Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Zhao, George
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2124
Black: Lapidus, Alexey M.
BlackElo: 1867
Result: 1-0
ECO: D11
Opening: Slav Defense: Quiet Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:49] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:04] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:27] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:23] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:56] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:59] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:22:14] } 7... Qc8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:17:10] } 8. Nh4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:19:32] } 8... Be4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:12:13] } 9. f3?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:15] } 9... Bg6?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:29] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:15:20] } 10... c5?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:45] } 11. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:08:02] } 11... hxg6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:00:14] } 12. cxd5 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 1:03:20] } 12... cxd4 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:57:38] } 13. exd4?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. dxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:03] } 13... exd5?! { [%eval 1.62] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:46] } 14. O-O-O? { [%eval 0.06] } { Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:06] } 14... Bd6?! { [%eval 0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:12] } 15. Re1+?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:44] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:46:07] } 16. g4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:55:40] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:40:04] } 17. Be3 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:54:50] } 17... Nb4? { [%eval 0.52] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:49] } 18. Kb1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:53:01] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:27:24] } 19. h4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:48:40] } 19... Re8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:25:20] } 20. Ka1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:44:13] } 20... g5?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:06] } 21. h5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:40:00] } 21... Rh6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:17:02] } 22. Bh3? { [%eval -0.48] } { Mistake. Na2 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:11] } 22... Nd3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:14:28] } 23. Re2 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:38:09] } 23... Rxe3?? { [%eval 1.93] } { Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:06] } 24. Rxe3 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:38:17] } 24... Nf2 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:12:11] } 25. Rhe1 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:32:42] } 25... Nxh3 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:11:35] } 26. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:31:11] } 26... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:05:27] } 27. Qxd5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:53] } 27... Kg8?? { [%eval 4.38] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:00] } 28. Kb1?? { [%eval 0.12] } { Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:29:25] } 28... Nf4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:01:31] } 29. Re8+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:28:30] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:01:54] } 30. Qxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:44] } 30... f6?? { [%eval 4.67] } { Blunder. Rf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:05] } 31. Qa5 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:28:26] } 31... Nd3?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:51] } 32. Rd8?? { [%eval 6.24] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:01] } 32... Qc7?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 33. Qf5+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:27:22] } 33... g6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:01:02] } 34. hxg6+? { [%eval 8.7] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:24:39] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 8.76] [%clk 0:01:10] } 35. Rd7+ { [%eval 8.41] [%clk 0:24:33] } 1-0