
[Event "Hull 4NCL Open 2022"]
[Site "Hull ENG"]
[Date "2022.10.15"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Birtwistle, N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1880"]
[BlackElo "2171"]
[ECO "A57"]
[PlyCount "67"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4 Qa5+ 5.Bd2 b4 6.Qc2 d6 7.e4 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.f4 Qc7 10.Nf3 O-O 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Bc1 Re8 13.Nbd2 e6 14.Rb1 Bb7 15.b3 Bh6 16.g3 Ng4 17.Re1 exd5 18.cxd5 Rac8 19.Bb2 Bg7 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Nc4 Nb6 22.Qb2+ Kg8 23.h3 Nh6 24.g4 Bxd5 25.exd5 Nxd5 26.g5 Nf5 27.Bxf5 gxf5 28.Nh4 Qd7 29.Nxd6 Nc3 30.Nxe8 Rxe8 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Rf1 Ne2+ 33.Kh2 Qe3 34.Qg7+ 1-0
[Site "Hull ENG"]
[Date "2022.10.15"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Birtwistle, N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1880"]
[BlackElo "2171"]
[ECO "A57"]
[PlyCount "67"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4 Qa5+ 5.Bd2 b4 6.Qc2 d6 7.e4 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.f4 Qc7 10.Nf3 O-O 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Bc1 Re8 13.Nbd2 e6 14.Rb1 Bb7 15.b3 Bh6 16.g3 Ng4 17.Re1 exd5 18.cxd5 Rac8 19.Bb2 Bg7 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Nc4 Nb6 22.Qb2+ Kg8 23.h3 Nh6 24.g4 Bxd5 25.exd5 Nxd5 26.g5 Nf5 27.Bxf5 gxf5 28.Nh4 Qd7 29.Nxd6 Nc3 30.Nxe8 Rxe8 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Rf1 Ne2+ 33.Kh2 Qe3 34.Qg7+ 1-0
[Event "Hull 4NCL Open 2022"]
[Site "Hull ENG"]
[Date "2022.10.15"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Birtwistle, N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1880"]
[BlackElo "2171"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Opening "Benko gambit"]
[EventDate "2022.10.14"]
[WhiteFideId "452270"]
[BlackFideId "406945"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 b4 6. Qc2 d6 7. e4 g6 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. f4 Qc7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bc1 Re8 13. Nbd2 e6 14. Rb1 Bb7
15. b3 Bh6 16. g3 Ng4 17. Re1 exd5 18. cxd5 Rac8 19. Bb2 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Nc4 Nb6 22. Qb2+ Kg8 23. h3 Nh6 24. g4 Bxd5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. g5 Nf5
27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Nh4 Qd7 29. Nxd6 Nc3 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Rf1
Ne2+ 33. Kh2 Qe3 34. Qg7+ 1-0