Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-19
White: Badacsonyi, Stanley
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2318
Black: Merriman, James
BlackElo: 2048
Result: 1-0
ECO: A39
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:36] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:41] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:08] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:34] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:39] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:50] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:56] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:28:27] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:19] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:19] } 9. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:33:42] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:54] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:09] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:15:21] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:15] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:07:09] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:27] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:03:23] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:20:55] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:57:56] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:19:01] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:50:35] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:19:05] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:46:12] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:19:19] } 16... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:44:07] } 17. cxb5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:19:42] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:32:39] } 18. h3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:15:09] } 18... Qc7?! { [%eval 1.64] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:26] } 19. Rac1 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 1:13:59] } 19... Qb8 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:31:49] } 20. f4 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:14:05] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:31:53] } 21. Rc6 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:14:23] } 21... Nc5 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:24:48] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:10:08] } 22... a5 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:22:34] } 23. a3 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:09:37] } 23... Rxc6 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:18:31] } 24. bxc6 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:09:44] } 24... Rc8?! { [%eval 2.79] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:24] } 25. b4 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 1:09:35] } 25... axb4 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:18:37] } 26. axb4 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 1:10:00] } 26... Rxc6 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:18:36] } 27. e5 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 1:08:19] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:18:51] } 28. bxc5 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 1:08:41] } 28... bxc5 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:19:14] } 29. exd6 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 1:08:56] } 29... exd6 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:19:42] } 30. Bd5 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 1:09:06] } 30... Re8 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:19:11] } 31. Bf2 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 1:09:28] } 31... Qb2 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:18:53] } 32. Qxb2 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 1:09:49] } 32... Bxb2 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:19:20] } 33. Bc4 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 1:09:58] } 33... Re4 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:18:54] } 34. Bd5 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 1:09:56] } 34... Re7 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:17:35] } 35. Kf1 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 1:10:00] } 35... h6 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:16:51] } 36. Rb1 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 1:10:07] } 36... Bf6 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:16:16] } 37. Rb6 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 1:09:17] } 37... Rd7 { [%eval 3.79] [%clk 0:16:33] } 38. Ke2 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 1:09:40] } 38... g5 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:16:51] } 39. Kf3 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 1:09:43] } 39... gxf4 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:17:10] } 40. gxf4 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 1:09:49] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:16:28] } 41. Kg4 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 1:08:16] } 41... Kg6 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:15:27] } 42. Be4+ { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 1:07:50] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:15:54] } 43. Kf5 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 1:07:28] } 43... Bd8 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:15:41] } 44. Rb7 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 1:07:43] } 44... Rxb7 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:15:57] } 45. Bxb7 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 1:08:12] } 45... Kf8 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:12:56] } 46. Bd5 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 1:08:19] } 46... Kg7 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:12:28] } 47. Be1 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 1:08:41] } 47... Bf6 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:11:14] } 48. Ba5 { [%eval 4.73] [%clk 1:09:06] } 48... Be7?! { [%eval 7.6] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:24] } 49. Bc3+ { [%eval 7.24] [%clk 1:09:34] } 49... Kg8 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:10:48] } 50. Bf6 { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 1:09:58] } 50... Bf8 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 0:11:10] } 51. Kg4 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 1:10:19] } 51... Bg7? { [%eval 11.66] } { Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:15] } 52. Bxg7 { [%eval #19] [%clk 1:10:40] } 52... Kxg7 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:11:44] } 53. Kf5 { [%eval #20] [%clk 1:11:02] } 53... f6 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:11:50] } 54. h4 { [%eval #23] [%clk 1:11:29] } 1-0