[Event "English Open 2025"]
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.19"]
[Round "3.14"]
[White "Watson, Jacob"]
[Black "Merriman, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1918"]
[BlackElo "2048"]
[ECO "A05"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 e6 4.e3 Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O b6 8.Nbd2 Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Ne5 Rc8 11.c4 cxd4 12.Bxd4 Nb4 13.a3 Nc6 14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.Nf3 dxc4 16.Ne5 Rc8 17.bxc4 Qc7 18.Qb3 Bd6 19.Qb2 Ne4 20.Ng4 f6 21.f3 h5 22.Nh6+ gxh6 23.fxe4 e5 24.c5 Bxc5 25.Bxc5 bxc5 26.Qe2 Qf7 27.Rf5 c4 28.Rxh5 Kh7 29.Rh3 c3 30.Rc1 Rc7 31.Qe1 c2 32.Qh4 h5 33.Qg4 Kh6 34.Qe2 Rfc8 35.Kh1 Rb7 36.Rf3 Rb1 37.Rff1 Rxc1 38.Rxc1 Qb7 39.Qf1 Kg7 40.Qd3 Qb2 41.Qd2 Rd8 0-1