxc3? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:08] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:14:36] } 1-0