Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Zhao, George
WhiteTitle: CM
WhiteElo: 2124
Black: Gibson, Christopher A
BlackElo: 1837
Result: 1-0
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:43] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:06] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:48] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:55] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7. Qa4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:20] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:20] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:23] } 9. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:42] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:15] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:56] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:18] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:28] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:25] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:28] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:18:14] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:05] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:15:47] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:19:20] } 14... Ne5? { [%eval 1.53] } { Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:50] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:12:28] } 15... Qxe5 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:04:17] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 1:12:33] } 16... Qc5?! { [%eval 2.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:55] } 17. e5 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 1:11:37] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:48:35] } 18. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 1:10:31] } 18... exd5 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:48:57] } 19. Rac1?! { [%eval 1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:34] } 19... Qb6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:46:28] } 20. Rxc8 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:06:46] } 20... Rxc8 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:46:50] } 21. Bxd5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:07:09] } 21... Bc6?? { [%eval 3.41] } { Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:43] } 22. Bxf7+ { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 1:06:20] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:41:10] } 23. b3 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 1:01:14] } 23... Bc5 { [%eval 3.22] [%clk 0:37:53] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:57:01] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:33:26] } 25. e6 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:55:43] } 25... Be7 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:30:30] } 26. Qh5 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:55:02] } 26... Be4 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:26:17] } 27. Be5 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:53:14] } 27... Qc5 { [%eval 4.39] [%clk 0:21:07] } 28. Re1 { [%eval 4.36] [%clk 0:51:32] } 28... Qd5?! { [%eval 5.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:14] } 29. Bg6 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:50:42] } 29... Bxg6 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:18:08] } 30. Bxg7+ { [%eval 5.86] [%clk 0:51:09] } 30... Kxg7 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:18:25] } 31. Qxd5 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:51:37] } 1-0