
[Event "Titled Tue 15th Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Kurpiewski, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "1973"]
[ECO "A81"]
[PlyCount "203"]
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nh3 Bg7 5.c3 c6 6.O-O d6 7.Nd2 O-O 8.Nf4 e5 9.Qb3+ Kh8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Ne6 Bxe6 12.Qxe6 e4 13.Nc4 Na6 14.Ne5 Qe8 15.Qxe8 Raxe8 16.Nc4 Rd8 17.Be3 b6 18.Rad1 Nd5 19.Bd4 Nac7 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.e3 Nf6 22.Ne5 c5 23.Nc6 Ra8 24.Rd6 Nb5 25.Re6 Rfe8 26.Rxe8 Nxe8 27.Rd1 Nbd6 28.Bf1 Kf6 29.b4 cxb4 30.cxb4 a5 31.b5 Rc8 32.a4 Rc7 33.Be2 Ke6 34.Kf1 Nf6 35.Rc1 Rc8 36.Ke1 Nd5 37.Kd2 Nb7 38.Bd1 Nc5 39.Nd4+ Kd7 40.Bb3 Nc7 41.Rc3 Nxb3+ 42.Rxb3 Nd5 43.Nc6 Kd6 44.Ke2 Rc7 45.Rb1 Kc5 46.Rc1+ Kd6 47.f3 exf3+ 48.Kxf3 Nf6 49.h3 Ne4 50.Rd1+ Kc5 51.Rc1+ Kd6 52.g4 Nf6 53.gxf5 gxf5 54.Rd1+ Ke6 55.Kf4 Nd5+ 56.Kf3 Nf6 57.Nd4+ Kf7 58.Nxf5 Kg6 59.Nd6 Rd7 60.e4 Ne8 61.e5 Nc7 62.Kf4 Kg7 63.Rg1+ Kf8 64.Kf5 Ne8 65.Nxe8 Kxe8 66.Ke6 Re7+ 67.Kd6 Rd7+ 68.Kc6 Rd4 69.Kxb6 Rxa4 70.Kc6 Ra2 71.b6 a4 72.b7 Rb2 73.Kc7 Ke7 74.b8=Q Rxb8 75.Kxb8 Ke6 76.Ra1 Kxe5 77.Rxa4 Kf5 78.Rh4 Kg5 79.Rxh7 Kg6 80.Ra7 Kg5 81.Ra3 Kh4 82.Kc7 Kg5 83.Kc6 Kh4 84.Kb5 Kg5 85.Kb4 Kh4 86.Kc4 Kg5 87.Kd4 Kh4 88.Ke4 Kg5 89.Kf3 Kh4 90.Kg2 Kg5 91.Kg3 Kf5 92.Ra5+ Kg6 93.Kg4 Kh7 94.Ra6 Kh8 95.Kg5 Kg7 96.Ra7+ Kf8 97.Kf6 Kg8 98.h4 Kh8 99.h5 Kg8 100.h6 Kh8 101.Kg6 Kg8 102.Ra8# 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Kurpiewski, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "1973"]
[ECO "A81"]
[PlyCount "203"]
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nh3 Bg7 5.c3 c6 6.O-O d6 7.Nd2 O-O 8.Nf4 e5 9.Qb3+ Kh8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Ne6 Bxe6 12.Qxe6 e4 13.Nc4 Na6 14.Ne5 Qe8 15.Qxe8 Raxe8 16.Nc4 Rd8 17.Be3 b6 18.Rad1 Nd5 19.Bd4 Nac7 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.e3 Nf6 22.Ne5 c5 23.Nc6 Ra8 24.Rd6 Nb5 25.Re6 Rfe8 26.Rxe8 Nxe8 27.Rd1 Nbd6 28.Bf1 Kf6 29.b4 cxb4 30.cxb4 a5 31.b5 Rc8 32.a4 Rc7 33.Be2 Ke6 34.Kf1 Nf6 35.Rc1 Rc8 36.Ke1 Nd5 37.Kd2 Nb7 38.Bd1 Nc5 39.Nd4+ Kd7 40.Bb3 Nc7 41.Rc3 Nxb3+ 42.Rxb3 Nd5 43.Nc6 Kd6 44.Ke2 Rc7 45.Rb1 Kc5 46.Rc1+ Kd6 47.f3 exf3+ 48.Kxf3 Nf6 49.h3 Ne4 50.Rd1+ Kc5 51.Rc1+ Kd6 52.g4 Nf6 53.gxf5 gxf5 54.Rd1+ Ke6 55.Kf4 Nd5+ 56.Kf3 Nf6 57.Nd4+ Kf7 58.Nxf5 Kg6 59.Nd6 Rd7 60.e4 Ne8 61.e5 Nc7 62.Kf4 Kg7 63.Rg1+ Kf8 64.Kf5 Ne8 65.Nxe8 Kxe8 66.Ke6 Re7+ 67.Kd6 Rd7+ 68.Kc6 Rd4 69.Kxb6 Rxa4 70.Kc6 Ra2 71.b6 a4 72.b7 Rb2 73.Kc7 Ke7 74.b8=Q Rxb8 75.Kxb8 Ke6 76.Ra1 Kxe5 77.Rxa4 Kf5 78.Rh4 Kg5 79.Rxh7 Kg6 80.Ra7 Kg5 81.Ra3 Kh4 82.Kc7 Kg5 83.Kc6 Kh4 84.Kb5 Kg5 85.Kb4 Kh4 86.Kc4 Kg5 87.Kd4 Kh4 88.Ke4 Kg5 89.Kf3 Kh4 90.Kg2 Kg5 91.Kg3 Kf5 92.Ra5+ Kg6 93.Kg4 Kh7 94.Ra6 Kh8 95.Kg5 Kg7 96.Ra7+ Kf8 97.Kf6 Kg8 98.h4 Kh8 99.h5 Kg8 100.h6 Kh8 101.Kg6 Kg8 102.Ra8# 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 15th Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Kurpiewski, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "1973"]
[ECO "A81"]
[Opening "Dutch defence"]
[EventDate "2025.07.15"]
[WhiteFideId "402362"]
[BlackFideId "1114530"]
1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 Bg7 5. c3 c6 6. O-O d6 7. Nd2 O-O 8.
Nf4 e5 9. Qb3+ Kh8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Ne6 Bxe6 12. Qxe6 e4 13. Nc4 Na6 14.
Ne5 Qe8 15. Qxe8 Raxe8 16. Nc4 Rd8 17. Be3 b6 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Bd4 Nac7 20.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. e3 Nf6 22. Ne5 c5 23. Nc6 Ra8 24. Rd6 Nb5 25. Re6 Rfe8 26.
Rxe8 Nxe8 27. Rd1 Nbd6 28. Bf1 Kf6 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4 a5 31. b5 Rc8 32.
a4 Rc7 33. Be2 Ke6 34. Kf1 Nf6 35. Rc1 Rc8 36. Ke1 Nd5 37. Kd2 Nb7 38. Bd1
Nc5 39. Nd4+ Kd7 40. Bb3 Nc7 41. Rc3 Nxb3+ 42. Rxb3 Nd5 43. Nc6 Kd6 44. Ke2
Rc7 45. Rb1 Kc5 46. Rc1+ Kd6 47. f3 exf3+ 48. Kxf3 Nf6 49. h3 Ne4 50. Rd1+
Kc5 51. Rc1+ Kd6 52. g4 Nf6 53. gxf5 gxf5 54. Rd1+ Ke6 55. Kf4 Nd5+ 56. Kf3
Nf6 57. Nd4+ Kf7 58. Nxf5 Kg6 59. Nd6 Rd7 60. e4 Ne8 61. e5 Nc7 62. Kf4 Kg7
63. Rg1+ Kf8 64. Kf5 Ne8 65. Nxe8 Kxe8 66. Ke6 Re7+ 67. Kd6 Rd7+ 68. Kc6
Rd4 69. Kxb6 Rxa4 70. Kc6 Ra2 71. b6 a4 72. b7 Rb2 73. Kc7 Ke7 74. b8=Q
Rxb8 75. Kxb8 Ke6 76. Ra1 Kxe5 77. Rxa4 Kf5 78. Rh4 Kg5 79. Rxh7 Kg6 80.
Ra7 Kg5 81. Ra3 Kh4 82. Kc7 Kg5 83. Kc6 Kh4 84. Kb5 Kg5 85. Kb4 Kh4 86. Kc4
Kg5 87. Kd4 Kh4 88. Ke4 Kg5 89. Kf3 Kh4 90. Kg2 Kg5 91. Kg3 Kf5 92. Ra5+
Kg6 93. Kg4 Kh7 94. Ra6 Kh8 95. Kg5 Kg7 96. Ra7+ Kf8 97. Kf6 Kg8 98. h4 Kh8
99. h5 Kg8 100. h6 Kh8 101. Kg6 Kg8 102. Ra8# 1-0