Event: Round 5: Merriman, James - Rastogi, Nayan Keats
Date: 2025-06-26
White: Merriman, James
WhiteElo: 2001
Black: Rastogi, Nayan Keats
BlackElo: 1891
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Keres Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 50+10

1. d4 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:50:17] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 2... e6 { [%clk 0:50:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:50:26] } 3... Bb4 { [%clk 0:50:29] } 4. Qc2 { [%clk 0:50:32] } 4... O-O { [%clk 0:50:33] } 5. a3 { [%clk 0:50:41] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%clk 0:50:37] } 6. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:50:48] } 6... b6 { [%clk 0:50:37] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 0:50:49] } 7... Bb7 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 8. f3 { [%clk 0:50:51] } 8... h6 { [%clk 0:39:17] } 9. Bh4 { [%clk 0:50:47] } 9... d6 { [%clk 0:37:59] } 10. e4 { [%clk 0:47:28] } 10... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:36:01] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 0:45:04] } 11... e5 { [%clk 0:30:38] } 12. d5 { [%clk 0:34:15] } 12... a5 { [%clk 0:28:52] } 13. Ne2 { [%clk 0:32:07] } 13... a4 { [%clk 0:25:26] } 14. O-O { [%clk 0:31:16] } 14... c6 { [%clk 0:21:59] } 15. Bf2 { [%clk 0:29:07] } 15... cxd5 { [%clk 0:20:35] } 16. cxd5 { [%clk 0:29:10] } 16... Nc5 { [%clk 0:19:35] } 17. Bb5 { [%clk 0:26:55] } 17... Ne8 { [%clk 0:13:18] } 18. Nc1 { [%clk 0:14:10] } 18... Nc7 { [%clk 0:10:45] } 19. Be2 { [%clk 0:14:17] } 19... f5 { [%clk 0:10:22] } 20. Nd3 { [%clk 0:11:41] } 20... N7a6 { [%clk 0:08:34] } 21. Nxc5 { [%clk 0:10:54] } 21... Nxc5 { [%clk 0:08:13] } 22. Qb4 { [%clk 0:09:23] } 22... Ra7 { [%clk 0:06:28] } 23. Rad1 { [%clk 0:06:20] } 1/2-1/2