Event: English Open Championships 2023
Site: Holiday Inn Kenilworth-Warwick, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-05-28
White: Merriman, John
WhiteElo: 2297
Black: Harvey, Marcus R
BlackElo: 2462
Result: 0-1
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: Game/90min + 30 seconds per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:42] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:55] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:59] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:08] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:26] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:37] } 6... Ba5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:42] } 7. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:32] } 7... d6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:30:51] } 8. cxd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8... Qxd6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:31:15] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:06] } 9... Bc7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:38] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:32] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:06] } 11. b5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:23:00] } 11... cxb5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:09] } 12. Bg2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:17:30] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:30:17] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:11:44] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:30:10] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:03:26] } 14... Bd6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:24:00] } 15. e4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:54:31] } 15... e5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:23:34] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:42:47] } 16... b4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:21:19] } 17. d5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:37:06] } 17... Nb8 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 1:16:34] } 18. Na2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:26:05] } 18... Na6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:13:53] } 19. Nec1?! { [%eval -0.84] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:46] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:10:07] } 20. axb4 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:19:38] } 20... axb4 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:05:24] } 21. Nd3 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:16:44] } 21... Bb5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:01:52] } 22. Naxb4 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:14:26] } 22... Nxb4 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:57:05] } 23. Bxb4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:14:36] } 23... Bxb4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:56:12] } 24. Rxb4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:14:59] } 24... Qa6 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:56:35] } 25. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:12:52] } 25... Bxf1 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:43:29] } 26. Bxf1 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:13:18] } 26... Qd6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:42:51] } 27. Nd3 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:10:20] } 27... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:40:24] } 28. e5? { [%eval -2.33] } { Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:41] } 28... Rxe5 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:40:08] } 0-1