Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-19
White: Elgar, Tim
WhiteElo: 2093
Black: Merry, Alan B
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2400
Result: 0-1
ECO: A07
Opening: King's Indian Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:25] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:09] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:45] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:48] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:22:44] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:23:34] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:55] } 7... dxe4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:23:01] } 8. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:20:19] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:22:34] } 9. dxe4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:20:47] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:33] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:19:56] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:15:53] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:16:57] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:14:51] } 12. a4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:16:32] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:12:37] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:06:58] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:40] } 14. b3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:53:01] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:25] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:51:02] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:49] } 16. Bh3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:50:50] } 16... Bg5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:45:37] } 17. Bf1 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:39:08] } 17... Bxf1 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:41:06] } 18. Kxf1?! { [%eval -1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:32] } 18... Qd6 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:36:40] } 19. Ke1 { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:34:05] } 19... Qd4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:30:05] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:31:09] } 20... Bxd2+ { [%eval -1.33] [%clk 0:22:51] } 21. Bxd2 { [%eval -1.37] [%clk 0:25:27] } 21... Qxe4+ { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:20:56] } 22. Qxe4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:25:54] } 22... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:21:19] } 23. f3 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:25:48] } 23... Nxd2 { [%eval -1.85] [%clk 0:21:29] } 24. Rxd2 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:26:16] } 24... Rxd2 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:18:38] } 25. Kxd2 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 0:26:45] } 25... f6 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:18:22] } 26. Ke3 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:23:31] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:18:40] } 27. g4 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:22:09] } 27... Ke6 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:17:27] } 28. Rg1 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:19:19] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:16:21] } 29. h4 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:19:08] } 29... g6 { [%eval -2.44] [%clk 0:15:17] } 30. c3 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:17:10] } 30... Rb8 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:11:57] } 31. b4?! { [%eval -3.11] } { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:58] } 31... Ra8 { [%eval -3.07] [%clk 0:10:10] } 32. Rc1 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:11:50] } 32... h5 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:08:29] } 33. gxh5 { [%eval -3.74] [%clk 0:11:36] } 33... gxh5 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:08:55] } 34. Ke4 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:09:16] } 34... axb4 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:03:18] } 35. cxb4 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:09:44] } 35... c5 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:03:20] } 36. a5 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:04:26] } 36... bxa5 { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:03:42] } 37. bxc5 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:03:26] } 37... a4 { [%eval -5.14] [%clk 0:03:57] } 38. c6 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 0:02:20] } 38... a3 { [%eval -5.16] [%clk 0:04:09] } 39. c7 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:02:24] } 39... a2 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:02:27] } 40. Rc6+ { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:02:18] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval -4.63] [%clk 0:02:46] } 41. c8=Q+ { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:02:42] } 41... Rxc8 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 0:03:10] } 42. Ra6 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:03:07] } 42... Rc2 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:01:04] } 43. Kf5 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 0:03:20] } 43... Rf2 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:00:42] } 44. Kxf6?! { [%eval -7.14] } { Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:19] } 44... e4 { [%eval -6.72] [%clk 0:00:45] } 45. Ke5 { [%eval -8.66] [%clk 0:00:33] } 45... e3 { [%eval -9.07] [%clk 0:01:00] } 46. Rd6+? { [%eval #-16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 46... Ke7? { [%eval -8.86] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 47. Ra6? { [%eval #-12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 47... e2 { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:01:02] } 48. Ra7+ { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:00:58] } 48... Ke8 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:01:14] } 49. Ra8+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:00:39] } 49... Kd7 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:01:43] } 50. Ra7+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:00:45] } 50... Kc6 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:02:08] } 51. Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 0-1