
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matinian, N"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Opening "French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation"]
[PlyCount "119"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Nc6 7.Qg4 g6 8.h4 h6 9.Nf3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Qa4 11.Bd3 c4 12.Bxg6 Nge7 13.Bh5 Qxc2 14.Qg7 Rf8 15.O-O Nf5 16.Qh7 Nfxd4 17.Qxc2 Nxc2 18.Ra2 Nxa3 19.Rxa3 Bd7 20.g4 O-O-O 21.Bxh6 Rh8 22.Bg7 Rxh5 23.gxh5 Rg8 24.Kh2 Rxg7 25.Rg1 Rh7 26.Rg5 b5 27.Kg3 a5 28.Kg4 b4 29.cxb4 axb4 30.Ra1 c3 31.Rg8+ Kb7 32.Kg5 b3 33.h6 b2 34.Rb1 Kc7 35.Ne1 Nxe5 36.Rg7 Rh8 37.f4 Nf3+ 38.Nxf3 c2 39.Rxb2 c1=Q 40.Rg2 Qc6 41.Ne5 Qd6 42.Rxf7 Rg8+ 43.Kf6 Rxg2 44.Rxd7+ Qxd7 45.Nxd7 Rh2 46.Kg5 Rg2+ 47.Kh5 Rg8 48.Ne5 Rb8 49.h7 d4 50.Kg6 Kd6 51.h5 Kd5 52.h6 Ke4 53.Kg7 Rb7+ 54.Nf7 d3 55.h8=Q d2 56.Qd8 Ke3 57.h7 Ke2 58.h8=Q d1=Q 59.Qh5+ Kf2 60.Qhxd1 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matinian, N"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Opening "French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation"]
[PlyCount "119"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Nc6 7.Qg4 g6 8.h4 h6 9.Nf3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Qa4 11.Bd3 c4 12.Bxg6 Nge7 13.Bh5 Qxc2 14.Qg7 Rf8 15.O-O Nf5 16.Qh7 Nfxd4 17.Qxc2 Nxc2 18.Ra2 Nxa3 19.Rxa3 Bd7 20.g4 O-O-O 21.Bxh6 Rh8 22.Bg7 Rxh5 23.gxh5 Rg8 24.Kh2 Rxg7 25.Rg1 Rh7 26.Rg5 b5 27.Kg3 a5 28.Kg4 b4 29.cxb4 axb4 30.Ra1 c3 31.Rg8+ Kb7 32.Kg5 b3 33.h6 b2 34.Rb1 Kc7 35.Ne1 Nxe5 36.Rg7 Rh8 37.f4 Nf3+ 38.Nxf3 c2 39.Rxb2 c1=Q 40.Rg2 Qc6 41.Ne5 Qd6 42.Rxf7 Rg8+ 43.Kf6 Rxg2 44.Rxd7+ Qxd7 45.Nxd7 Rh2 46.Kg5 Rg2+ 47.Kh5 Rg8 48.Ne5 Rb8 49.h7 d4 50.Kg6 Kd6 51.h5 Kd5 52.h6 Ke4 53.Kg7 Rb7+ 54.Nf7 d3 55.h8=Q d2 56.Qd8 Ke3 57.h7 Ke2 58.h8=Q d1=Q 59.Qh5+ Kf2 60.Qhxd1 1-0
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matinian, N"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Winawer, advance variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "24129100"]
[BlackFideId "402362"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Qg4 g6 8.
h4 h6 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qa4 11. Bd3 c4 12. Bxg6 Nge7 13. Bh5 Qxc2 14. Qg7
Rf8 15. O-O Nf5 16. Qh7 Nfxd4 17. Qxc2 Nxc2 18. Ra2 Nxa3 19. Rxa3 Bd7 20.
g4 O-O-O 21. Bxh6 Rh8 22. Bg7 Rxh5 23. gxh5 Rg8 24. Kh2 Rxg7 25. Rg1 Rh7
26. Rg5 b5 27. Kg3 a5 28. Kg4 b4 29. cxb4 axb4 30. Ra1 c3 31. Rg8+ Kb7 32.
Kg5 b3 33. h6 b2 34. Rb1 Kc7 35. Ne1 Nxe5 36. Rg7 Rh8 37. f4 Nf3+ 38. Nxf3
c2 39. Rxb2 c1=Q 40. Rg2 Qc6 41. Ne5 Qd6 42. Rxf7 Rg8+ 43. Kf6 Rxg2 44.
Rxd7+ Qxd7 45. Nxd7 Rh2 46. Kg5 Rg2+ 47. Kh5 Rg8 48. Ne5 Rb8 49. h7 d4 50.
Kg6 Kd6 51. h5 Kd5 52. h6 Ke4 53. Kg7 Rb7+ 54. Nf7 d3 55. h8=Q d2 56. Qd8
Ke3 57. h7 Ke2 58. h8=Q d1=Q 59. Qh5+ Kf2 60. Qhxd1 1-0