Event: 4NCL Main League 1-2
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-02-12
White: Merriman, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2261
Black: Zulfic, Fedja
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2231
Result: 1-0
ECO: A57
Opening: Benko Gambit Declined: Sosonko Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 in 100 f.b. 50 mins with 30 secs per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:40:30] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:38:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:38:22] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:38:45] } 3. d5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:38:40] } 3... b5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:39:10] } 4. a4?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:38:48] } 4... b4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:37:59] } 5. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:10] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:23] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:39:03] } 6... g6 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:34:19] } 7. f4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:34:26] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:23] } 8. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:33:57] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:29:40] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:04] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:16:12] } 10. Nb3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:21:54] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:58:06] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:18:48] } 11... e6?! { [%eval 1.19] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:28] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:14:03] } 12... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:52:42] } 13. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:14:10] } 13... exd5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:48:17] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:06:59] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:45:46] } 15. g4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:03:00] } 15... Nhf6 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:45:23] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:55:38] } 16... a5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:42:48] } 17. Bb5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:51:38] } 17... Nb6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:42:14] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:44:41] } 18... Ne8 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:34:25] } 19. Re1?! { [%eval 0.35] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:10] } 19... Ra7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:25:16] } 20. Nf1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:27:30] } 20... Re7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:18:16] } 21. Be3 { [%clk 0:26:44] } 21... Nc7 { [%clk 0:16:25] } 22. Bc6 { [%clk 0:26:06] } 22... Nc4 { [%clk 0:12:52] } 23. b3 { [%clk 0:21:30] } 23... Na3 { [%clk 0:09:09] } 24. Rbc1 { [%clk 0:15:51] } 24... f5 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 25. gxf5 { [%clk 0:15:08] } 25... gxf5 { [%clk 0:03:33] } 26. e5 { [%clk 0:15:05] } 26... dxe5 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 27. Bxc5 { [%clk 0:14:01] } 27... e4 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 28. Qh5 { [%clk 0:08:09] } 28... Rf6 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 29. Bxe7 { [%clk 0:06:12] } 29... Qxe7 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 30. Ne3 { [%clk 0:06:19] } 30... Qd6 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 31. Rf1 { [%clk 0:03:23] } 31... Rg6+ { [%clk 0:00:37] } 32. Kh1 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 32... Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 33. Qxf5 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 33... Qe7 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 34. d6 { [%clk 0:02:43] } 34... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 35. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 35... Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 36. Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 36... Ne8 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 37. Rc8 { [%clk 0:01:58] } 37... Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 38. Nd5 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 1-0