Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Varley, Joe
WhiteElo: 2023
Black: Jackson, James P
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2371
Result: 0-1
ECO: B52
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Bd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:27] } 4. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:53] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:03] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:50] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:07] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:12] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:31] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:35] } 8... Bg7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:56] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:56] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:54] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:06] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:50] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:29] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:25] } 12. Qd3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:48] } 12... Rab8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:40] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:14] } 13... bxc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:22] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:59] } 14... Qb7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:22:48] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:25:14] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:37] } 16. Qc2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:23:08] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:17:42] } 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:09] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:45] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:08] } 18... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:50] } 19. f4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:02:59] } 19... e5? { [%eval 1.15] } { Mistake. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:12] } 20. f5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:57:15] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:49:00] } 21. Rf1 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:45:25] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:36:38] } 22. Rf3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:37:06] } 22... Bg5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:36:09] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:34:33] } 23... Bxe3+ { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:36:13] } 24. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:34:46] } 24... f6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:36:06] } 25. Rg3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:27:34] } 25... g5 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:35:20] } 26. h4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:27:19] } 26... g4?! { [%eval 1.95] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:56] } 27. Qh6 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:19:41] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:28:20] } 28. Rxg4 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:19:56] } 28... Rg8 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:27:43] } 29. Rg6?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:19:21] } 29... Nd3 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:25:38] } 30. Ne2? { [%eval -0.07] } { Mistake. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:10] } 30... Qa7+ { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:23:41] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:14:03] } 31... Nf2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:23:47] } 32. Rxg8+ { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:12:45] } 32... Kxg8 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:24:11] } 33. Qh5 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:11:06] } 33... Qe3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:19:38] } 34. Qf3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:08:04] } 34... Qxe4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:20:00] } 35. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:08:27] } 35... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:20:25] } 36. Rd1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:08:10] } 36... Rd8 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:18:41] } 37. a3?? { [%eval -2.47] } { Blunder. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:33] } 37... d5 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:18:41] } 38. b4 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:07:08] } 38... axb4 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:18:46] } 39. axb4 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:07:32] } 39... d4 { [%eval -2.89] [%clk 0:19:09] } 40. Ng3?! { [%eval -3.68] } { Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:09] } 40... Nc3 { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:17:52] } 41. Ra1 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:06:57] } 41... d3 { [%eval -3.51] [%clk 0:17:00] } 42. Nh5 { [%eval -4.0] [%clk 0:07:16] } 42... d2 { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 0:17:09] } 43. Nxf6+ { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:05:46] } 43... Kf7 { [%eval -3.94] [%clk 0:16:56] } 44. Ng4 { [%eval -4.03] [%clk 0:05:44] } 44... d1=Q { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 0:16:29] } 45. Nxe5+ { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 0:06:05] } 45... Kf6 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:16:28] } 46. Rxd1 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:06:28] } 46... Rxd1 { [%eval -3.92] [%clk 0:15:31] } 47. Nxc6 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:06:52] } 47... Kxf5 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:15:43] } 48. b5 { [%eval -4.22] [%clk 0:06:32] } 48... Kf4 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:14:23] } 49. Na7?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:22] } 49... Ne4 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:14:20] } 50. b6 { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:04:29] } 50... Ng3 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:14:34] } 51. b7 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:04:54] } 51... Rh1# { [%clk 0:14:26] } 0-1