Event: Chessable British Chess Championships: Major Open
Site: Riviera Centre, Torquay, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-08-16
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 1890
Black: Volovich, Julia
BlackElo: 1756
Result: 1-0
ECO: D92
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in90 + Game/30 + 30’ seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:04] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. Rc1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:18] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:28] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:14] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:48] } 8. Ng5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:39] } 8... Bd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:06] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:04] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:33:21] } 10. Bxc4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:33:08] } 10... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:27] } 11. Qf3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:33:33] } 11... e6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:49:36] } 12. Qxf4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:33:57] } 12... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:30] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:15:24] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:25:24] } 14. d5? { [%eval -0.27] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:23] } 14... e5?? { [%eval 2.48] } { Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:39] } 15. Qh4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:54:37] } 15... h6 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:18:36] } 16. dxc6 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:54:59] } 16... hxg5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:18:23] } 17. Qe4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:54:50] } 17... bxc6? { [%eval 4.34] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:36] } 18. Qxc6?? { [%eval 1.77] } { Blunder. Qxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:43] } 18... Rab8? { [%eval 3.36] } { Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:02] } 19. Bb3? { [%eval 1.8] } { Mistake. Qxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:55] } 19... Rfc8?? { [%eval 4.9] } { Blunder. Rfd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:51] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:48:20] } 20... Rd8 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:04:57] } 21. Rxd8+ { [%eval -7.84] [%clk 0:47:26] } 21... Rxd8 { [%eval 10.96] [%clk 0:05:21] } 22. Qxc7 { [%eval 10.31] [%clk 0:47:13] } 22... Rd7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:05:19] } 23. Qc8+ { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:45:59] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:03:30] } 24. Qc6 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:45:15] } 24... Rd6 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:01:54] } 25. Qe4 { [%eval 2.19] [%clk 0:44:46] } 25... Qd7 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:01:04] } 26. Ba4 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:43:11] } 26... Qd8 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:00:51] } 27. h3 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:38:02] } 27... Rd2 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:01:07] } 28. Bb3 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:35:02] } 28... Rxb2 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:01:13] } 29. Qb7 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:35:10] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:00:53] } 30. Qxf7 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:34:42] } 30... Qd2 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:01:01] } 31. Rc7 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:33:52] } 1-0