
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Sivakumar, Shaaketh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "English Defense"]
[PlyCount "50"]
1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 f5 5.exf5 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nxd2 Bxg2 8.Qh5+ Kf8 9.fxe6 Qe7 10.Be4 Qxe6 11.Ngf3 Nf6 12.Qg5 Bxf3 13.Rg1 Rg8 14.d5 Nxe4 15.dxe6 Nxg5 16.Rxg5 Bb7 17.exd7 Nxd7 18.O-O-O Nf6 19.c5 Kf7 20.cxb6 axb6 21.Nc4 Rgd8 22.Ne5+ Kf8 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.f4 Bd5 25.a3 Bb3 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Sivakumar, Shaaketh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "English Defense"]
[PlyCount "50"]
1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 f5 5.exf5 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nxd2 Bxg2 8.Qh5+ Kf8 9.fxe6 Qe7 10.Be4 Qxe6 11.Ngf3 Nf6 12.Qg5 Bxf3 13.Rg1 Rg8 14.d5 Nxe4 15.dxe6 Nxg5 16.Rxg5 Bb7 17.exd7 Nxd7 18.O-O-O Nf6 19.c5 Kf7 20.cxb6 axb6 21.Nc4 Rgd8 22.Ne5+ Kf8 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.f4 Bd5 25.a3 Bb3 0-1
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Sivakumar, Shaaketh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn"]
[Variation "Keres defence"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "402362"]
[BlackFideId "30940176"]
1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 f5 5. exf5 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nxd2
Bxg2 8. Qh5+ Kf8 9. fxe6 Qe7 10. Be4 Qxe6 11. Ngf3 Nf6 12. Qg5 Bxf3 13. Rg1
Rg8 14. d5 Nxe4 15. dxe6 Nxg5 16. Rxg5 Bb7 17. exd7 Nxd7 18. O-O-O Nf6 19.
c5 Kf7 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Nc4 Rgd8 22. Ne5+ Kf8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. f4 Bd5
25. a3 Bb3 0-1