Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Hertog, Alexander
WhiteElo: 1950
Black: Merriman, James
BlackElo: 2048
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A64
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:54] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:45] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:20] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:10] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:34] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:10] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:56] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:32] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:26:28] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:57] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:50] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:13] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:22:07] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:22] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:21:23] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:25] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:56] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:17:18] } 13. a5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:10:44] } 13... Ne5?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:58] } 14. Qc2?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:48] } 14... Nh5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:06:35] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:07:33] } 15... f5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:05:58] } 16. exf5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:53:54] } 16... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:57:01] } 17. Nde4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:53:33] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:52:26] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:22] } 18... Nf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:02] } 19. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:44:17] } 19... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:48:28] } 20. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:44:18] } 20... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:48:55] } 21. Qa4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:41:48] } 21... Ne5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:30:26] } 22. Ne4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:28:08] } 22... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:30:51] } 23. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:27:59] } 23... Nf3+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:28:17] } 24. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:10] } 24... Qxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:45] } 25. Qd7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:22:52] } 25... Qf6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:48] } 1/2-1/2