
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Ahmad, Al Khatib"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense"]
[PlyCount "102"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.d5 Ne5 5.f4 Nd3+ 6.Bxd3 cxd3 7.Qxd3 e6 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Nf3 exd5 10.e5 Nd7 11.Qxd5 c6 12.Qd3 Qb6 13.Be3 Nc5 14.Qc2 Qxb2 15.Qxb2 Nd3+ 16.Ke2 Nxb2 17.Nd2 b6 18.Rab1 Ba6+ 19.Kf3 Nd3 20.Nde4 Be7 21.g4 h6 22.Ne2 g5 23.Nd4 gxf4 24.Bxf4 Bb7 25.Nf5 c5 26.Rbd1 Bxe4+ 27.Kxe4 Nf2+ 28.Kf3 Nxd1 29.Rxd1 Rd8 30.Nd6+ Bxd6 31.exd6 Kd7 32.a4 Rde8 33.a5 Re6 34.axb6 axb6 35.Ra1 Rxd6 36.Ra7+ Kc6 37.Bxd6 Kxd6 38.Rxf7 c4 39.Ke3 Kc5 40.Kd2 Kb4 41.Kc2 b5 42.h4 Rg8 43.Rf4 Ra8 44.g5 hxg5 45.hxg5 Ra2+ 46.Kb1 Rg2 47.Rf5 Ka4 48.Rf6 Rxg5 49.Ra6+ Kb3 50.Rf6 Rg1+ 51.Rf1 Rxf1# 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Ahmad, Al Khatib"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Modern Defense"]
[PlyCount "102"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.d5 Ne5 5.f4 Nd3+ 6.Bxd3 cxd3 7.Qxd3 e6 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Nf3 exd5 10.e5 Nd7 11.Qxd5 c6 12.Qd3 Qb6 13.Be3 Nc5 14.Qc2 Qxb2 15.Qxb2 Nd3+ 16.Ke2 Nxb2 17.Nd2 b6 18.Rab1 Ba6+ 19.Kf3 Nd3 20.Nde4 Be7 21.g4 h6 22.Ne2 g5 23.Nd4 gxf4 24.Bxf4 Bb7 25.Nf5 c5 26.Rbd1 Bxe4+ 27.Kxe4 Nf2+ 28.Kf3 Nxd1 29.Rxd1 Rd8 30.Nd6+ Bxd6 31.exd6 Kd7 32.a4 Rde8 33.a5 Re6 34.axb6 axb6 35.Ra1 Rxd6 36.Ra7+ Kc6 37.Bxd6 Kxd6 38.Rxf7 c4 39.Ke3 Kc5 40.Kd2 Kb4 41.Kc2 b5 42.h4 Rg8 43.Rf4 Ra8 44.g5 hxg5 45.hxg5 Ra2+ 46.Kb1 Rg2 47.Rf5 Ka4 48.Rf6 Rxg5 49.Ra6+ Kb3 50.Rf6 Rg1+ 51.Rf1 Rxf1# 0-1
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Ahmad, Al Khatib"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Opening "QGA"]
[Variation "3.e4"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "402362"]
[BlackFideId "8103178"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. f4 Nd3+ 6. Bxd3 cxd3 7. Qxd3 e6
8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Nf3 exd5 10. e5 Nd7 11. Qxd5 c6 12. Qd3 Qb6 13. Be3 Nc5 14.
Qc2 Qxb2 15. Qxb2 Nd3+ 16. Ke2 Nxb2 17. Nd2 b6 18. Rab1 Ba6+ 19. Kf3 Nd3
20. Nde4 Be7 21. g4 h6 22. Ne2 g5 23. Nd4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Bb7 25. Nf5 c5 26.
Rbd1 Bxe4+ 27. Kxe4 Nf2+ 28. Kf3 Nxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Nd6+ Bxd6 31. exd6
Kd7 32. a4 Rde8 33. a5 Re6 34. axb6 axb6 35. Ra1 Rxd6 36. Ra7+ Kc6 37. Bxd6
Kxd6 38. Rxf7 c4 39. Ke3 Kc5 40. Kd2 Kb4 41. Kc2 b5 42. h4 Rg8 43. Rf4 Ra8
44. g5 hxg5 45. hxg5 Ra2+ 46. Kb1 Rg2 47. Rf5 Ka4 48. Rf6 Rxg5 49. Ra6+ Kb3
50. Rf6 Rg1+ 51. Rf1 Rxf1# 0-1