Event: 4NCL Main League 1-2
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-03-26
White: Taylor, Martin R
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2343
Black: Merriman, John
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2261
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Keres Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 in 100 f.b. 50 mins with 30 secs per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:40:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:40:45] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:41:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:41:03] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:41:35] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:41:11] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:47] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:19] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:06] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:41:01] } 6. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:42:29] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:41:08] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:37] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:37:46] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:41:41] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:36:08] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:41:00] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:35:37] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:40:34] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:48] } 11. Qd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:40:16] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:50] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:36:09] } 12... Re8?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:08] } 13. Rd1?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:27] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:57:01] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:11:03] } 14... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:57:15] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:11:20] } 15... e4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:55:35] } 16. Qb3?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:20] } 16... a6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:54:54] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:05:07] } 17... Ra7 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:54:37] } 18. a4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:58:31] } 18... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:48:26] } 19. Bg3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:58:50] } 19... Nf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:34] } 20. Bc4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:43:25] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:43:07] } 21. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:38:45] } 21... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:47] } 22. f3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:33:16] } 22... Ne7?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:47] } 23. fxe4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:30:26] } 23... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:35:08] } 24. Qd3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:29:34] } 24... Nf5?! { [%eval 1.48] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:28] } 25. Be1 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:18:20] } 25... Qc8?! { [%eval 1.67] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:02] } 26. Rc2?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:34] } 26... Ng7 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:14:23] } 27. Re2?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:27] } 27... Re7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:13:27] } 28. Qc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:07:17] } 28... Ne8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:11:00] } 29. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:18] } 29... N8f6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:11:14] } 30. Qc6 { [%clk 0:03:58] } 30... Ra8 { [%clk 0:07:25] } 31. b3 { [%clk 0:03:55] } 31... Qe8 { [%clk 0:06:25] } 32. Qxe8+ { [%clk 0:02:17] } 32... Rexe8 { [%clk 0:05:44] } 33. Bc4 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 33... Kg7 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 1/2-1/2