Event: ECF English Open Championship 2025
Site: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Date: 2025-07-18
White: Verbytski, Oleg
WhiteElo: 1998
Black: Royal, Shreyas
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2484
Result: 0-1
ECO: B15
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G90 + 30 Secs/move

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:17] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5... exf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:32] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:58] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:57] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:22] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:33:17] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:49] } 8... Re8+ { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:33:42] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:47] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:01] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:02] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:57] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:49] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:30] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:22:02] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:11] } 13. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:45] } 13... Bd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:40] } 14. Nh4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:18:48] } 14... Bxh1 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:21:41] } 15. Rxh1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:19:13] } 15... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:27] } 16. gxh5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:23] } 16... Bf4?! { [%eval 1.31] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:31] } 17. Nf5?! { [%eval 0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:34] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:07:06] } 18. Rg1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:13:21] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:05:28] } 19. Nh4?? { [%eval -4.15] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:23] } 19... Rxe3 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 1:05:10] } 20. fxe3 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 1:01:08] } 20... Bxe3+ { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 1:04:53] } 21. Kb1 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 1:01:35] } 21... Bxg1 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 1:05:12] } 22. Qc1?! { [%eval -6.15] } { Inaccuracy. hxg6 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:03] } 22... Qg3 { [%eval -6.05] [%clk 1:05:18] } 23. Nxg6+ { [%eval -6.58] [%clk 1:01:23] } 23... Nxg6 { [%eval -6.61] [%clk 1:04:39] } 24. Qh6+ { [%eval -6.49] [%clk 1:00:34] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval -6.55] [%clk 1:05:08] } 25. Bc4 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 1:00:53] } 25... Nf8 { [%eval -6.55] [%clk 1:04:15] } 26. Qxf6 { [%eval -6.48] [%clk 1:00:50] } 26... Qg7 { [%eval -5.35] [%clk 1:04:40] } 27. Qf4 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 1:00:41] } 27... Re8 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 1:04:54] } 28. Kc2 { [%eval -6.31] [%clk 1:01:01] } 28... Qh7+ { [%eval -6.16] [%clk 1:04:27] } 29. Kb3 { [%eval -6.15] [%clk 1:01:26] } 29... b5 { [%eval -6.08] [%clk 1:04:33] } 30. Qg3+ { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 1:01:26] } 30... Qg7 { [%eval -6.6] [%clk 1:04:55] } 31. Bxf7+ { [%eval -7.04] [%clk 1:01:48] } 31... Kxf7 { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 1:05:20] } 32. Qc7+ { [%eval -7.1] [%clk 1:02:11] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval -7.28] [%clk 1:05:41] } 0-1