Event: Hull 4NCL International Open
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2022-10-16
White: Merriman, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2308
Black: Wells, Peter K
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2373
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:15] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:28:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:29:39] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:43] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:06] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:58] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:04] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:30] } 6... Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:27] } 7. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:54] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:48] } 8. b4?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:52] } 8... b6?! { [%eval -0.04] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:48] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:21:50] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:55:10] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:19:55] } 10... exd5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:52:40] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:15:49] } 11... g6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:45:34] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:00:41] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:39:25] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:12:42] } 13... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:26] } 1/2-1/2