
[Event "V Mindsports Int Open"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Willow, Jonah B"]
[Black "Merriman, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation"]
[PlyCount "64"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.a3 Nh6 7.Bd3 Bd7 8.O-O cxd4 9.b4 dxc3 10.Nxc3 Rc8 11.Bb2 Nd4 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Qe2 Qg4 15.f3 Qd4+ 16.Kh1 Qb6 17.Nb5 a6 18.Rxc8+ Bxc8 19.Qc2 Qc6 20.Qxc6+ bxc6 21.Nc7+ Kd7 22.Nxa6 Nf5 23.Rc1 Bxa6 24.Bxa6 Bg5 25.Rc2 Rb8 26.Bd3 Ne3 27.Re2 c5 28.h4 Bh6 29.bxc5 Rb3 30.Ba6 Nc4 31.Bd4 Nxa3 32.Kh2 Kc6 1/2-1/2
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Willow, Jonah B"]
[Black "Merriman, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation"]
[PlyCount "64"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.a3 Nh6 7.Bd3 Bd7 8.O-O cxd4 9.b4 dxc3 10.Nxc3 Rc8 11.Bb2 Nd4 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Qe2 Qg4 15.f3 Qd4+ 16.Kh1 Qb6 17.Nb5 a6 18.Rxc8+ Bxc8 19.Qc2 Qc6 20.Qxc6+ bxc6 21.Nc7+ Kd7 22.Nxa6 Nf5 23.Rc1 Bxa6 24.Bxa6 Bg5 25.Rc2 Rb8 26.Bd3 Ne3 27.Re2 c5 28.h4 Bh6 29.bxc5 Rb3 30.Ba6 Nc4 31.Bd4 Nxa3 32.Kh2 Kc6 1/2-1/2
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[Event "V Mindsports Int Open"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Willow, Jonah B"]
[Black "Merriman, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.13"]
[WhiteFideId "438804"]
[BlackFideId "452270"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. O-O
cxd4 9. b4 dxc3 10. Nxc3 Rc8 11. Bb2 Nd4 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Qe2
Qg4 15. f3 Qd4+ 16. Kh1 Qb6 17. Nb5 a6 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Qc2 Qc6 20. Qxc6+
bxc6 21. Nc7+ Kd7 22. Nxa6 Nf5 23. Rc1 Bxa6 24. Bxa6 Bg5 25. Rc2 Rb8 26.
Bd3 Ne3 27. Re2 c5 28. h4 Bh6 29. bxc5 Rb3 30. Ba6 Nc4 31. Bd4 Nxa3 32. Kh2
Kc6 1/2-1/2