Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-19
White: Mesropyan, Hayk
WhiteElo: 1892
Black: Larkin, Benjamin
BlackElo: 2029
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:14] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:06] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:31] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:49] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:42] } 6. c3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:31:07] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:32:27] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:31:31] } 8. e5?! { [%eval -0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:44] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:31:56] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:33:08] } 9... Nc5 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:24:31] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:31:38] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:22:22] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:30:11] } 11... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:21:52] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:30:34] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:22:18] } 13. Nb3 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 1:29:30] } 13... a5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:22:29] } 14. Qg3 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:29:06] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:19:03] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:25:34] } 15... a4 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:19:19] } 16. Nd4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:21:51] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 1:19:31] } 17. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 1:17:08] } 17... c5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:17:40] } 18. Nf3?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:00] } 18... Rb8?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:18] } 19. Rab1?! { [%eval -1.48] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:03] } 19... Ba6 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 1:16:50] } 20. b3 { [%eval -1.65] [%clk 1:11:18] } 20... Bd3 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 1:15:49] } 21. Rb2 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 1:11:24] } 21... axb3 { [%eval -2.36] [%clk 1:12:27] } 22. axb3 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 1:11:31] } 22... Rb7?! { [%eval -1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:43] } 23. Nd2 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 1:08:43] } 23... Bg6 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 1:08:25] } 24. Ra2 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 1:01:50] } 24... Ra7 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 1:07:27] } 25. Rxa7 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:58:37] } 25... Qxa7 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 1:07:55] } 26. Qg4 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:58:34] } 26... Qa3 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 1:07:55] } 27. Qd1 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:58:40] } 27... Ra8 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 1:08:00] } 28. h3 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:57:48] } 28... h6 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 1:07:12] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:52:03] } 29... Qb2 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 1:07:33] } 30. h4?! { [%eval -3.36] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:56] } 30... Ra2 { [%eval -2.73] [%clk 1:04:04] } 31. h5?! { [%eval -4.09] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:45] } 31... Bc2 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 1:03:52] } 32. Qf3?! { [%eval -5.49] } { Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:45] } 32... Qxc1 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:58:44] } 33. Qxf7 { [%eval -6.27] [%clk 0:42:06] } 33... Ra7?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:15] } 34. Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:34] } 34... Qa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:08] } 35. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:45] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:38] } 36. Qg6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:53] } 36... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:36] } 37. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:56] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:01] } 1/2-1/2