Event: Chessable British Chess Championships: Major Open
Site: Riviera Centre, Torquay, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-08-18
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 1890
Black: Ogunshola, Ben
BlackElo: 2163
Result: 0-1
ECO: A42
Opening: Modern Defense: Averbakh System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in90 + Game/30 + 30’ seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:31] } 1... g6?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:34] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:27] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:30:33] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:42] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:30:44] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:28:47] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:29:19] } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:10] } 5... a5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:27:24] } 6. Nge2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:44] } 6... Na6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:19] } 7. Ng3?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:38] } 7... Qh4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:18] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:23:46] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:18:41] } 9. Be3?! { [%eval -0.66] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:10:58] } 9... Bh6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:17:58] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:06:47] } 10... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:12:01] } 11. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:07:09] } 11... Qh6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:10:31] } 12. Nd1 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:00:26] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:06:18] } 13. O-O { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:56:04] } 13... Qf4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:02:56] } 14. f3 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:43:23] } 14... Nh6 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:00:00] } 15. Qxf4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:40:54] } 15... exf4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 1:00:26] } 16. Nh1 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:41:20] } 16... f5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:00:32] } 17. Nhf2 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:41:20] } 17... O-O { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 1:00:44] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:39:41] } 18... Rae8 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:00:16] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:32:54] } 19... Nf7 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:58:45] } 20. b3 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:30:09] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:46:49] } 21. Rad1 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:29:40] } 21... Rf7 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:40:26] } 22. Nd3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:27:33] } 22... fxe4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:35:16] } 23. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:14:57] } 23... exf3 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:33:58] } 24. Nxd7?! { [%eval -1.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:49] } 24... fxe2 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:34:07] } 25. Rxe2 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:14:17] } 25... Rxd7 { [%eval -1.5] [%clk 0:34:21] } 26. Ne4 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:13:52] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:34:41] } 27. Rf1?? { [%eval -3.84] } { Blunder. Rf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:34] } 27... Rf7?? { [%eval -0.17] } { Blunder. Rde7 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:21] } 28. Ng5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:12:37] } 28... Nf3+ { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:29:03] } 29. Rxf3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:12:59] } 29... Rxe2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:29:27] } 30. Nxf7 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:13:22] } 30... Kxf7 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:29:53] } 31. Rxf4+ { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:13:24] } 31... Kg7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:26:15] } 32. Rf2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:13:36] } 32... Re1+ { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:26:01] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:14:02] } 33... Re3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:12:35] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:09:47] } 34... Rc3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:12:47] } 35. Re1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:09:22] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:10:36] } 36. Re6+ { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:07:18] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:10:47] } 37. Re3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:07:41] } 37... Rc2+ { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:11:07] } 38. Re2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:08:08] } 38... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:23] } 39. Re1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:08:27] } 39... Rc2+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:08:25] } 40. Re2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:08:53] } 40... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:48] } 41. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:18] } 41... Rxe1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:09:11] } 42. Kxe1 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:09:42] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:07:50] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:09:18] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:07] } 44. Ke3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:09:41] } 44... Kf5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:24:23] } 45. a3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:27:59] } 45... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:41] } 46. b4?? { [%eval -6.67] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:37] } 46... axb4 { [%eval -6.79] [%clk 0:22:56] } 47. axb4 { [%eval -7.07] [%clk 0:17:03] } 47... b5 { [%eval -7.23] [%clk 0:22:55] } 48. cxb5 { [%eval -7.48] [%clk 0:12:23] } 48... Kxd5 { [%eval -7.29] [%clk 0:23:17] } 49. Kd3 { [%eval -7.1] [%clk 0:12:51] } 49... Ke5 { [%eval -7.4] [%clk 0:22:38] } 50. Ke3 { [%eval -7.85] [%clk 0:11:00] } 50... d5 { [%eval -7.75] [%clk 0:22:17] } 51. Kd3 { [%eval -8.06] [%clk 0:11:09] } 51... d4 { [%eval -7.9] [%clk 0:22:29] } 52. g3 { [%eval -8.96] [%clk 0:10:52] } 52... Kd5 { [%eval -9.08] [%clk 0:22:46] } 53. h3 { [%eval -9.65] [%clk 0:11:12] } 53... h6 { [%eval -9.79] [%clk 0:23:09] } 54. h4 { [%eval -11.08] [%clk 0:11:28] } 54... h5 { [%eval -11.88] [%clk 0:23:35] } 0-1