Event: Round 2: Joshua McKenna - James Merriman
Date: 2023-06-17
White: Joshua McKenna
Black: James Merriman
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:14] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:05] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:04] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:47] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:02] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:14] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:59] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:32:36] } 9. f5? { [%eval -0.53] } { Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:28] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:27:10] } 10. Nxd4?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:05] } 10... Ndxe5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:23:06] } 11. fxe6 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 1:20:57] } 11... Bxe6 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 1:19:44] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 1:16:38] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 1:15:46] } 13. Ncxb5?? { [%eval -4.32] } { Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:35] } 13... axb5 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 1:08:29] } 14. Bxb5 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 1:06:54] } 14... Bxd4 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 1:07:00] } 15. Bxe5 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 1:05:31] } 15... Qa5+ { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 1:07:15] } 16. b4 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 1:04:17] } 16... Qxb5 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 1:07:37] } 17. Bxd4 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 1:04:19] } 17... Nxd4 { [%eval -5.06] [%clk 1:07:39] } 18. Qxd4 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 1:04:42] } 18... O-O { [%eval -4.99] [%clk 1:08:03] } 19. a4 { [%eval -5.39] [%clk 1:01:47] } 19... Rxa4 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 1:07:50] } 20. Rxa4 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:57:28] } 20... Qxa4 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 1:08:17] } 21. O-O { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:57:52] } 21... Qxc2 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 1:08:15] } 22. Rf2 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:57:05] } 22... Qc4 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 1:07:44] } 23. Qb6 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:55:02] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 1:07:50] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -5.86] [%clk 0:54:11] } 24... d4 { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 1:07:57] } 0-1