Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Emms, John M
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2417
Black: Khoury, Theo
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2229
Result: 1-0
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:16] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:39] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:07] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:46] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:56] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:01] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:20] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:03] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:36] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:00] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:46] } 11. Be5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:03] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:17:21] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:18:16] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:07:32] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:14:21] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:01:29] } 14. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:01:19] } 14... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:01:50] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:00:22] } 15... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:00:08] } 16. Rab1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:59:24] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:55:34] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:55:42] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:55:57] } 18. a4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:53:15] } 18... Nb6?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:06] } 19. Ne5 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:48:55] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:45:58] } 20. Rfc1 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:37:24] } 20... Nc8 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:45:01] } 21. b5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:32:44] } 21... cxb5 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:38:08] } 22. axb5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:33:03] } 22... a5 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:38:22] } 23. b6 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:28:58] } 23... Nd6 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:36:23] } 24. Qa2 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 0:26:14] } 24... Be6 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:31:41] } 25. Nb5 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:25:01] } 25... Nxb5 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:28:10] } 26. Rxb5 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 0:25:15] } 26... Rec8 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:23:44] } 27. Rxc8+ { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:21:06] } 27... Rxc8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:24:08] } 28. Rxa5 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:20:08] } 28... Qd6 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:23:58] } 29. Ra8 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:18:40] } 29... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:22:47] } 30. Rxc8+ { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:17:10] } 30... Bxc8 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:23:12] } 31. Qa8 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:16:48] } 31... Qe6 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:23:29] } 32. g4?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:03] } 32... Qe8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:21:04] } 33. Qb8 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:08:27] } 33... g6?! { [%eval 1.51] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:57] } 34. Qc7 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:07:28] } 34... Nh7? { [%eval 3.36] } { Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:40] } 35. Nxf7 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:05:12] } 35... Qxf7 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:15:05] } 36. Qxc8+ { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:05:40] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:15:26] } 37. h4 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:04:17] } 37... Nf6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:15:10] } 38. Kg2 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:04:08] } 38... h5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:15:17] } 39. gxh5 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:03:28] } 39... Nxh5 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:15:32] } 40. Qg4 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:03:21] } 40... Qe8 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:14:17] } 41. Qg5 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:03:15] } 41... Nf6 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:13:49] } 42. h5 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:03:08] } 42... Nxh5 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:14:03] } 43. Qxd5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:03:29] } 43... Qe7?! { [%eval 4.89] } { Inaccuracy. Kh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:58] } 44. Qe5+ { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 0:02:55] } 44... Qxe5 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:13:21] } 45. dxe5 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:03:23] } 45... Kf7 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:13:45] } 46. f4 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:02:56] } 46... Ng7 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:12:26] } 47. Kf3 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:03:19] } 47... Ne8 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:12:48] } 48. Kg4 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:01:48] } 48... Nc7 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:13:02] } 49. Kg5 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:01:50] } 49... Ne6+ { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:12:48] } 50. Kh6 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:02:13] } 50... Nf8 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:13:12] } 51. Bc4+ { [%eval 6.56] [%clk 0:02:23] } 51... Ke7 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 0:13:35] } 52. Kg7 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:02:29] } 52... b6 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:11:58] } 53. e4 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:02:15] } 53... b5 { [%eval 6.86] [%clk 0:12:10] } 54. Bb3 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 0:01:26] } 54... Ne6+?? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:18] } 55. Bxe6 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:01:20] } 55... Kxe6 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:12:43] } 56. Kxg6 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:01:45] } 56... b4 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:13:11] } 57. f5+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:02:12] } 57... Kxe5 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:13:37] } 58. f6 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:02:37] } 58... b3 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:14:05] } 59. f7 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:03:04] } 59... b2 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:14:33] } 60. f8=Q { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:03:26] } 60... b1=Q { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:14:57] } 61. Qf5+?? { [%eval 6.7] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:03:34] } 61... Kd4 { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:15:22] } 62. e5 { [%eval 7.63] [%clk 0:03:44] } 62... Qg1+?! { [%eval 21.86] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:13:36] } 63. Kf7 { [%eval 14.08] [%clk 0:03:22] } 63... Qa1 { [%eval 12.8] [%clk 0:12:22] } 64. e6 { [%eval 8.22] [%clk 0:03:22] } 64... Qa2 { [%eval 54.67] [%clk 0:12:47] } 65. Kg7 { [%eval 18.9] [%clk 0:02:38] } 65... Qa3 { [%eval 71.75] [%clk 0:12:42] } 66. Qg5 { [%eval 22.35] [%clk 0:02:34] } 66... Ke4 { [%eval 53.64] [%clk 0:11:21] } 67. e7 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:02:30] } 67... Qc3+ { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:11:44] } 68. Qf6 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:01:52] } 68... Qc7 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:10:36] } 69. Kf8 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:01:55] } 69... Qc5 { [%eval 10.88] [%clk 0:10:57] } 70. Qe6+ { [%eval 7.51] [%clk 0:01:31] } 70... Kd3 { [%eval #25] [%clk 0:10:20] } 71. Kf7 { [%eval 12.78] [%clk 0:01:23] } 71... Qc7?! { [%eval #16] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:45] } 72. Kf6 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:01:33] } 72... Qc3+ { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:11:01] } 73. Kf5?! { [%eval 76.77] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:36] } 73... Qc5+ { [%eval 50.87] [%clk 0:10:40] } 74. Qe5 { [%eval 12.4] [%clk 0:01:52] } 74... Qc8+ { [%eval #26] [%clk 0:10:40] } 75. Kg6 { [%eval 12.82] [%clk 0:01:34] } 75... Qg8+?! { [%eval #22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:09:19] } 76. Kh6 { [%eval #23] [%clk 0:01:31] } 76... Qe8 { [%eval 74.05] [%clk 0:09:44] } 77. Qd6+ { [%eval 75.29] [%clk 0:01:13] } 77... Ke2?! { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:34] } 78. Kg7 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:01:22] } 78... Kf3 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:03:49] } 79. Qd8 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:01:38] } 1-0