Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-20
White: Marsden, Samuel
WhiteElo: 2065
Black: Verma, Shlok
BlackElo: 2169
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:31] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:56] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:10] } 6... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:14] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:31:34] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:22] } 8. Bg3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:49] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:28:28] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:28:19] } 9... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:28:56] } 10. hxg3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:42] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:16:13] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:30] } 11... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:00:52] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:57] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:57:27] } 13. Na3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:23:04] } 13... a6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:56:34] } 14. Nc2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:22:13] } 14... Rad8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:49:20] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:19:43] } 15... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:46:10] } 16. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:19:45] } 16... Nc8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:45:40] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:05:01] } 17... N6e7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:44:29] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:59:30] } 18... Nd6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:40:58] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:57:05] } 19... Qc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:31:45] } 20. Reb1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:53:23] } 20... Ne4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:30:59] } 21. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:46:44] } 21... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:26] } 22. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:46:59] } 22... b6? { [%eval 1.63] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:51] } 23. Rc1? { [%eval 0.03] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:10] } 23... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:05] } 24. cxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:30] } 24... Qxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:22] } 25. Qxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:46] } 25... Rxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:50] } 26. Rxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:26] } 26... Rxb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:06] } 27. Qb7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:08:55] } 27... Rb1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:30] } 28. Rxb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:10] } 28... Qxb1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:59] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:29] } 29... Qg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:16] } 30. Re7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:16] } 1/2-1/2