Event: Round 2: Merriman, James - Kovalskyi, Roman
Date: 2024-07-23
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 1974
Black: Kovalskyi, Roman
BlackElo: 1989
Result: 1-0
ECO: D20
Opening: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... dxc4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:22] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:47] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:01] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:27:09] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:19:04] } 5... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:22] } 6. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:16:45] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:42] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:44] } 7... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:25:32] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:14:48] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:25:52] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:12:46] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:22:05] } 10. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:07:08] } 10... Kd8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:21:48] } 11. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:54:52] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:21:47] } 12. Nd4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:54:45] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:22:08] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:49:44] } 13... Ng6 { [%eval 0.98] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:47:03] } 14... Nf4 { [%eval 0.83] } 15. Bc4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:43:51] } 15... Ke7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:54:32] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:34:06] } 16... Be6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:49:16] } 17. Nxe6?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:00] } 17... Nxe6?! { [%eval 1.47] } { Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } 18. f4 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:17:27] } 18... Rhd8?! { [%eval 1.8] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:32] } 19. f5 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:13:31] } 19... Nc5? { [%eval 3.33] } { Mistake. Rxd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:58] } 20. e5 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:10:50] } 20... Ng8 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:02:10] } 21. Nd5+ { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:10:47] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 0:02:36] } 22. e6?! { [%eval 1.76] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:58] } 22... Ne7?? { [%eval 4.14] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 23. Nxc7 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 0:02:44] } 23... Rxd1 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:02:02] } 24. Rxd1 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 0:02:45] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:02:23] } 25. exf7 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:02:42] } 25... Nxf5 { [%eval 4.8] } 26. Ne6+ { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:03:01] } 26... Nxe6 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:00:37] } 27. Bxe6 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:03:22] } 27... Ne3 { [%eval 5.39] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:01:25] } 28... Rc1+ { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:01:30] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:01:53] } 29... Rf1+ { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:01:55] } 30. Ke2 { [%eval 5.25] [%clk 0:01:32] } 30... h6?! { [%eval 6.91] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 31. Rxe3 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:01:49] } 31... Rb1?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 32. Bb3? { [%eval 9.3] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:56] } 32... Rxb2+ { [%eval 9.21] [%clk 0:01:16] } 33. Kf3 { [%eval 9.05] [%clk 0:02:21] } 33... Rxb3 { [%eval 7.37] [%clk 0:01:18] } 34. Rxb3 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:02:46] } 34... Kxf7 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:01:43] } 35. Rxb7+ { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:03:12] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:02:08] } 36. Ra7 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:03:35] } 36... Kf5 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:02:27] } 37. Rxa6 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:03:50] } 37... Ke5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:02:55] } 38. Rb6 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:04:14] } 38... Kd5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:02:47] } 1-0