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#10492
[Event "English Open 2025"]
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Emms, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2048"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[ECO "E32"]
[PlyCount "104"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.Nf3 b6 8.g3 Bb7 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.O-O a5 11.b3 Qb8 12.Bb2 Be4 13.Nd2 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Qb7+ 15.Qf3 Qxf3+ 16.Kxf3 c5 17.e4 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Rfb8 19.b4 Kf8 20.b5 Rc8 21.Rac1 Ke7 22.a4 Ra7 23.Ke2 Rac7 24.f4 Nc5 25.Bxc5 Rxc5 26.Rc3 Nd7 27.Rfc1 R5c7 28.Nb3 Nc5 29.Nxc5 Rxc5 30.Kd3 g5 31.Kd4 gxf4 32.gxf4 Rh5 33.R1c2 e5+ 34.fxe5 dxe5+ 35.Ke3 Rh3+ 36.Kf2 Rxh2+ 37.Kg3 Rxc2 38.Rxc2 Ke6 39.Kf3 h5 40.Ke3 h4 41.Kf3 h3 42.Kg3 Rh8 43.Kh2 Rh4 44.c5 bxc5 45.b6 Kd6 46.b7 Rh8 47.Rf2 Rb8 48.Rxf7 c4 49.Kxh3 Kc5 50.Rc7+ Kb4 51.Kg4 c3 52.Kf5 Kxa4 1/2-1/2
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Emms, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2048"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[ECO "E32"]
[PlyCount "104"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.Nf3 b6 8.g3 Bb7 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.O-O a5 11.b3 Qb8 12.Bb2 Be4 13.Nd2 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Qb7+ 15.Qf3 Qxf3+ 16.Kxf3 c5 17.e4 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Rfb8 19.b4 Kf8 20.b5 Rc8 21.Rac1 Ke7 22.a4 Ra7 23.Ke2 Rac7 24.f4 Nc5 25.Bxc5 Rxc5 26.Rc3 Nd7 27.Rfc1 R5c7 28.Nb3 Nc5 29.Nxc5 Rxc5 30.Kd3 g5 31.Kd4 gxf4 32.gxf4 Rh5 33.R1c2 e5+ 34.fxe5 dxe5+ 35.Ke3 Rh3+ 36.Kf2 Rxh2+ 37.Kg3 Rxc2 38.Rxc2 Ke6 39.Kf3 h5 40.Ke3 h4 41.Kf3 h3 42.Kg3 Rh8 43.Kh2 Rh4 44.c5 bxc5 45.b6 Kd6 46.b7 Rh8 47.Rf2 Rb8 48.Rxf7 c4 49.Kxh3 Kc5 50.Rc7+ Kb4 51.Kg4 c3 52.Kf5 Kxa4 1/2-1/2
[Event "English Open 2025"]
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Emms, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2048"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[EventDate "2025.07.18"]
[WhiteFideId "452270"]
[BlackFideId "400254"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Nf3 b6
8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O a5 11. b3 Qb8 12. Bb2 Be4 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 15. Qf3 Qxf3+ 16. Kxf3 c5 17. e4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Rfb8 19. b4 Kf8
20. b5 Rc8 21. Rac1 Ke7 22. a4 Ra7 23. Ke2 Rac7 24. f4 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5
26. Rc3 Nd7 27. Rfc1 R5c7 28. Nb3 Nc5 29. Nxc5 Rxc5 30. Kd3 g5 31. Kd4 gxf4
32. gxf4 Rh5 33. R1c2 e5+ 34. fxe5 dxe5+ 35. Ke3 Rh3+ 36. Kf2 Rxh2+ 37. Kg3
Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Ke6 39. Kf3 h5 40. Ke3 h4 41. Kf3 h3 42. Kg3 Rh8 43. Kh2 Rh4
44. c5 bxc5 45. b6 Kd6 46. b7 Rh8 47. Rf2 Rb8 48. Rxf7 c4 49. Kxh3 Kc5 50.
Rc7+ Kb4 51. Kg4 c3 52. Kf5 Kxa4 1/2-1/2