Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Merriman, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2194
Black: Patel, Keatan
BlackElo: 1990
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D45
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:58] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:51] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:33] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:02] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:23] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:10] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:32:42] } 8... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.4] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:20] } 9. Kb1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:56] } 9... dxc4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:09:54] } 10. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:32:17] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:07:23] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:31:12] } 11... a6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:03:21] } 12. e4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:24:48] } 12... e5 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:52:37] } 13. dxe5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:23:17] } 13... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:51:17] } 14. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:06:36] } 14... Ng4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:40:17] } 15. Re2 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:37:15] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:18:10] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:37:02] } 16... Ngf6 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:18:31] } 17. Be3?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Ree1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:17] } 17... Bb7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:15:21] } 18. Ree1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:28:53] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:11:26] } 19. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:21:56] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:11:39] } 20. Bf1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:21:14] } 20... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:07:14] } 21. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:21:24] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:07:33] } 22. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:18:34] } 22... Qxd8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:08:02] } 23. f4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:18:14] } 23... Ng6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:08:09] } 24. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:46] } 24... c5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:05:38] } 25. b3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:14:22] } 25... Nh5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:04:41] } 1/2-1/2