Event: Round 1: Llari, Marc - Merkel, Ethan
Date: 2025-06-07
White: Llari, Marc
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2334
Black: Merkel, Ethan
BlackElo: 2026
Result: 1-0
ECO: C45
Opening: Scotch Game: Potter Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. Nb3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:36] } 5... Bb6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:14] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:01] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:33:24] } 7... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:42] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:31:00] } 8... d6?! { [%eval 1.9] } { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:53] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 1:24:55] } 9... Qe5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:25:41] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 1:25:11] } 10... gxf6 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:25:34] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:24:19] } 11... f5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:12:04] } 12. f4 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:17:06] } 12... Qe6 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 1:09:56] } 13. e5? { [%eval 1.17] } { Mistake. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:28] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 1:01:26] } 14. fxe5?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:58] } 14... Nxe5?? { [%eval 2.12] } { Blunder. Qxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:14] } 15. Nc5?! { [%eval 1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:16] } 15... Qh6+ { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:47:21] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:07:33] } 16... f6 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:44:08] } 17. Nxb6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:11] } 17... axb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:15] } 18. Qb5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:03] } 18... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:17] } 19. Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:23] } 19... Be6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:33:18] } 20. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:45] } 20... Rhd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:23] } 21. Be2?? { [%eval -3.33] } { Blunder. Qb4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:50:07] } 21... Nc6 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:24:05] } 22. Nb4 { [%eval -3.6] [%clk 0:33:40] } 22... Nd4 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:22:06] } 23. Nd5+ { [%eval -3.31] [%clk 0:26:59] } 23... Rxd5 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:17:45] } 24. Qb4+ { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:27:12] } 24... Rd6?? { [%eval 0.66] } { Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:31] } 25. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:27:01] } 25... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:16:49] } 26. Rh4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:26:57] } 26... Qg6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:14:07] } 27. Qc3 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:25:54] } 27... Rad8 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:13:00] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:25:24] } 28... h6 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:12:23] } 29. Re1 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:24:05] } 29... Qg5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:02:05] } 30. Rh5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:22:06] } 30... Qg6?! { [%eval 2.04] } { Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 31. Kb2 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:17:33] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:00:34] } 32. Re2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:17:16] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:00:36] } 33. Rh4 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:16:38] } 33... Qg5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:00:41] } 34. g3 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:16:41] } 34... Rd1? { [%eval 3.33] } { Mistake. R8d7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 35. Rf4 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:16:50] } 35... R1d6 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. Bxb7?! { [%eval 2.45] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:04] } 36... R8d7?! { [%eval 3.83] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 37. Bf3? { [%eval 2.28] } { Mistake. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:27] } 37... Bd5? { [%eval 3.78] } { Mistake. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:58] } 38. h4 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:14:18] } 38... Qg6 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:01:08] } 39. g4 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:14:41] } 39... Bxf3 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:00:52] } 40. Qxf3 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:15:00] } 40... Rd4?! { [%eval 4.85] } { Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 41. Rxd4 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:15:07] } 41... Rxd4?! { [%eval 7.49] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } 42. Qb7+ { [%eval 7.36] [%clk 0:15:25] } 42... Kg8 { [%eval 7.96] [%clk 0:00:31] } 43. Qc8+ { [%eval 7.64] [%clk 0:15:38] } 43... Kf7? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 44. Qe8+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:16:02] } 44... Kg7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:57] } 45. Re7+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:16:26] } 1-0