Event: Blackpool Open 2025
Site: BLackpool, Lancashire
Date: 2025-02-08
White: Merriman, John
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2216
Black: McAtear, Jacob B
BlackElo: 1892
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A50
Opening: Queen's Indian Accelerated
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 110+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:47:49] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:50:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:47:48] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:50:07] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:46:14] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:50:11] } 4. f3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:44:46] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:49:29] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:43:36] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:49:34] } 6. e4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:43:04] } 6... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:49:28] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:09] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:48:57] } 8. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:38:21] } 8... c6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:48:36] } 9. Ba4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:37:55] } 9... Be7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:43:31] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:37:14] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:41:07] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:36:59] } 11... b5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:36:52] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:35:53] } 12... c5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:35:15] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:35:15] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:31:39] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:23:23] } 14... c4?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:19] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:23:00] } 15... e5?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:57] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:19:46] } 16... Qa5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:10:03] } 17. d5?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:23] } 17... Ba3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:04:29] } 18. Rab1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:12:34] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:58:47] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:10:36] } 19... a6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:50:02] } 20. f4?! { [%eval -0.47] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:22] } 20... exf4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:40:48] } 21. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:06:02] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:19] } 22. Kh1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:03:59] } 22... Ne5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:36:42] } 23. Rf1 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:02:28] } 23... f6 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:33:58] } 24. Nf5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:01:52] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:28:57] } 25. Nd4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:58:06] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:28:36] } 26. Qe3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:44:35] } 26... Ng6 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:22:37] } 27. Bg3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:43:36] } 27... Qb6 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:21:49] } 28. h4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:38:08] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:13:52] } 29. Qd2 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:30:54] } 29... Qc7 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:11:27] } 30. Bd1 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:30:19] } 30... Bd6 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:10:46] } 31. Bxe5?! { [%eval -1.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:05] } 31... Rxe5 { [%eval -1.86] [%clk 0:09:34] } 1/2-1/2