Event: Chessable British Championship
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-08-15
White: Merriman, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2297
Black: Kirk, Ezra
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2442
Result: 0-1
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:49] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:01] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:25] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:18] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:22] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:31:43] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:58] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:13] } 6... Ba5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:54] } 7. c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:18] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:48] } 8. cxd6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:23] } 8... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:20:48] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:26] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:11:19] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:34] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:03:41] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:21:04] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:58:05] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:13:02] } 12... Bc7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:52:54] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:02:19] } 13... h5?! { [%eval 1.01] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:25] } 14. Bc4? { [%eval -0.25] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:20] } 14... h4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:51:08] } 15. Nge2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:54:14] } 15... e5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:49:05] } 16. Ba2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:50:38] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:17] } 17. O-O { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:40:43] } 17... e4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:41:20] } 18. f3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:31:44] } 18... exf3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:28:16] } 19. Rxf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:32:05] } 19... Nf8 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:28:40] } 20. e4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:19:26] } 20... Bb6? { [%eval 1.76] } { Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:38] } 21. h3 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:19:41] } 21... Be6 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:21:36] } 22. Bb1 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:19:40] } 22... Bc4 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:17:48] } 23. Rf2? { [%eval 0.66] } { Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:27] } 23... Nh5?! { [%eval 1.74] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:29] } 24. e5?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:51] } 24... Ng3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:07:56] } 25. Nf4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:09:02] } 25... Rad8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:01] } 26. Ne4?? { [%eval -4.62] } { Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:35] } 26... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:06:27] } 27. Qxe4 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:08:00] } 27... Qxe5 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:06:20] } 28. dxe5?? { [%eval -11.26] } { Blunder. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 28... Rxd1+ { [%eval -10.87] [%clk 0:06:43] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval -11.19] [%clk 0:01:22] } 29... Bxf2 { [%eval -10.91] [%clk 0:06:52] } 30. Nh5 { [%eval -11.76] [%clk 0:01:38] } 30... Bg1+ { [%eval -12.26] [%clk 0:04:49] } 31. Kh1 { [%eval -12.23] [%clk 0:02:02] } 31... Bd4+ { [%eval -11.93] [%clk 0:03:32] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval -12.36] [%clk 0:02:26] } 32... Rxe5 { [%eval -9.16] [%clk 0:02:57] } 33. Qg4 { [%eval -17.27] [%clk 0:01:19] } 33... Ree1 { [%eval -17.14] [%clk 0:03:16] } 34. Qxh4?! { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 34... Bxb2?! { [%eval -14.69] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg1+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:48] } 0-1