Event: 4NCL Main League 1-2
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-05-01
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 1861
Black: Nelson, Jonathan P
BlackElo: 2253
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A41
Opening: Old Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 in 100 f.b. 50 mins with 30 secs per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:40:48] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:40:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:41:10] } 2... Nd7?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:40:58] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:41:04] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:40:54] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:39:41] } 4... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:40:58] } 5. Nge2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:39:50] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:40:17] } 6. g3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:40:03] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:40:08] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:40:15] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:40:15] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:40:19] } 8... a6 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 1:40:27] } 9. a4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:40:44] } 9... a5 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:35:26] } 10. h3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:40:17] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:31:53] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:40:33] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:32:17] } 12. b3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:37:01] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:31:08] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:35:25] } 13... Bf8 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:31:11] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:35:24] } 14... g6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:30:21] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:28:50] } 15... Bg7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:29:13] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:28:57] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:27:09] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:20:56] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:24:26] } 18. Bc1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:09:48] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:22:10] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:05:53] } 19... Bc8 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:17:12] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:00:05] } 20... Qc7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:05:47] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:42:08] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:02:00] } 22. Bf2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:41:40] } 22... Nh5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:00:43] } 23. Kh2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:40:00] } 23... Qf8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:50:51] } 24. Bf3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:36:57] } 24... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:46:20] } 25. Rde2 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:35:28] } 25... Na6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:45:37] } 26. Na2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:32:54] } 26... Nd7 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:44:51] } 27. Qd2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:28:16] } 27... Ndc5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:28:21] } 28. Nc1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:27:53] } 28... Nb4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:28:27] } 29. Nc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:16] } 29... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:43] } 30. exf5 { [%eval 0.09] } 30... Rxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:46] } 31. Rxe2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:11:15] } 31... Nxc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:56] } 32. Qxc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:48] } 32... Qxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:34] } 33. Qxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:25] } 33... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:55] } 34. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:41] } 34... Bc8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:04:50] } 35. Bh4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:05:03] } 35... Rf8 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:04:23] } 36. Be7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:01:37] } 36... Rxf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:47] } 37. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:03] } 37... Rxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:54] } 38. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:31] } 38... Rc3?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 39. Re8+ { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:01:59] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:01:22] } 40. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:00:58] } 40... Kf6?? { [%eval 8.99] } { Blunder. Be5+ was best. } 41. Re8 Ke5 1/2-1/2