
[Event "Titled Tue 17th Dec Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Jovic, Sta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[ECO "E35"]
[PlyCount "90"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 c6 11.e3 Bf5 12.Bd3 Nd7 13.O-O a5 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Bg4 16.Nd2 Qd6 17.Nb3 Bh5 18.b5 Bg6 19.bxc6 bxc6 20.Bxg6 Qxg6 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.Qxc5 Rfb8 23.Rxa8 Rxa8 24.Rc1 Ra6 25.h3 Qd3 26.Qc3 Qe2 27.Qc2 Qxc2 28.Rxc2 Kf8 29.Kf1 Ke7 30.Ke2 Kd6 31.Rb2 Ra7 32.Rb8 h5 33.g4 hxg4 34.hxg4 Ra2+ 35.Kf3 Rc2 36.Kg3 g6 37.f4 Rc1 38.Rb7 Ke6 39.Rc7 Rc2 40.Kf3 Rc1 41.Rc8 Kd7 42.Rf8 Ke7 43.Rc8 Kd7 44.Rf8 Ke7 45.Rc8 Kd7 1/2-1/2
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Jovic, Sta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[ECO "E35"]
[PlyCount "90"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 c6 11.e3 Bf5 12.Bd3 Nd7 13.O-O a5 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Bg4 16.Nd2 Qd6 17.Nb3 Bh5 18.b5 Bg6 19.bxc6 bxc6 20.Bxg6 Qxg6 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.Qxc5 Rfb8 23.Rxa8 Rxa8 24.Rc1 Ra6 25.h3 Qd3 26.Qc3 Qe2 27.Qc2 Qxc2 28.Rxc2 Kf8 29.Kf1 Ke7 30.Ke2 Kd6 31.Rb2 Ra7 32.Rb8 h5 33.g4 hxg4 34.hxg4 Ra2+ 35.Kf3 Rc2 36.Kg3 g6 37.f4 Rc1 38.Rb7 Ke6 39.Rc7 Rc2 40.Kf3 Rc1 41.Rc8 Kd7 42.Rf8 Ke7 43.Rc8 Kd7 44.Rf8 Ke7 45.Rc8 Kd7 1/2-1/2
[Event "Titled Tue 17th Dec Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Jovic, Sta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[ECO "E35"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical, Noa variation, 5.cd ed"]
[EventDate "2024.12.17"]
[WhiteFideId "402362"]
[BlackFideId "905020"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6
8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 c6 11. e3 Bf5 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O a5 14.
b4 axb4 15. axb4 Bg4 16. Nd2 Qd6 17. Nb3 Bh5 18. b5 Bg6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20.
Bxg6 Qxg6 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Rfb8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rc1 Ra6 25. h3 Qd3
26. Qc3 Qe2 27. Qc2 Qxc2 28. Rxc2 Kf8 29. Kf1 Ke7 30. Ke2 Kd6 31. Rb2 Ra7
32. Rb8 h5 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Ra2+ 35. Kf3 Rc2 36. Kg3 g6 37. f4 Rc1 38.
Rb7 Ke6 39. Rc7 Rc2 40. Kf3 Rc1 41. Rc8 Kd7 42. Rf8 Ke7 43. Rc8 Kd7 44. Rf8
Ke7 45. Rc8 Kd7 1/2-1/2