Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Jones, Steven A
WhiteElo: 2184
Black: Watson, Jacob
BlackElo: 1918
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B00
Opening: Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:50] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:14] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:26:19] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:30:36] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:24:14] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:27:19] } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:22:02] } 5... Ne5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:26:40] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:14:58] } 6... Bd7?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Ned7 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:34] } 7. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:14:48] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:26:44] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:13:32] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:24:00] } 9. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:12:34] } 9... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:24:09] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:12:49] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:22:40] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:11:40] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:22:25] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:03:07] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:11:10] } 13. dxe6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:52:17] } 13... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:11:16] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:52:06] } 14... Kb8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:06:11] } 15. Kb1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:38:03] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:01:22] } 16. Nxe7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:37:29] } 16... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:01:38] } 17. Qc4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:36:59] } 17... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:59:47] } 18. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:37:24] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:58] } 19. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:59] } 19... Qxd8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:00:22] } 20. Qxf7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:29:24] } 20... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:01] } 21. Bc1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:29:47] } 21... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:00:17] } 22. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:07] } 22... Nc3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:37] } 23. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:25] } 23... Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:28] } 24. Qf8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:30] } 24... Ka7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:43] } 25. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:58] } 1/2-1/2