Event: Round 3: Merriman, John - Mannion, Stephen R
Date: 2024-07-29
White: Merriman, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2251
Black: Mannion, Stephen R
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2139
Result: 1-0
ECO: D26
Opening: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Furman Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:14] } 2... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:45] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:35] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:21] } 7... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:39] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:29:26] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:14:47] } 9. e4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:12:50] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:14:54] } 10. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:46] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:51:03] } 11. Bb3?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:20] } 11... Qb6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:38:23] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:32] } 12... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:34:17] } 13. bxc3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:35:58] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:34:26] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:31:48] } 14... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:23] } 15. a4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:27:51] } 15... b4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:17:41] } 16. cxb4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:21:13] } 16... Nxb4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:17:45] } 17. a5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:16:28] } 17... Qa7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:14:25] } 18. Ba4+ { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:16:20] } 18... Ke7?? { [%eval 3.02] } { Blunder. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:45] } 19. Ba3 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:15:08] } 19... Nd5?! { [%eval 4.29] } { Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:44] } 20. Qb2 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:08:11] } 20... Rab8?! { [%eval 5.82] } { Inaccuracy. Rhc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:17] } 21. Rfc1 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:06:16] } 21... Ba8?? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:41] } 22. Qd4?? { [%eval 6.38] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:47] } 1-0