Event: Chessable British Chess Championships: Championship
Site: Riviera Centre, Torquay, United Kingdom
Date: 2022-08-18
White: Merriman, John
WhiteElo: 2297
Black: Derakhshani, Borna
BlackElo: 2374
Result: 1-0
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in90 + Game/30 + 30’ seconds added per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:34] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:54] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:30:01] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:25] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:23] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:41] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:30:38] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:08] } 6. c5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:25:24] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7. cxd6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:23:47] } 7... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:36] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:55] } 8... Ba5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:59] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:16] } 9... Bc7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:23] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:16] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:41] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:20:27] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:01] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:19:18] } 12... e4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:15] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:16:06] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:45] } 14. Rb1?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:29] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:29:40] } 15. b5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 1:08:49] } 15... c5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:18:37] } 16. Rd1?! { [%eval -0.87] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:10] } 16... Rac8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:17:15] } 17. a4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:55:37] } 17... cxd4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 1:12:30] } 18. Rxd4? { [%eval -2.1] } { Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:17] } 18... Qe7?! { [%eval -1.28] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:44] } 19. Bb2 { [%eval -1.4] [%clk 0:40:42] } 19... Be5 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 1:04:33] } 20. Rdd1 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:32:59] } 20... Nb6?! { [%eval -1.07] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:23] } 21. Rbc1 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:26:38] } 21... Qb4? { [%eval -0.12] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:49] } 22. Ba1?! { [%eval -1.17] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:53] } 22... Bg4 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:47:06] } 23. Rb1?! { [%eval -2.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:47] } 23... Qc4 { [%eval -1.76] [%clk 0:43:31] } 24. Rdc1 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:06:36] } 24... Nbd5? { [%eval -0.69] } { Mistake. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:09] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:06:32] } 25... Nxc3?! { [%eval -0.03] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:42] } 26. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:06:53] } 26... Bxc3?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:37] } 27. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:05:30] } 27... Qxa4?! { [%eval 1.69] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:01] } 28. Bf1? { [%eval 0.34] } { Mistake. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:36] } 28... Qa3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:13:44] } 29. Ra1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:04:09] } 29... Qb3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:13:10] } 30. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:04:04] } 30... Red8 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:13:25] } 31. Bd4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:04:19] } 31... Rxc1? { [%eval 2.0] } { Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:25] } 32. Qxc1 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:04:45] } 32... Rc8 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:13:52] } 33. Qa1 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:04:53] } 33... Bf3?? { [%eval 5.0] } { Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:15] } 34. Rxb7 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:04:22] } 34... Qc2?! { [%eval 7.68] } { Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:04] } 35. Bxf6 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 0:03:35] } 35... gxf6 { [%eval 7.9] [%clk 0:13:33] } 36. Qxf6 { [%eval 8.1] [%clk 0:03:53] } 36... Qb3 { [%eval 8.98] [%clk 0:12:31] } 37. Qg5+ { [%eval 8.81] [%clk 0:03:51] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval 10.49] [%clk 0:12:59] } 38. Qe7+ { [%eval 8.64] [%clk 0:04:09] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval 8.51] [%clk 0:13:29] } 39. Qg5+ { [%eval 8.05] [%clk 0:04:27] } 39... Kf8 { [%eval 9.49] [%clk 0:13:57] } 40. b6 { [%eval 8.76] [%clk 0:04:28] } 40... Qe6 { [%eval 9.12] [%clk 0:13:37] } 41. Rc7 { [%eval 9.16] [%clk 0:02:37] } 41... Rb8 { [%eval 10.37] [%clk 0:13:49] } 42. Qc5+ { [%eval 9.82] [%clk 0:01:55] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval 11.59] [%clk 0:14:01] } 43. b7 { [%eval 9.91] [%clk 0:00:51] } 43... Rd8? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:59] } 44. Qg5+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:30:20] } 1-0