Event: Round 9: Stearman, Josiah - Meshkovs, Nikita
Date: 2025-05-18
White: Stearman, Josiah
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2438
Black: Meshkovs, Nikita
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2539
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D35
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:02] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:23] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:45] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:26] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:41] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:43] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:27] } 8... Nh5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:09] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:27:08] } 9... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:27:48] } 10. exf4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:27:35] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:08:13] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:25:13] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:00:52] } 12. g3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:24:56] } 12... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:11] } 13. h4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:17:21] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:48:53] } 14. Kf1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:16:32] } 14... Ng7 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:46:34] } 15. Re1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:55] } 15... h5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:45:40] } 16. Nd1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:12:25] } 1/2-1/2