Event: Chessable British Chess Championships: Major Open
Site: Riviera Centre, Torquay, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-08-14
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 1890
Black: Kumar, Sanjit S
BlackElo: 1711
Result: 0-1
ECO: D43
Opening: Semi-Slav Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in90 + Game/30 + 30’ seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:24:09] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:35] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:01] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:29:00] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:26] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:10] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:25:51] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:52] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:26:04] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:18:45] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:26:27] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:19:09] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:26:55] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:18:58] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:27:18] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:17:42] } 10... Nxg3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:27:39] } 11. hxg3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:18:05] } 11... Bg7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:04] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:13:33] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:55] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:00:59] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:23:02] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:00:21] } 14... g4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:18:24] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:47:53] } 15... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:18:22] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:48:17] } 16... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:18:46] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:46:30] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:16] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:45:44] } 18... h5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:11:24] } 19. a4 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:36:06] } 19... Nc8?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:44] } 20. Bf5? { [%eval -1.07] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:51] } 20... Nd6 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:55:02] } 21. Bxd7+ { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:26:54] } 21... Kxd7 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:55:25] } 22. Ke2?! { [%eval -2.47] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:03] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:47:49] } 23. Rhc1? { [%eval -3.81] } { Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:09] } 23... Rhe8?! { [%eval -2.48] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:21] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval -2.63] [%clk 0:16:41] } 24... Ne4 { [%eval -2.25] [%clk 0:41:01] } 25. Nb3 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:14:58] } 25... Rc7?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:40] } 26. Nd4?? { [%eval -5.0] } { Blunder. Nc5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:59] } 26... Rh8? { [%eval -3.12] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:50] } 27. a5?! { [%eval -4.19] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:59] } 27... a6 { [%eval -3.38] [%clk 0:22:51] } 28. Qe2 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:07:56] } 28... f5?! { [%eval -3.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:03] } 29. Kg1?? { [%eval -6.23] } { Blunder. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:00] } 29... h4 { [%eval -6.13] [%clk 0:19:20] } 30. gxh4 { [%eval -8.05] [%clk 0:05:56] } 30... Rxh4 { [%eval -8.64] [%clk 0:19:44] } 31. Qd3 { [%eval -10.56] [%clk 0:02:00] } 31... Rh1+ { [%eval -11.12] [%clk 0:19:55] } 0-1