Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-19
White: Marsden, Samuel
WhiteElo: 2065
Black: Hertog, Alexander
BlackElo: 1950
Result: 1-0
ECO: B13
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:39] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:39] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:48] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:07] } 7... Qd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:16] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:33:29] } 8... e6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:42] } 9. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:56] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:25] } 10. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:17] } 10... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:53] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:34:34] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:34:21] } 12. Rae1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:34:58] } 12... Rab8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:25] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:35:01] } 13... Bh5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:11] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:34:59] } 14... Bg6?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:43] } 15. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:35:08] } 15... hxg6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:20:09] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:34:21] } 16... b5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:18:53] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:34:16] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:18:47] } 18. f4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:56] } 18... Na5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:18:09] } 19. b4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:18] } 19... Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:04] } 20. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:22:25] } 20... dxc4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:16:15] } 21. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:04] } 21... a5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:11:58] } 22. g3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:20:20] } 22... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:28] } 23. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:44] } 23... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:54] } 24. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:07] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:20] } 25. Ra1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:21:00] } 25... Qb7?? { [%eval 2.4] } { Blunder. Rb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:47] } 26. Qxb7 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 1:20:33] } 26... Rxb7 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 1:02:16] } 27. Ra5 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 1:20:51] } 27... Rd8 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:48:36] } 28. Re1 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 1:19:16] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:42:15] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 1:19:03] } 29... Rd5 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:42:29] } 30. Re5 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:18:50] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:34:27] } 31. Kf3 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 1:18:31] } 31... Rxe5? { [%eval 3.65] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:22] } 32. fxe5 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 1:14:27] } 32... f6 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:19:41] } 33. Ke4 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 1:14:04] } 33... g5 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:18:06] } 34. g4 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 1:09:00] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:02:43] } 35. Ra6 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 1:04:28] } 35... Rd7 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:01:16] } 36. Rb6 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 1:00:39] } 36... fxe5 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:01:18] } 37. Kxe5 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:59:18] } 37... Rd5+ { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:01:46] } 38. Ke4 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:59:36] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:02:09] } 39. Rb8 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:57:04] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:01:50] } 40. Rc8 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:56:49] } 40... Ke7 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:01:56] } 41. Rc5 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:56:47] } 41... Rxc5? { [%eval 83.08] } { Mistake. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:23] } 42. dxc5 { [%eval 9.53] [%clk 0:57:07] } 42... Kd7? { [%eval #19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:02] } 43. Ke5 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:57:26] } 43... Ke7 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:00:35] } 44. c6 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:57:44] } 44... g6 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:00:42] } 45. h3 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:57:51] } 45... Kd8 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:01:05] } 46. Kxe6 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:58:13] } 46... Kc7 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:01:26] } 47. Kd5 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:58:21] } 1-0