Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Larkin, Benjamin
WhiteElo: 2029
Black: Richardson, John R
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2270
Result: 0-1
ECO: B01
Opening: Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:30:07] } 2. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:30:36] } 3. h3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:16] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:45] } 5... Qa5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:50] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:02] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:20:51] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:24:42] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:32] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:04:19] } 8... Rd8?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:04] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:00:38] } 9... Bxd3?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:10] } 10. cxd3 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:00:49] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:14:08] } 11. O-O { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:53:45] } 11... Nxc3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:11:29] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:54:14] } 12... Qxc3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:11:25] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:53:31] } 13... Bc5 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:07:37] } 14. Rb3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:48:13] } 14... Qa5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:06:58] } 15. Qe2 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:47:01] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:01:06] } 16. Be3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:35] } 16... Bb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:19] } 17. Qb2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:36:10] } 17... Qd5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:47:35] } 18. Rd1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:35:01] } 18... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:43:27] } 19. Bxb6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:34:11] } 19... axb6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:43:53] } 20. Rb5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:34:06] } 20... Qe6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:37:04] } 21. d4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:31:07] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:25:13] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:26:05] } 22... Nd5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:23:06] } 23. Nb1?! { [%eval -0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:04] } 23... c6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:21:24] } 24. Rb3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:26:32] } 24... b5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:21:38] } 25. Nc3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:26:33] } 25... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:21:36] } 26. Rxc3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:26:33] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:22:02] } 27. Rd2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:24:43] } 27... Ra4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:09] } 28. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:38] } 28... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:18:12] } 29. dxc6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:24:02] } 29... Re4 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:18:19] } 30. f3?? { [%eval #-3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:17] } 30... Re1+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:17:34] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:17:46] } 31... Rf1+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:17:45] } 0-1