Event: Round 4: Merriman, James - Vadalia, Jainill
Date: 2024-07-24
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 1974
Black: Vadalia, Jainill
BlackElo: 1917
Result: 1-0
ECO: E35
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:52] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:20] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:24] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:41] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:46] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:33:06] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:47] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:20] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:27:34] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:28] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:25:19] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:29:43] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:14:11] } 10. Nge2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:27:16] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:10:22] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:49] } 11... Nb6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:07:18] } 12. f3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:25:27] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:02:33] } 13. e4?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:20] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:52:17] } 14. fxe4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:03:35] } 14... Bc4? { [%eval 1.21] } { Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:59] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:43:06] } 15... Ng4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:36:00] } 16. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:34:36] } 16... Qxe7 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:33:01] } 17. Rf3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:33:25] } 17... Nf6? { [%eval 2.42] } { Mistake. Bxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:28] } 18. e5 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:24:26] } 18... Nfd5?! { [%eval 2.6] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:57] } 19. Bxc4 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:24:11] } 19... Nxc4 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:19:13] } 20. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:24:21] } 20... cxd5 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:19:38] } 21. Nf4 { [%eval 2.55] [%clk 0:24:42] } 21... Nb6 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:18:08] } 22. Rg3 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:20:43] } 22... Qh4? { [%eval 4.73] } { Mistake. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:06] } 23. Qf5 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:18:33] } 23... Qe7?? { [%eval #21] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:46] } 24. Rxg7+ { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:15:08] } 24... Kxg7 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:06:50] } 25. Nh5+ { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:15:35] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:06:24] } 26. Nf6 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:16:02] } 26... Qxf6 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:06:45] } 27. Qxf6+ { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:16:11] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:07:06] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:15:08] } 28... Rg8 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:06:34] } 29. Rh3 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:13:39] } 29... Rg6 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:06:52] } 30. Qxf7+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:14:05] } 30... Rg7 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:07:13] } 31. Qf5+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:14:32] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:07:33] } 32. Qe6+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:12:55] } 32... Rf7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:07:24] } 33. Rg3+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:13:22] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:07:45] } 34. Qxh6+ { [%clk 0:13:45] } 1-0