
[Event "Titled Tue 31st Dec Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Toolin, C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A57"]
[PlyCount "82"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4 b4 5.Nd2 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Ngf3 Bg4 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O a5 11.Rb1 b3 12.Nxb3 Na6 13.Bd2 Nb4 14.Bxb4 axb4 15.a5 Nd7 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qc7 18.Qe2 h5 19.Ra1 Rfe8 20.Qc2 Ra6 21.Rf3 Nf6 22.Re3 h4 23.e5 dxe5 24.fxe5 Nh5 25.e6 f5 26.Bxf5 gxf5 27.Qxf5 Qf4 28.Rf3 Qxf5 29.Rxf5 Ng3 30.Rg5 Kh7 31.Nxc5 Bd4+ 32.Kh2 Bxc5 33.Rg4 Bd6 34.Rxh4+ Kg6 35.Rg4+ Kf5 36.c5 Be5 37.d6 exd6 38.cxd6 Kxe6 39.Re1 Kxd6 40.Rg6+ Re6 41.Rxg3 Bxg3+ 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Toolin, C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A57"]
[PlyCount "82"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4 b4 5.Nd2 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Ngf3 Bg4 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O a5 11.Rb1 b3 12.Nxb3 Na6 13.Bd2 Nb4 14.Bxb4 axb4 15.a5 Nd7 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qc7 18.Qe2 h5 19.Ra1 Rfe8 20.Qc2 Ra6 21.Rf3 Nf6 22.Re3 h4 23.e5 dxe5 24.fxe5 Nh5 25.e6 f5 26.Bxf5 gxf5 27.Qxf5 Qf4 28.Rf3 Qxf5 29.Rxf5 Ng3 30.Rg5 Kh7 31.Nxc5 Bd4+ 32.Kh2 Bxc5 33.Rg4 Bd6 34.Rxh4+ Kg6 35.Rg4+ Kf5 36.c5 Be5 37.d6 exd6 38.cxd6 Kxe6 39.Re1 Kxd6 40.Rg6+ Re6 41.Rxg3 Bxg3+ 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 31st Dec Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Toolin, C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Opening "Benko gambit"]
[EventDate "2024.12.31"]
[WhiteFideId "402362"]
[BlackFideId "2024543"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 b4 5. Nd2 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Ngf3
Bg4 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. Rb1 b3 12. Nxb3 Na6 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Bxb4 axb4
15. a5 Nd7 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qc7 18. Qe2 h5 19. Ra1 Rfe8 20. Qc2 Ra6 21.
Rf3 Nf6 22. Re3 h4 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Nh5 25. e6 f5 26. Bxf5 gxf5 27.
Qxf5 Qf4 28. Rf3 Qxf5 29. Rxf5 Ng3 30. Rg5 Kh7 31. Nxc5 Bd4+ 32. Kh2 Bxc5
33. Rg4 Bd6 34. Rxh4+ Kg6 35. Rg4+ Kf5 36. c5 Be5 37. d6 exd6 38. cxd6 Kxe6
39. Re1 Kxd6 40. Rg6+ Re6 41. Rxg3 Bxg3+ 0-1