Event: Round 4: Khoury, Theo - Merriman, John
Date: 2024-07-30
White: Khoury, Theo
WhiteElo: 2113
Black: Merriman, John
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2251
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:08] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:57] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:20] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:51] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:43] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:19] } 7... Rb8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:39] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:00] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:45] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:56] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:19:12] } 10. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:20:51] } 10... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:10:58] } 11. Nb5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:20:42] } 11... Qxd2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:46] } 12. Kxd2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:20:51] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:00:16] } 13. Nbd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:18:06] } 13... f6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:57:11] } 14. c3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:08:41] } 14... g5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:46:58] } 15. exf6 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:48:09] } 15... gxf4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:45:56] } 16. Re1 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:48:25] } 16... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:40:02] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:48:32] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:36:07] } 18. b4?! { [%eval -1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:31] } 18... Nxd3 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:34:33] } 19. Kxd3 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:42:51] } 19... Nxd4?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:44] } 20. Nxd4? { [%eval -1.92] } { Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:03] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:24:21] } 21. Rhf1 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:34:19] } 21... Rg8 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:23:15] } 22. Rf2 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:34:34] } 22... Ke7 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:21:59] } 23. Nf3 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:32:49] } 23... Kd6 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:19:14] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval -2.59] [%clk 0:31:30] } 24... Rf5 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:15:39] } 25. Kd4?! { [%eval -3.03] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:33] } 25... Bb5 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:13:41] } 26. g3?? { [%eval -5.76] } { Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:27] } 26... Rxe5 { [%eval -5.72] [%clk 0:06:20] } 27. Rxe5 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 0:23:32] } 27... fxg3 { [%eval -6.02] [%clk 0:06:47] } 28. hxg3 { [%eval -5.98] [%clk 0:20:41] } 28... Rxg3 { [%eval -5.73] [%clk 0:06:38] } 29. c4 { [%eval -6.99] [%clk 0:20:25] } 29... Bxc4 { [%eval -6.9] [%clk 0:05:44] } 30. Re3 { [%eval -7.88] [%clk 0:20:29] } 30... e5+ { [%clk 0:05:51] } 0-1