Event: 4NCL Main League 1-2
Site: Various, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-05-01
White: Merriman, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2261
Black: Bates, Richard A
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2444
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 in 100 f.b. 50 mins with 30 secs per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:40:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:39:35] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:41:18] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:39:42] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:41:38] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:39:44] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:01] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:39:45] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:42:13] } 5... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:45] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:17] } 6... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:56] } 7. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:30] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:16] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:34:31] } 8... c5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:27:58] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:32:08] } 9... Nc6?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:07] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:20:19] } 10... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:08:31] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:42] } 11... dxc4?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:24] } 12. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:17:59] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:53:55] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:15:59] } 13... Bf8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:52:54] } 14. Rd1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:13:46] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:47:56] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:12:25] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:46:49] } 16. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:47] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:45:15] } 17. Nb5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:05:20] } 17... Qb8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:33:28] } 18. f4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:01:35] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:30] } 19. Bb2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:00:52] } 19... a6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:26:26] } 20. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:55:25] } 20... Bxb5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:26:43] } 21. Bxb5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:55:12] } 21... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:06] } 22. Bb2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:55:25] } 22... Rc4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:24:13] } 23. Ne2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:39:08] } 23... Qc8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:16:36] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:30:26] } 24... Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:54] } 25. Rf2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:25:46] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:12:58] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:24:41] } 26... Qe4?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:05] } 27. Rd3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:23:44] } 27... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:46] } 28. Bd4?? { [%eval -4.3] } { Blunder. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:51] } 28... Rxe2 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:03:44] } 29. Rxe2 { [%eval -2.35] [%clk 0:12:55] } 29... Nxf4 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:04:07] } 30. exf4 { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:10:27] } 30... Qxe2 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:04:06] } 31. Qd1 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:10:09] } 31... Qxd1+ { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:03:29] } 32. Rxd1 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:10:34] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 0:03:27] } 33. Kf2?! { [%eval -5.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:03] } 33... g6?! { [%eval -4.09] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:41] } 34. Ke3?! { [%eval -5.57] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:19] } 34... Bh6?? { [%eval -1.62] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 35. Rf1 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:02:50] } 35... Rd5 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:01:10] } 36. Bb2 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:01:35] } 36... g5 { [%eval -1.8] [%clk 0:01:09] } 37. g3 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:01:37] } 37... gxf4+ { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:01:23] } 38. gxf4 { [%eval -1.84] [%clk 0:02:02] } 38... Rf5 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:01:25] } 39. Ke4 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:02:05] } 39... Kf8?! { [%eval -0.73] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 40. Be5 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:00:47] } 40... f6 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:01:47] } 41. Bd6+ { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:50:03] } 41... Ke8 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:45:17] } 42. Rd1 { [%eval -1.68] [%clk 0:41:08] } 42... Rh5 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:44:45] } 43. Bc7? { [%eval -2.63] } { Mistake. Bb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:29] } 43... Rxh2 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:40:18] } 44. Rd8+ { [%eval -2.87] [%clk 0:35:51] } 44... Kf7 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:33:33] } 45. Rb8 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:35:49] } 45... Rd2 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:26:33] } 46. Rxb7?! { [%eval -4.42] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:04] } 46... f5+ { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:26:40] } 47. Ke3 { [%eval -6.16] [%clk 0:33:19] } 47... Rd7 { [%eval -6.03] [%clk 0:27:01] } 48. Ra7 { [%eval -6.4] [%clk 0:31:39] } 48... e5 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:25:44] } 49. a4 { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:32:00] } 49... Bxf4+ { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:25:30] } 50. Kf3 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:32:24] } 50... Ke6?? { [%eval -0.17] } { Blunder. bxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:51] } 51. axb5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:29:30] } 51... Rd3+ { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:10:09] } 52. Ke2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:29:27] } 52... Re3+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:09:09] } 53. Kf1 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:25:07] } 53... Rf3+ { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:09:11] } 54. Ke2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:08:10] } 54... Re3+ { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:09:37] } 55. Kd1 { [%eval -0.33] } 55... Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 1/2-1/2