Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Merry, Alan B
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2400
Black: Royal, Shreyas
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2484
Result: 0-1
ECO: E05
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:43] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:48] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:15] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:38] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:13] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:01] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:16] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:45] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:11] } 9. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:25:30] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:03] } 10. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:25:43] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:33:27] } 11. dxc5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:18:43] } 11... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:33:50] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:51:53] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:34] } 13. e4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:44:47] } 13... N5b6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:33:58] } 14. e5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:39:49] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:25:29] } 15. Nxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:05] } 15... axb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:53] } 16. Bxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:08] } 16... Qxa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:18] } 17. Rxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:01] } 17... Qf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:26:44] } 18. Bf4?? { [%eval -2.95] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:34] } 18... Be2 { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 1:24:51] } 19. Qxc5 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 0:13:26] } 19... bxc5 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 1:25:16] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:13:49] } 20... Qa8 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 1:25:42] } 21. b3 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:12:20] } 21... h5 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 1:20:30] } 22. h4 { [%eval -2.77] [%clk 0:11:05] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 1:08:59] } 23. a5?! { [%eval -3.44] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:34] } 23... Ba6?! { [%eval -2.11] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:23] } 24. Rd6?! { [%eval -3.15] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:17] } 24... Rd8?! { [%eval -1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:16] } 25. Be3?? { [%eval -4.5] } { Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 25... Rxd6 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 1:08:21] } 26. exd6 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:01:13] } 26... Qd5 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 1:08:48] } 27. Rc1 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:00:46] } 27... Bb7 { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 1:09:06] } 28. f3 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:01:07] } 28... Qxd6 { [%eval -4.94] [%clk 1:09:18] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:01:33] } 29... Qd3 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 1:07:45] } 30. Rxc5 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:01:41] } 30... Ba6 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 1:08:14] } 31. Re5 { [%eval -5.51] [%clk 0:01:13] } 31... f6 { [%eval -5.49] [%clk 1:06:01] } 32. Rxe6 { [%eval -5.33] [%clk 0:01:17] } 32... Qe2+ { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 1:06:26] } 33. Kg1 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:01:43] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 1:06:54] } 34. Re4 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:00:54] } 34... Bb7 { [%eval -5.5] [%clk 1:06:51] } 35. Bf4 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:00:44] } 35... Bxe4 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 1:07:05] } 36. fxe4 { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:01:09] } 36... Ke6 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 1:07:16] } 37. Nf1 { [%eval -5.93] [%clk 0:00:36] } 37... Qxe4 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 1:07:28] } 38. a6 { [%eval -6.79] [%clk 0:00:37] } 38... Qa8 { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 1:07:51] } 39. Bd2 { [%eval -7.07] [%clk 0:00:55] } 39... Qxa6 { [%eval -7.02] [%clk 1:08:16] } 0-1