Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Shivakumar, Akshath
WhiteElo: 1822
Black: Marsden, Samuel
BlackElo: 2065
Result: 1-0
ECO: E33
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Milner-Barry Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:33] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:49] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:30] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:27] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:31:41] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:07] } 8. d5?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:14] } 8... Nb8 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:30:22] } 9. e4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 1:19:55] } 9... Na6 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 1:26:12] } 10. h3 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:19:33] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:25:22] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:18:38] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:22:31] } 12. Be3 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 1:16:15] } 12... Ba4 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:22:44] } 13. Qb1 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:16:31] } 13... b6 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:20:06] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:15:22] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:19:57] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:12:33] } 15... h6 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:12:26] } 16. Bh4?! { [%eval -1.74] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:23] } 16... g5 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 1:10:48] } 17. Nxg5 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:49:11] } 17... Nfxe4?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:15] } 18. Nf3?! { [%eval -0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:59] } 18... Ng5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:58:03] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:35:45] } 19... f6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:23] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:32:12] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:55:29] } 21. Ne4?! { [%eval -0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:21] } 21... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:53:13] } 22. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:26:04] } 22... Be8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:42] } 23. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:20] } 23... f5?? { [%eval 1.88] } { Blunder. Qh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:44] } 24. f4?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:33] } 24... exf4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:41:07] } 25. Rae1?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:50] } 25... Qh7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:39:14] } 26. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:26:01] } 26... Bg6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:39:04] } 27. Ref1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:25:46] } 27... Ne4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:36:39] } 28. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:24:18] } 28... fxe4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:34:27] } 29. Qg3 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:23:52] } 29... Rae8?! { [%eval 1.81] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:55] } 30. Rf6? { [%eval 0.45] } { Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:56] } 30... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:31:56] } 31. Rxf6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:21:56] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:31:22] } 32. Re6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:35] } 32... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:30:37] } 33. dxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:32] } 33... Qg8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:30:53] } 34. e7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:54] } 34... Qe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:20] } 35. Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:25] } 35... Qf7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:25:23] } 36. Qg4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:21:13] } 36... Qe8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:20:17] } 37. Qe6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:21:34] } 37... Kh7? { [%eval 1.75] } { Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:10] } 38. Bf6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:08] } 38... h5?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. Qg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:19] } 39. Bd4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:16:22] } 39... c5?? { [%eval 3.52] } { Blunder. Qg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:24] } 40. Bf6?? { [%eval 0.51] } { Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:40] } 40... Qc6?? { [%eval 3.46] } { Blunder. Qf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:35] } 41. Be5 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:14:35] } 41... e3?? { [%eval 8.42] } { Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:21] } 42. Qf6 { [%eval 8.56] [%clk 0:14:26] } 42... dxe5 { [%eval 8.55] [%clk 0:12:34] } 43. Qxc6 { [%eval 8.37] [%clk 0:14:11] } 43... e2 { [%eval 9.22] [%clk 0:12:57] } 44. Qxg6+ { [%eval 8.64] [%clk 0:14:35] } 1-0