Event: Northumbria Masters
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2021-08-27
White: Merriman, John
WhiteElo: 2245
Black: Lim, Mark
BlackElo: 1779
Result: 1-0
ECO: D45
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:59] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:31:42] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:41] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:50] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:03] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:31:18] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:30] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:26:24] } 8... dxc4?! { [%eval 0.13] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:18] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:24:47] } 9... b5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:28:32] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:23:14] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:28:46] } 11. Kb1 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 1:08:53] } 11... e5?? { [%eval 2.17] } { Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:45] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:07:14] } 12... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:25:10] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 1:07:12] } 13... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:25:15] } 14. f4 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:05:54] } 14... Bc7? { [%eval 3.06] } { Mistake. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:05] } 15. Ne4? { [%eval 1.75] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:25] } 15... g6? { [%eval 3.74] } { Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:31] } 16. Bb4?? { [%eval 1.55] } { Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:38:53] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 1:03:18] } 17. Bxf8 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:33:44] } 17... Qxf8 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:52:12] } 18. Rhe1 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 0:31:59] } 18... Bb6 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:51:15] } 19. Qf2 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:29:43] } 19... Re8 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:48:47] } 20. Qh4? { [%eval 1.19] } { Mistake. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:29] } 20... Qb4?? { [%eval 3.41] } { Blunder. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:57] } 21. Nf6+ { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:18:08] } 21... Nxf6 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:43:22] } 22. Qxf6 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:18:35] } 22... Re6?! { [%eval 3.62] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:39] } 23. Qc3?! { [%eval 2.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:18] } 23... Qe7? { [%eval 4.63] } { Mistake. Qxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:30] } 24. e4 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:17:41] } 24... c5 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:37:01] } 25. e5 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:16:09] } 25... Bxg2? { [%eval 7.37] } { Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:11] } 26. f5 { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 0:13:50] } 26... Rc6 { [%eval 8.92] [%clk 0:32:25] } 27. Bxb5 { [%eval 8.08] [%clk 0:14:03] } 27... Rc7 { [%eval 11.37] [%clk 0:32:33] } 28. f6 { [%eval 11.31] [%clk 0:13:06] } 28... Qf8 { [%eval 11.25] [%clk 0:32:19] } 29. e6 { [%eval 11.56] [%clk 0:13:22] } 29... fxe6 { [%eval 12.07] [%clk 0:30:09] } 30. Rxe6 { [%eval 11.85] [%clk 0:13:34] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval 19.96] [%clk 0:28:46] } 31. Bc4 { [%eval 19.06] [%clk 0:13:54] } 31... Kf7?! { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:08] } 32. Re7# { [%clk 0:12:59] } 1-0