Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-19
White: Clarke, James
WhiteElo: 1941
Black: Verma, Aditya
BlackElo: 2092
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B95
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:59] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:43] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:39] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:06] } 7. Qf3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:28:43] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:27] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:27] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:53] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:10] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:33] } 10. g4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:16:35] } 10... b5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:26:00] } 11. Bxf6?! { [%eval -1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:02] } 11... Nxf6?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:30] } 12. g5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:07:48] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:25:30] } 13. h4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:04:30] } 13... b4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:18:59] } 14. Nce2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:01:25] } 14... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:43] } 15. Kb1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:58:31] } 15... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:15:56] } 16. Nb3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:57:39] } 16... a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:15:38] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:54:47] } 17... Ba6?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:22] } 18. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:53:10] } 18... Rxa6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:08:47] } 19. Nf1 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:51:01] } 19... Rc6 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:05:41] } 20. Ne3 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:49:50] } 20... Nb6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:06:00] } 21. Qg3 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:48:00] } 21... a4 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:02:51] } 1/2-1/2