Event: Round 8: Merry, Alan B - Ledger, Andrew J
Date: 2024-08-03
White: Merry, Alan B
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2423
Black: Ledger, Andrew J
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2334
Result: 1-0
ECO: E00
Opening: Catalan Opening
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. Bd2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... a5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:36] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:48] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:29:57] } 7. Ne2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:09] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:29:26] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:29] } 8... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:25] } 9. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:31:37] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:28:48] } 10. Nbc3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:31:57] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:24:39] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:24:31] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:18:02] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.42] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:11:32] } 13. e4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:14:50] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:05:29] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:14:15] } 14... a4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:03:05] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:10:30] } 15... axb3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:01:29] } 16. axb3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:10:54] } 16... h5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:51:32] } 17. f4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:09:11] } 17... h4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:50:36] } 18. g4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:57:55] } 18... exf4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:49:21] } 19. Nxf4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:54:27] } 19... Nh7 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:47:45] } 20. Kh1 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:52:47] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:46:21] } 21. Nfe2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:45:07] } 21... Ndf8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:45:32] } 22. Rde1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:37:16] } 22... Ng5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:43:42] } 23. Nc1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:33:45] } 23... Qd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:52] } 24. Qf2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:29:13] } 24... Ng6 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:32:58] } 25. Nd3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:25:15] } 25... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:42] } 26. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:37] } 26... Qxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:46] } 27. Ne4?? { [%eval -2.32] } { Blunder. exd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:36] } 27... Ra2 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:19:23] } 28. Qe3 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:10:24] } 28... Nxe4 { [%eval -2.01] [%clk 0:19:46] } 29. Bxe4 { [%eval -1.74] [%clk 0:07:58] } 29... dxe5 { [%eval -1.75] [%clk 0:10:56] } 30. Rxf7?? { [%eval -3.88] } { Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 30... Nf4?? { [%eval 3.97] } { Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:15] } 31. Rxf4 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:00:42] } 31... exf4 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:04:39] } 32. Bd5+ { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:00:39] } 32... Be6 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:03:22] } 33. Bxe6+ { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:01:04] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:03:33] } 34. Qe5 { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:00:52] } 34... Rxe6 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:02:59] } 35. Qxe6 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:01:04] } 35... Ra8 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:02:46] } 36. Qf5 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:00:53] } 36... Qc3?! { [%eval 6.36] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:31] } 37. g5 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:00:37] } 37... Qd2?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:49] } 38. g6 { [%eval #34] [%clk 0:00:37] } 38... f3 { [%eval #22] [%clk 0:00:54] } 39. Qxf3 { [%eval 8.31] [%clk 0:00:45] } 1-0