Event: Round 7: Kantor, Gergely - Merry, Alan B
Date: 2025-04-05
White: Kantor, Gergely
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2578
Black: Merry, Alan B
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2414
Result: 1-0
ECO: D37
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:40] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:08] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:37] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:03] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:33] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:18] } 6... Nd5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:57] } 7. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:36] } 7... Nb6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:22] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:55] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:43] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:13] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:33:41] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:59] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:49] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:15:12] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:28] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:49:03] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:31:01] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:44:20] } 13... Nb3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:30] } 14. Rd1 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:44:42] } 14... Ba6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:04] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:33:21] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:17:44] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:24:49] } 16... h6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:01:13] } 17. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:17] } 17... Qc6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:58:48] } 18. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:21] } 18... Nxe3? { [%eval 1.17] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:43:28] } 19. fxe3 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:19:47] } 19... O-O { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:42:41] } 20. Nh5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:08:50] } 20... Na5? { [%eval 2.32] } { Mistake. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:48] } 21. b4? { [%eval 1.08] } { Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:44] } 21... Nb3? { [%eval 2.31] } { Mistake. cxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:11] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:05:54] } 22... Bb5?! { [%eval 3.26] } { Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:11] } 23. Be4 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:05:57] } 23... Qb6?! { [%eval 4.01] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:05] } 24. Qf2 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:06:01] } 24... Kh8?! { [%eval 5.63] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:14] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:04:33] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:16:09] } 26. Nh4 { [%eval 6.36] [%clk 0:04:10] } 26... Bxh4 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:13:45] } 27. Qxh4 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:04:34] } 27... Be8?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:37] } 28. Rf6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:04:20] } 28... g6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:10:08] } 29. Qf4 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:04:36] } 1-0