Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-20
White: Carroll, Thomas
WhiteElo: 2124
Black: Cont, Arya
BlackElo: 2090
Result: 1-0
ECO: A48
Opening: East Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:26:26] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:36] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:52] } 4. Be2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:33] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:16] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:48] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:26] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:22] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:30] } 7. c3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:20:31] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:31] } 8. Re1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:19:57] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:14:46] } 9. a3?! { [%eval -0.51] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:16] } 9... e5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:11:42] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:13:42] } 10... a5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:11:40] } 11. e4?! { [%eval -1.02] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:59] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:11:05] } 12. Ng5 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 1:09:41] } 12... e3 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:57:44] } 13. fxe3 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 1:10:05] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:50:56] } 14. Nde4 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:08:11] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:47:53] } 15. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:08:38] } 15... f5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:47:37] } 16. Bc4+ { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:06:56] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:39:46] } 17. Nd6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:05:16] } 17... e4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:40:12] } 18. Qd5?! { [%eval -0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:35] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:40:33] } 19. Ba2?! { [%eval -1.78] } { Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:26] } 19... Qh4 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:35:51] } 20. Rd1?! { [%eval -2.25] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:08] } 20... Ng4?? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:15] } 21. Qg8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:55:29] } 1-0