Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Watson, Jacob
WhiteElo: 1918
Black: Merriman, James
BlackElo: 2048
Result: 0-1
ECO: A05
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:41] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:42] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:24:40] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:12] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:24:01] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:25] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:46] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:12] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:14:09] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:01] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:08:34] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:22:24] } 8... Ba6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:08:29] } 9. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:20:46] } 9... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:08:52] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:20:28] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:22] } 11. c4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:11:39] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:02:33] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:05:34] } 12... Nb4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:00:24] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:26] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:41] } 14. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:01:14] } 14... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:00:09] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:01:34] } 15... dxc4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:56:50] } 16. Ne5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:01:11] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:53:03] } 17. bxc4?! { [%eval -0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:15] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:40:32] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:39:27] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:36:34] } 19. Qb2 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:38:08] } 19... Ne4 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:29:14] } 20. Ng4?! { [%eval -1.89] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:47] } 20... f6 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:28:40] } 21. f3 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 0:28:46] } 21... h5 { [%eval -2.33] [%clk 0:27:48] } 22. Nh6+ { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:23:10] } 22... gxh6?! { [%eval -1.26] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:11] } 23. fxe4 { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:23:39] } 23... e5?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:27:29] } 24. c5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:22:44] } 24... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:38] } 25. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:47] } 25... bxc5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:23:17] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:21:54] } 26... Qf7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:23:40] } 27. Rf5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:22:01] } 27... c4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:22:22] } 28. Rxh5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:16:33] } 28... Kh7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:22:10] } 29. Rh3 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:12:39] } 29... c3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:21:14] } 30. Rc1 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:12:45] } 30... Rc7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:17:09] } 31. Qe1 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:07:19] } 31... c2 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:12:16] } 32. Qh4?! { [%eval -1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:06] } 32... h5? { [%eval -0.11] } { Mistake. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:23] } 33. Qg4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:06:11] } 33... Kh6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:08:43] } 34. Qe2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:05:34] } 34... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:06:33] } 35. Kh1?? { [%eval -2.6] } { Blunder. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:47] } 35... Rb7 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:05:42] } 36. Rf3 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:01:52] } 36... Rb1 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:04:54] } 37. Rff1 { [%eval -3.23] [%clk 0:01:38] } 37... Rxc1 { [%eval -3.15] [%clk 0:05:11] } 38. Rxc1 { [%eval -3.08] [%clk 0:02:04] } 38... Qb7 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:03:07] } 39. Qf1 { [%eval -3.66] [%clk 0:00:47] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval -3.26] [%clk 0:02:42] } 40. Qd3? { [%eval -5.63] } { Mistake. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 40... Qb2 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 0:02:06] } 41. Qd2?? { [%eval #-8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 41... Rd8 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:02:10] } 0-1