Event: Round 5: Szakmany, Bence - Merriman, James
Date: 2024-07-25
White: Szakmany, Bence
WhiteElo: 1881
Black: Merriman, James
BlackElo: 1974
Result: 0-1
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. h3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:36] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:21:03] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:12] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:14:28] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:22:38] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:51:20] } 8. c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:19] } 8... Re8+ { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:51:04] } 9. Be2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:56:39] } 9... Bf8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:50:35] } 10. Be3?! { [%eval -0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Qxb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:00] } 10... b6 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:48:05] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:52:56] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:43:44] } 12. Qa4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:45:55] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:34:34] } 13. Bb5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:45:20] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:34:56] } 14. c6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:44:31] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:32:14] } 15. Ne5?! { [%eval -1.05] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:42] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:31:54] } 16. Nxg6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:32:20] } 16... Bxg6 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 0:30:25] } 17. Ba6 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 0:31:36] } 17... Rb8?! { [%eval -0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:38] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:29:48] } 18... Ne4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:26:59] } 19. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:10:23] } 19... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:26:09] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:09:49] } 20... Bd6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:25:57] } 21. Bxd6 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:09:57] } 21... Qxd6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:26:25] } 22. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:09:46] } 22... Re6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:22:35] } 23. Rac1 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:09:10] } 23... Rg6?! { [%eval -0.35] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:02] } 24. Bf1 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:09:05] } 24... a5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:18:33] } 25. Qb5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:08:51] } 25... h6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:14:43] } 26. a3? { [%eval -1.8] } { Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:29] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:13:01] } 27. Qa4?? { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:43] } 27... Bxg2 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:10:35] } 28. Bxg2 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:05:58] } 28... Qf3 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:11:00] } 29. Kf1 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:05:19] } 29... Rxg2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:08:48] } 30. Qc2 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:05:23] } 30... Rh2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:08:59] } 0-1