Event: Round 9: Merriman, James - Verma, Aditya
Date: 2024-08-04
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 2072
Black: Verma, Aditya
BlackElo: 2114
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D19
Opening: Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:22] } 5... Bf5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:33] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:06] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:57] } 7. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:31] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:17] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:47] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:31] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:50] } 9... Bg6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:53] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:21:51] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:34] } 11. Ne5?! { [%eval -0.49] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:27] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:32:26] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:09:33] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 1:32:53] } 13. f4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:08:42] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:33:17] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:05:13] } 14... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:26:23] } 15. Be1 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:47:22] } 15... Nb6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:12:34] } 16. Bb3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:47:06] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:00:49] } 17. a5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:37:46] } 17... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:52:42] } 18. Bxd1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:36:24] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:47:08] } 19. Bc2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:32:43] } 19... Bxc2 { [%clk 0:38:04] } 1/2-1/2