Event: Northumbria Masters
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2021-08-28
White: Merriman, John
WhiteElo: 2245
Black: Villiers, Thomas
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2165
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A41
Opening: Rat Defense: English Rat
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d6?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:22] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:23] } 3... f5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:23:54] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:17] } 4... fxe4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:32] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:39] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:23:51] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:45] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:23:55] } 7. Ng3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:49] } 7... Bg6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:24:13] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:28:48] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:22:38] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:13:38] } 9... h6?! { [%eval 1.66] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:14] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:13:35] } 10... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:21:36] } 11. h5?! { [%eval 0.58] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:44] } 11... Bh7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:21:58] } 12. Ngxe4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:12:32] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:21:13] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:10:53] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:21:06] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:03:49] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:18:43] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:00:29] } 15... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:21] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:57:05] } 16... a6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:07:36] } 17. f3 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:52:00] } 17... Bg5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:05:59] } 18. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:44:39] } 18... Rae8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:01:02] } 19. Re2 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:38:34] } 19... Rf4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:00:13] } 20. Rf1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:34:03] } 20... Ref8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:56:40] } 21. Ref2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:31:17] } 21... Rh4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:54:46] } 22. g4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:27:12] } 22... Rh3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:48:18] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:23:55] } 1/2-1/2