Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Jackson, James P
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2371
Black: Saunders, Aron
BlackElo: 2135
Result: 0-1
ECO: B18
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... Bg6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:54] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:51] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:11] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:15] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:22] } 8... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:31] } 9. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:46] } 9... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:31] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:30] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:24:11] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:49] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:23:39] } 12. c4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:24:44] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:22:16] } 13. Kb1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:16:15] } 13... Be7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:20:26] } 14. N1e2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:15:22] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:14:55] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:09:40] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:03:45] } 16. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:00:10] } 16... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:03:50] } 17. c5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:00:18] } 17... e5?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:54] } 18. Ng3?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:57] } 18... exd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:53:05] } 19. Nf5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:44:31] } 19... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:49:37] } 20. Nxh6+?? { [%eval -1.6] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:28] } 20... gxh6 { [%eval -1.6] [%clk 0:45:25] } 21. Qf5 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:38:52] } 21... Nd5?! { [%eval -0.59] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:16] } 22. Bxh6? { [%eval -1.78] } { Mistake. Rh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:34] } 22... f6? { [%eval -0.14] } { Mistake. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:07] } 23. Rh3?? { [%eval -2.86] } { Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:44] } 23... Kh8?? { [%eval -0.55] } { Blunder. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:05] } 24. Bxf8 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:27:43] } 24... Rxf8 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:38:23] } 25. Qh5+ { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:26:16] } 25... Qh7+ { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:38:43] } 26. Qxh7+ { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:26:39] } 26... Kxh7 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:39:10] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:27:01] } 27... Bb6 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:38:01] } 28. Rxc6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:27:25] } 28... Re8 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:36:50] } 29. a3 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:26:18] } 29... Re1+ { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:30:46] } 30. Rc1 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:25:15] } 30... Re4 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:27:41] } 31. Rb3 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:24:36] } 31... Re5?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:16] } 32. Rf3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:24:49] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:25:17] } 33. Rh1? { [%eval -1.5] } { Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:52] } 33... f5?! { [%eval -0.91] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:16] } 34. Rc1?! { [%eval -1.91] } { Inaccuracy. Rg3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:20:41] } 34... Nf6 { [%eval -1.89] [%clk 0:24:15] } 35. Rc6 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:15:12] } 35... Ne4 { [%eval -2.52] [%clk 0:23:27] } 36. h5?? { [%eval -5.64] } { Blunder. Rc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:47] } 36... Nd2+ { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:23:38] } 0-1