[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Vlassov, N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[ECO "A50"]
[Opening "Mexican Defense"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5.e4 Ng6 6.g3 Bc5 7.Bg2 a5 8.h3 d6 9.Nge2 h5 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 c6 12.Qd2 cxd5 13.exd5 Bd7 14.e4 a4 15.O-O Qc8 16.b3 axb3 17.axb3 Rxa1 18.Rxa1 Bxh3 19.Nb5 O-O 20.Nxd6 Qc5+ 21.Kh2 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Qxd6 23.b4 Nxe4 24.Qe3 f5 25.Qd3 Qxb4 26.Rb1 Qe7 27.c5 Qxc5 28.Qc4 Qxc4 0-1