Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-19
White: Verma, Shlok
WhiteElo: 2169
Black: Watson, Jacob
BlackElo: 1918
Result: 1-0
ECO: D27
Opening: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:34] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:59] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:23] } 5. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:39] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:29] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:31] } 7. b3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:14] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:11] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:10] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:16] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:34] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:25:13] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:43] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:26] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:00] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:19:32] } 12. Rc1 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:59] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:13:17] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:37] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:05:03] } 14. Nfe5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:49:03] } 14... cxd4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:59:47] } 15. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:43:29] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:55:02] } 16. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:43:00] } 16... Bd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:52:03] } 17. Qd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:37:03] } 17... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:43:32] } 18. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:34:19] } 18... Qa5?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:22] } 19. Qb2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:29:19] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:41:18] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:29:38] } 20... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:29:33] } 21. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:30:07] } 21... Ng4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:27:31] } 22. Bg3 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:25:45] } 22... h5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:13:18] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:13:45] } 23... Rc6?! { [%eval 2.2] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:34] } 24. Qf3 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:11:19] } 24... Qc5?! { [%eval 3.04] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 25. Rd7 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:09:43] } 25... Bf6 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:09:27] } 26. h3 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:09:10] } 26... Nh6 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:07:57] } 27. Bf4 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:09:18] } 27... Nf5 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:05:59] } 28. Qxh5 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:09:34] } 28... g6 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:05:56] } 29. Qd1 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:08:20] } 29... a5?! { [%eval 4.26] } { Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:55] } 30. e4 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:02:32] } 30... Ng7 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:01:46] } 31. Be3 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:01:21] } 31... Qe5 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:00:52] } 32. Bd4 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:01:25] } 32... Qg5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:01:12] } 33. Qf3 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:00:43] } 33... Ne8?! { [%eval 6.73] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:38] } 34. e5 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 0:00:49] } 34... Be7 { [%eval 8.76] [%clk 0:00:44] } 35. Qxc6 { [%eval 9.86] [%clk 0:00:55] } 35... Qc1+ { [%eval 9.56] [%clk 0:00:36] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 8.87] [%clk 0:01:23] } 36... Bg5 { [%eval 8.82] [%clk 0:00:55] } 37. Qf3 { [%eval 8.29] [%clk 0:01:35] } 37... Ng7? { [%eval #2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 38. Qxf7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:01:27] } 1-0