Event: Round 5: Merry, Alan B - Roberson, Peter T
Date: 2025-02-15
White: Merry, Alan B
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2415
Black: Roberson, Peter T
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2444
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E11
Opening: Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:39] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:55] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:04] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:20] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:31] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:10] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:57] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:15] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:34:22] } 9... a5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:03] } 10. Na3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:31:18] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:29:59] } 11. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:19:25] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:15:59] } 12. Ne1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:55:01] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:06:54] } 13. Nd3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:44:05] } 13... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:05:20] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:35:31] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:05:39] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:34:43] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:56:36] } 16. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:26:11] } 16... cxd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:54:15] } 17. Nf4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:24:03] } 17... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:30] } 18. Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:08] } 18... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:33] } 19. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:12] } 19... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:10] } 20. h3 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:13:56] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:18:56] } 21. Bc3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:13:58] } 21... Ne4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:17:52] } 22. Rxd5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:09:06] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:13:44] } 23. Re5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:06:24] } 23... Qf8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:13:25] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:06:01] } 24... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:06:25] } 25. Bxe5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:06:25] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:05:35] } 26. Qb3?? { [%eval -2.15] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:27] } 26... Qe8 { [%eval -2.11] [%clk 0:04:04] } 27. Bd4 { [%eval -1.82] [%clk 0:03:14] } 27... Bb4 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:03:54] } 28. Nc3?! { [%eval -2.47] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:40] } 28... Ng5 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:02:08] } 29. h4 { [%eval -3.11] [%clk 0:00:35] } 29... Nf3+ { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:01:36] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval -2.67] [%clk 0:00:58] } 30... Bxc3 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 0:01:56] } 31. Bxc3 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:00:37] } 31... Qe4 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:01:37] } 32. Qxb6 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:00:41] } 32... Nh2+ { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 0:00:51] } 33. Ke1 { [%eval -2.03] [%clk 0:00:48] } 33... Nf3+ { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:00:53] } 34. Kf1 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:00:53] } 34... Nh2+? { [%eval -1.02] } { Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 35. Ke1 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:00:51] } 35... Nf3+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:40] } 36. Kf1 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:00:38] } 36... Nh2+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 37. Ke1 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:01:02] } 37... Nf3+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 38. Kf1 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:01:20] } 1/2-1/2