Event: Chessable British Chess Championships: Major Open
Site: Riviera Centre, Torquay, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-08-19
White: Johnson, Paul A
WhiteElo: 1816
Black: Merriman, James
BlackElo: 1890
Result: 1-0
ECO: E10
Opening: Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in90 + Game/30 + 30’ seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3... c5?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. e3?! { [%eval -0.05] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:43] } 4... b6?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:52] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:17] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. exd4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:37] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:40] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:31:26] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:44] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:47] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:28:41] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:14] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:36] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:12:21] } 11. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:26:54] } 11... Nd5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:11:51] } 12. Ne4? { [%eval -0.52] } { Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:46] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:05:34] } 13. Neg5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 1:16:38] } 13... N7f6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:57:33] } 14. Ne5 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:15:30] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:53:18] } 15. Ngf3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:03:29] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:42:49] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 1:02:01] } 16... Bd6 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:41:02] } 17. Rac1 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:00:22] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:40:48] } 18. a3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:57:49] } 18... Rc7 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:32:55] } 19. Bd3 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:52:06] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:29:49] } 20. Rxc7 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:50:34] } 20... Rxc7 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:27:20] } 21. Bb1 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:46:22] } 21... Qe8 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:26:10] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:30:38] } 22... Qa4 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:25:39] } 23. Rxc7 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:30:01] } 23... Bxc7 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:26:04] } 24. Bd3 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:23:32] } 24... a6 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:22:51] } 25. h3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:21:39] } 25... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:04] } 26. Qe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:06] } 26... Bb6? { [%eval 1.52] } { Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:41] } 27. Qc1 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:18:11] } 27... b4 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:16:45] } 28. axb4?? { [%eval -0.35] } { Blunder. Bxh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:44] } 28... Nxb4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:16:57] } 29. Bc4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:09:28] } 29... Nbd5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:12:31] } 30. b3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:08:29] } 30... Qa2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:50] } 31. b4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:06:34] } 31... Qa4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:12:12] } 32. Qb1 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:05:20] } 32... Nc7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:10:35] } 33. Bb3 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:04:10] } 33... Qe8 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:10:37] } 34. Qa2 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:02:55] } 34... Nb5 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:10:43] } 35. Be3 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:01:59] } 35... Nd5 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:10:48] } 36. Nd3 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:01:39] } 36... Qa8 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:09:22] } 37. Nc5?? { [%eval -4.67] } { Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 37... Nxb4?? { [%eval -1.62] } { Blunder. Nxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:29] } 38. Qa4 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:00:38] } 38... Nd5 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:03:10] } 39. Nxb7 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:00:52] } 39... Qxb7 { [%eval -1.47] [%clk 0:03:34] } 40. Bc2 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:00:37] } 40... Nbc3?? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ndc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:45] } 41. Qe8# { [%clk 0:00:57] } 1-0