
[Event "Titled Tue 29th Jul Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Simonovic, M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[ECO "A59"]
[PlyCount "58"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 Nbd7 9.Nf3 g6 10.g3 Bg7 11.Kg2 O-O 12.Re1 Ng4 13.Qe2 Qa5 14.Nd2 h5 15.h3 Bxc3 16.hxg4 Bg7 17.gxh5 Qa6 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.Qg4 Ne5 20.Qe2 Nd3 21.Nf3 Rxf3 22.Kxf3 Rf8+ 23.Kg2 Nxe1+ 24.Qxe1 Qd3 25.Qe3 Qc2 26.a4 Bd4 27.Qg5 Rxf2+ 28.Kh3 Rh2+ 29.Kg4 Qe2+ 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Simonovic, M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[ECO "A59"]
[PlyCount "58"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 Nbd7 9.Nf3 g6 10.g3 Bg7 11.Kg2 O-O 12.Re1 Ng4 13.Qe2 Qa5 14.Nd2 h5 15.h3 Bxc3 16.hxg4 Bg7 17.gxh5 Qa6 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.Qg4 Ne5 20.Qe2 Nd3 21.Nf3 Rxf3 22.Kxf3 Rf8+ 23.Kg2 Nxe1+ 24.Qxe1 Qd3 25.Qe3 Qc2 26.a4 Bd4 27.Qg5 Rxf2+ 28.Kh3 Rh2+ 29.Kg4 Qe2+ 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 29th Jul Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Simonovic, M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[ECO "A59"]
[Opening "Benko gambit"]
[Variation "7.e4"]
[EventDate "2025.07.29"]
[WhiteFideId "402362"]
[BlackFideId "919152"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 Nbd7 9. Nf3 g6 10. g3 Bg7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Re1 Ng4 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. Nd2
h5 15. h3 Bxc3 16. hxg4 Bg7 17. gxh5 Qa6 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Qg4 Ne5 20. Qe2
Nd3 21. Nf3 Rxf3 22. Kxf3 Rf8+ 23. Kg2 Nxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Qd3 25. Qe3 Qc2 26.
a4 Bd4 27. Qg5 Rxf2+ 28. Kh3 Rh2+ 29. Kg4 Qe2+ 0-1