Event: British Chess Championships 2023: Championship
Site: The Venue, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-07-24
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 2067
Black: Pigott, John C
BlackElo: 2347
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E49
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 90 mins + 30 mins + 30 secondss added from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:53] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:23] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:38] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:31:55] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:33:04] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:11] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:27] } 8... c5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:32:35] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:24] } 9... Qc7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:11:21] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:46] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:11:36] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:08:24] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:58:19] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:08:31] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:58:37] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:00:32] } 13... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:58:18] } 14. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:00:55] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:58:42] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:55:05] } 15... Rac8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:56:40] } 16. Rac1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:51:03] } 16... Qb7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:55:46] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:39:46] } 17... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:36:48] } 18. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:35:59] } 18... Nxf6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:37:04] } 19. f3 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:27:26] } 19... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:34:56] } 20. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:26:17] } 20... Rd7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:34:21] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:23:55] } 21... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:32:18] } 22. Rxc1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:24:12] } 22... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:30] } 23. Rxc7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:22:56] } 23... Qc8?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc7 was best. } 24. Rc6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc8+ was best. } 1/2-1/2