Event: Round 4: Merkel, Ethan - Samai, Nahil
Date: 2025-06-09
White: Merkel, Ethan
WhiteElo: 2026
Black: Samai, Nahil
BlackElo: 1752
Result: 1-0
ECO: C88
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:15] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:58] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:42] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:34] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:08] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:52] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:34] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:13] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:53] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:08] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:33:08] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:24] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:30:23] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:49] } 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:29:54] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:32:12] } 12. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:30:19] } 12... c6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:32:37] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:29:29] } 13... Bd6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 1:32:37] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:29:18] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:29:18] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:27:45] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:16:06] } 16. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:19:42] } 16... Qxe8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:16:28] } 17. Nf1 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:18:59] } 17... Bg6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:10:01] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:12:02] } 18... Ra7 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:08:36] } 19. Bc2 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:55:03] } 19... f5? { [%eval 2.42] } { Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:49] } 20. Ne3?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:35] } 20... Nxe3 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:48:26] } 21. fxe3 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:39:00] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:26:42] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:36:05] } 22... Qe6?! { [%eval 1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:55] } 23. Kh1?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:15] } 23... Bb8 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:27:06] } 24. g3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:26:00] } 24... Rf7?! { [%eval 1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:25] } 25. Bb3 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:19:32] } 25... Qd6? { [%eval 3.3] } { Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:23] } 26. Bxf7 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:18:50] } 26... Bxf7 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:15:47] } 27. e4 { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:19:02] } 27... fxe4? { [%eval 6.17] } { Mistake. Qxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:33] } 28. Qxf7 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:18:48] } 28... Qxg3 { [%eval 6.23] [%clk 0:15:28] } 29. Qe8+ { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:19:12] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:15:41] } 30. Qxe4+ { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:19:38] } 30... Kg8 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:16:03] } 31. Qg2 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:19:55] } 31... Qc7 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:16:19] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval 7.38] [%clk 0:20:05] } 32... Qd6 { [%eval 7.99] [%clk 0:16:40] } 33. Bf4 { [%eval 7.58] [%clk 0:20:22] } 33... Qd8 { [%eval 7.93] [%clk 0:16:56] } 34. Rg1 { [%eval 8.28] [%clk 0:19:11] } 34... g5 { [%eval 8.2] [%clk 0:17:06] } 35. Bxb8 { [%eval 8.4] [%clk 0:19:37] } 35... Qxb8 { [%eval 8.67] [%clk 0:17:28] } 36. Qxc6 { [%eval 8.55] [%clk 0:19:58] } 36... Qf8 { [%eval 8.69] [%clk 0:17:41] } 37. Qd5+ { [%eval 8.63] [%clk 0:20:05] } 37... Kh8 { [%eval 9.08] [%clk 0:18:02] } 38. Re1 { [%eval 9.03] [%clk 0:20:15] } 38... g4? { [%eval #26] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:22] } 39. Qe5+ { [%eval #27] [%clk 0:20:38] } 39... Kg8 { [%eval 9.34] [%clk 0:18:45] } 40. Qe6+ { [%eval 9.07] [%clk 0:20:59] } 40... Kh8? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:10] } 41. Qe8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:21:18] } 41... Qxe8 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:19:35] } 42. Rxe8+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:21:45] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:19:59] } 43. hxg4 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:22:12] } 43... h5 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:20:24] } 44. gxh5 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:22:38] } 44... a5 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:20:49] } 45. Re6 { [%eval #15] [%clk 0:23:03] } 45... b4 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:21:12] } 46. d5 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:23:23] } 46... bxc3 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:21:37] } 47. bxc3 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:23:52] } 47... Kf7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:21:58] } 48. h6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:24:19] } 48... a4 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:22:23] } 49. h7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:24:46] } 49... Kg7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:22:48] } 50. Re8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:25:02] } 50... Kxh7 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:23:07] } 51. d6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:25:28] } 51... Kg7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:23:32] } 52. d7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:25:53] } 52... Kf7 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:23:56] } 53. d8=Q { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:26:15] } 53... a3 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:24:18] } 54. Qe7+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:26:38] } 54... Kg6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:24:44] } 55. Rg8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:27:03] } 55... Kf5 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:25:09] } 56. Rg5+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:27:26] } 56... Kf4 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:25:37] } 57. Qe5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:27:52] } 57... Kf3 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:26:02] } 58. Rg3+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:28:16] } 58... Kf2 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:26:28] } 59. Qe3+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:28:29] } 59... Kf1 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:26:54] } 60. Rf3# { [%clk 0:28:47] } 1-0