Event: Round 3: John Merriman - Rishi Vijayakumar
Date: 2023-06-17
White: John Merriman
Black: Rishi Vijayakumar
Result: 1-0
ECO: E46
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:20] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:20] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:12] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:24] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:48] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:34] } 7. Nf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:42] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:29:42] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:05] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:30:06] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:36] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:58] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:29:02] } 11. f3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:28:24] } 11... Nf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:01] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:25:39] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:22:37] } 13. Nfe2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:08:31] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:21:46] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:03:15] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:58:37] } 15. Be1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:02:25] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:49:46] } 16. Bf2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:02:32] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:43:48] } 17. Nb5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:01:12] } 17... b6?! { [%eval 1.79] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:26] } 18. Nxd6?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Nxa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:55] } 18... Qxd6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:35:46] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:38:54] } 19... Qd7?! { [%eval 2.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:36] } 20. Ba6 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:37:09] } 20... Rcd8 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:24:38] } 21. dxc5 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:36:48] } 21... bxc5 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:24:56] } 22. Rxc5 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:36:30] } 22... Qd6 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:21:31] } 23. Qa5 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:34:55] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:21:16] } 24. Nd4 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:32:44] } 24... Ned7?! { [%eval 3.76] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:22] } 25. Rc6 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:32:05] } 25... Qe5 { [%eval 4.45] [%clk 0:18:20] } 26. Rc7 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:29:08] } 26... Qg5 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:17:50] } 27. Nxe6 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:25:37] } 27... Rxe6 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:16:37] } 28. Rxa7 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:25:00] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:14:57] } 29. h4 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:19:20] } 29... Qg6 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:14:44] } 30. Bb5 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:17:11] } 30... Ne5 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:13:17] } 31. Be1 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:15:40] } 31... Nh5? { [%eval 6.41] } { Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:08] } 32. Ra8 { [%eval 6.39] [%clk 0:15:12] } 32... f5?! { [%eval 13.9] } { Inaccuracy. Ree8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 33. Rxf8+ { [%eval 13.39] [%clk 0:15:12] } 33... Kxf8 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:09:42] } 34. Bb4+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:15:08] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:09:33] } 35. Qc7+ { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:15:26] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:08:08] } 36. Qd8+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:15:15] } 1-0