Event: British Chess Championships 2023: Championship
Site: The Venue, De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Date: 2023-07-30
White: Nigel Re Alldritt
WhiteElo: 1962
Black: James Merriman
BlackElo: 2067
Result: 1-0
ECO: A62
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40 moves in 90 mins + 30 mins + 30 secondss added from move 1

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:28] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:45] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:23] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:03] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:50] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:24] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:56] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:46] } 9... Na6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:29:28] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:02] } 10... Nc7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:29:33] } 11. a4?! { [%eval 0.04] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:41] } 11... Re8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:20:45] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:22:01] } 12... Rb8?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:50] } 13. e4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:08:53] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:49:30] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:00:14] } 14... f6 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:49:32] } 15. Bc1?! { [%eval 1.34] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:13] } 15... a6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:42:18] } 16. h3 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:56:04] } 16... Bf8 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:42:12] } 17. a5 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:47:07] } 17... Ng7 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:41:42] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:46:38] } 18... b5 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:40:04] } 19. axb6 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:46:24] } 19... Rxb6 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:40:28] } 20. Nc4 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:43:57] } 20... Rb4 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:40:40] } 21. b3 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:43:55] } 21... Nb5?! { [%eval 3.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:27] } 22. Na2 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:43:48] } 22... a5 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:38:56] } 23. Nxb4 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:41:31] } 23... axb4 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:39:19] } 24. Bb2 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:41:54] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:32:39] } 25. f4 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:36:16] } 25... Be7 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:29:21] } 26. g4 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:32:18] } 26... h5 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:25:17] } 27. e5?! { [%eval 3.11] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:07] } 27... fxe5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:25:38] } 28. fxe5 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:25:30] } 28... hxg4 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:24:44] } 29. e6 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:25:25] } 29... gxh3 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:24:28] } 30. Qg4 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:24:34] } 30... Bh4 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:23:36] } 31. Qxg6 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:22:46] } 31... Re7?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:41] } 32. Be4 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:22:59] } 32... Bf2+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:20:41] } 33. Kh1 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:23:13] } 1-0