Event: Hull 4NCL International Open
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-10-15
White: Merriman, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2308
Black: Varley, Joe
BlackElo: 1830
Result: 1-0
ECO: E60
Opening: Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:59] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:08:16] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:08:34] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:08:44] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:08:59] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:32:02] } 6. e4?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:37] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:26] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:07:44] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:44] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:06:09] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:47] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:06:18] } 9... exd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:33] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:06:41] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:27] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:03:27] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:57] } 12. Nge2?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:29] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:26:13] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:03:16] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:23:10] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:31] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:25] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:59:36] } 15... c4? { [%eval 1.3] } { Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:20] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:59:47] } 16... h5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:12:43] } 17. h3 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:59:06] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:09:53] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:56:05] } 18... Bc8?! { [%eval 2.39] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:40] } 19. f4 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:51:38] } 19... Ned7? { [%eval 4.32] } { Mistake. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:45] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:49:46] } 20... Nf8 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 1:00:03] } 21. Qf2?? { [%eval 1.64] } { Blunder. Rbe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:24] } 21... Qc7? { [%eval 3.47] } { Mistake. N8h7 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:02] } 22. f5?! { [%eval 2.51] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:25] } 22... N8h7 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:49:12] } 23. Be3 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:32:11] } 23... Rf8?! { [%eval 3.49] } { Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:00] } 24. Qg3 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:28:20] } 24... Kh8?! { [%eval 5.46] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:51] } 25. fxg6 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:22:19] } 25... fxg6 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:31:57] } 26. Nce2 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 0:20:13] } 26... g5 { [%eval 4.56] [%clk 0:27:26] } 27. Nf5?? { [%eval 1.5] } { Blunder. Bxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:57] } 27... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:27:40] } 28. Rxf5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:20:14] } 28... h4 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:24:13] } 29. Qf3 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:18:44] } 29... Nd7 { [%eval 1.7] [%clk 0:23:58] } 30. Nd4 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:18:00] } 30... Ne5?! { [%eval 2.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:27] } 31. Qe2 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:17:27] } 31... Rxf5 { [%eval 1.79] [%clk 0:22:05] } 32. exf5?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:33] } 32... Qe7?? { [%eval 3.23] } { Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:54] } 33. Ne6?? { [%eval 0.83] } { Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:30] } 33... Nf8?? { [%eval 5.92] } { Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:42] } 34. Bxg5?! { [%eval 3.75] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:14:33] } 34... Bf6 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:17:38] } 35. Bf4 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:12:42] } 35... Nxe6? { [%eval 6.37] } { Mistake. Nfd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:43] } 36. fxe6 { [%eval 6.51] [%clk 0:12:49] } 36... b5 { [%eval 8.8] [%clk 0:17:45] } 37. Rf1 { [%eval 7.73] [%clk 0:12:41] } 37... Rf8 { [%eval 12.0] [%clk 0:16:22] } 38. Bxe5 { [%eval 10.66] [%clk 0:08:34] } 38... dxe5 { [%eval 12.58] [%clk 0:15:50] } 39. d6 { [%eval 14.67] [%clk 0:08:18] } 39... Qg7?! { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:14:52] } 40. Qh5+ { [%eval 13.57] [%clk 0:06:20] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval 12.87] [%clk 0:15:15] } 41. Be4 { [%eval 10.59] [%clk 0:04:53] } 41... Bg5?! { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:29] } 42. Bh7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:03:24] } 1-0