
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sharankov, G"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation"]
[PlyCount "57"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6 8.Bxh6 Qxb2 9.Nc3 Qxc3+ 10.Bd2 Qa3 11.O-O Bb4 12.Be3 Bd7 13.Ng5 h6 14.Nh3 Bc3 15.Rb1 b6 16.Rb3 Qa5 17.Nf4 Bb4 18.Nh5 Bf8 19.Qb1 a6 20.Rxb6 Nb4 21.Rb7 Qxa2 22.Rxb4 Qxe2 23.Rb8+ Rxb8 24.Qxb8+ Ke7 25.Bc1 Bb5 26.Ba3+ Kd7 27.Rc1 Bd6 28.Qxd6+ Ke8 29.Qe7# 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sharankov, G"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation"]
[PlyCount "57"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6 8.Bxh6 Qxb2 9.Nc3 Qxc3+ 10.Bd2 Qa3 11.O-O Bb4 12.Be3 Bd7 13.Ng5 h6 14.Nh3 Bc3 15.Rb1 b6 16.Rb3 Qa5 17.Nf4 Bb4 18.Nh5 Bf8 19.Qb1 a6 20.Rxb6 Nb4 21.Rb7 Qxa2 22.Rxb4 Qxe2 23.Rb8+ Rxb8 24.Qxb8+ Ke7 25.Bc1 Bb5 26.Ba3+ Kd7 27.Rc1 Bd6 28.Qxd6+ Ke8 29.Qe7# 1-0
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sharankov, G"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "4168356"]
[BlackFideId "402362"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8.
Bxh6 Qxb2 9. Nc3 Qxc3+ 10. Bd2 Qa3 11. O-O Bb4 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Ng5 h6 14.
Nh3 Bc3 15. Rb1 b6 16. Rb3 Qa5 17. Nf4 Bb4 18. Nh5 Bf8 19. Qb1 a6 20. Rxb6
Nb4 21. Rb7 Qxa2 22. Rxb4 Qxe2 23. Rb8+ Rxb8 24. Qxb8+ Ke7 25. Bc1 Bb5 26.
Ba3+ Kd7 27. Rc1 Bd6 28. Qxd6+ Ke8 29. Qe7# 1-0