Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-20
White: Adams, Michael
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2654
Black: Royal, Shreyas
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2484
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:53] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:39] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:19] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:04] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:45] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:54] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:04] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:29:19] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:06] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:20] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:30] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:26] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:02] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:08] } 9... Nd6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:30:20] } 10. Nf1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:52] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:44] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:26] } 11... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:58] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:50] } 12... Na6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:24] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:09] } 13... Nc7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:35] } 14. h4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:17:43] } 14... Ne6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:23:05] } 15. Be5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:17:41] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:08] } 16. h5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:17:36] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:09] } 17. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:17:33] } 17... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:19:25] } 18. Nf5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:14:07] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:16:34] } 19. N3h4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:10:28] } 19... Nf8? { [%eval 1.91] } { Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:31] } 20. Qf3 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:04:18] } 20... Bc7 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:53:22] } 21. Qg4 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 1:01:42] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:53:46] } 22. g3 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 1:00:28] } 22... Qf7 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:50:35] } 23. Kg2 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:59:29] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:40:43] } 24. c3 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:49:13] } 24... a5?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:06] } 25. Rh1 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:37:02] } 25... Re4 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:36:16] } 26. Ng6+ { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:35:43] } 26... Nxg6? { [%eval 6.13] } { Mistake. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:44] } 27. hxg6 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:35:15] } 27... Rxg4 { [%eval 6.15] [%clk 0:34:59] } 28. gxf7 { [%eval 6.18] [%clk 0:33:24] } 28... Re4 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:32:44] } 29. Rae1 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:32:12] } 29... g6?? { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:09] } 30. Rxh7+ { [%clk 0:31:50] } 1-0