Event: Round 4: Merriman, James - Clery, Liam
Date: 2025-06-25
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 2001
Black: Clery, Liam
BlackElo: 1768
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E44
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 50+10

1. d4 { [%clk 0:50:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:50:13] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:50:22] } 2... e6 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:50:27] } 3... Bb4 { [%clk 0:50:27] } 4. e3 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 4... b6 { [%clk 0:50:23] } 5. Ne2 { [%clk 0:50:33] } 5... Bb7 { [%clk 0:50:27] } 6. a3 { [%clk 0:50:38] } 6... Be7 { [%clk 0:50:25] } 7. d5 { [%clk 0:50:20] } 7... O-O { [%clk 0:47:22] } 8. Ng3 { [%clk 0:49:54] } 8... d6 { [%clk 0:38:22] } 9. e4 { [%clk 0:48:01] } 9... Re8 { [%clk 0:35:12] } 10. Be2 { [%clk 0:47:47] } 10... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:33:31] } 11. O-O { [%clk 0:46:51] } 11... c6 { [%clk 0:30:03] } 12. Be3 { [%clk 0:45:01] } 12... cxd5 { [%clk 0:27:47] } 13. cxd5 { [%clk 0:44:46] } 13... a5 { [%clk 0:27:35] } 14. dxe6 { [%clk 0:37:49] } 14... fxe6 { [%clk 0:27:42] } 15. Qb3 { [%clk 0:35:05] } 15... d5 { [%clk 0:23:57] } 16. exd5 { [%clk 0:25:39] } 16... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:21:15] } 17. Bg4 { [%clk 0:25:13] } 17... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:19:32] } 18. Qxe6+ { [%clk 0:24:22] } 18... Kh8 { [%clk 0:19:41] } 19. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:22:11] } 19... Bxa3 { [%clk 0:15:27] } 20. Qc1 { [%clk 0:20:39] } 20... Nf6 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 21. bxa3 { [%clk 0:20:03] } 21... Nxg4 { [%clk 0:14:58] } 22. Qf4 { [%clk 0:18:36] } 22... Nf6 { [%clk 0:13:33] } 23. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:18:26] } 23... Qc8 { [%clk 0:12:09] } 24. Rac1 { [%clk 0:16:37] } 24... Qc6 { [%clk 0:12:04] } 25. f3 { [%clk 0:16:07] } 25... Rad8 { [%clk 0:11:09] } 26. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:13:27] } 26... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:11:19] } 27. Nge4 { [%clk 0:10:59] } 1/2-1/2