Event: Round 4: Crocker, Philip J - Merriman, John
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-british-chess-championships--over-50/round-4/WP8bsEFt/35hQyfRQ
White: Crocker, Philip J
WhiteElo: 2155
Black: Merriman, John
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2202
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A13
Opening: English Opening: Romanishin Gambit
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:30:54] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:58] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:29:01] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:26:43] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:28:49] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:10] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:28:44] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:24:25] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:27:21] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:19:56] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:23:11] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:19:07] } 9... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:19:06] } 10. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:19:33] } 10... bxc4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:18:22] } 11. bxc4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:19:35] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:16:09] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:11:48] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:15:30] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:09:13] } 13... Qxc6+ { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:15:43] } 14. Qf3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:07:08] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:15:15] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:05:08] } 15... O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:12:45] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:03:32] } 16... Qxf3+ { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:08:11] } 17. Kxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:46] } 17... Rc6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:08:17] } 18. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:55:37] } 18... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:56:08] } 19. Rab1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:50] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:56:22] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:53:43] } 20... d6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:36:09] } 21. Rb7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:50:54] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:35:35] } 22. Rdb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:31] } 22... Ke8 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:34:34] } 23. Ke4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:42:13] } 1/2-1/2