
[Event "Titled Tue 6th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.08.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vedder, R"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2256"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[ECO "A67"]
[PlyCount "180"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Nfd7 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nf3 Na6 11.O-O Nc7 12.a4 Rb8 13.Qc2 Re8 14.Bd2 a6 15.a5 b5 16.axb6 Rxb6 17.e5 dxe5 18.f5 e4 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Ng5 f5 21.Bc4 Ne5 22.Ba2 c4 23.Be3 Rd6 24.Bc5 Rd7 25.d6 Qxg5 26.dxc7 Rxc7 27.Bd6 Rc6 28.Bxe5 Bxe5 29.Qe2 Be6 30.Rae1 Kg7 31.Nxe4 fxe4 32.Qxe4 Rc5 33.Qb7+ Kh6 34.Qxa6 Bd4+ 35.Kh1 Rf5 36.Bxc4 Bxc4 37.Qxc4 Rxe1 38.Rxe1 Qf4 39.Qc1 Qxc1 40.Rxc1 Bxb2 41.Rb1 Be5 42.g3 Rf2 43.Re1 Bf6 44.Re4 Kg5 45.Ra4 Kf5 46.Kg1 Rb2 47.Rc4 g5 48.h3 Be5 49.g4+ Ke6 50.Ra4 Bf4 51.Ra5 Rb3 52.Ra6+ Ke5 53.Ra5+ Ke4 54.h4 gxh4 55.g5 h3 56.g6 Kf3 57.Ra1 Rb6 58.g7 Rg6+ 59.Kh1 Rxg7 60.Rf1+ Ke4 61.Re1+ Kf5 62.Re5+ Kg4 63.Re1 h2 64.Rd1 Kh5 65.Ra1 Rg4 66.Ra5+ Kh4 67.Ra1 Kg3 68.Ra3+ Kh4 69.Ra1 Be5 70.Rc1 Bd4 71.Kxh2 Re4 72.Kg2 Re2+ 73.Kf3 Rf2+ 74.Ke4 Bb2 75.Rc4 Re2+ 76.Kd3+ Kg3 77.Kxe2 Be5 78.Re4 Bf4 79.Kd3 Kg4 80.Ke2 Kf5 81.Ra4 Ke5 82.Kf3 Bc1 83.Rc4 Bb2 84.Rc2 Bd4 85.Rd2 Kd5 86.Kf4 Kc4 87.Ke4 Bc3 88.Rd3 Bb4 89.Rd4+ Kc5 90.Rxb4 Kxb4 1/2-1/2
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.08.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vedder, R"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2256"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[ECO "A67"]
[PlyCount "180"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Nfd7 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nf3 Na6 11.O-O Nc7 12.a4 Rb8 13.Qc2 Re8 14.Bd2 a6 15.a5 b5 16.axb6 Rxb6 17.e5 dxe5 18.f5 e4 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Ng5 f5 21.Bc4 Ne5 22.Ba2 c4 23.Be3 Rd6 24.Bc5 Rd7 25.d6 Qxg5 26.dxc7 Rxc7 27.Bd6 Rc6 28.Bxe5 Bxe5 29.Qe2 Be6 30.Rae1 Kg7 31.Nxe4 fxe4 32.Qxe4 Rc5 33.Qb7+ Kh6 34.Qxa6 Bd4+ 35.Kh1 Rf5 36.Bxc4 Bxc4 37.Qxc4 Rxe1 38.Rxe1 Qf4 39.Qc1 Qxc1 40.Rxc1 Bxb2 41.Rb1 Be5 42.g3 Rf2 43.Re1 Bf6 44.Re4 Kg5 45.Ra4 Kf5 46.Kg1 Rb2 47.Rc4 g5 48.h3 Be5 49.g4+ Ke6 50.Ra4 Bf4 51.Ra5 Rb3 52.Ra6+ Ke5 53.Ra5+ Ke4 54.h4 gxh4 55.g5 h3 56.g6 Kf3 57.Ra1 Rb6 58.g7 Rg6+ 59.Kh1 Rxg7 60.Rf1+ Ke4 61.Re1+ Kf5 62.Re5+ Kg4 63.Re1 h2 64.Rd1 Kh5 65.Ra1 Rg4 66.Ra5+ Kh4 67.Ra1 Kg3 68.Ra3+ Kh4 69.Ra1 Be5 70.Rc1 Bd4 71.Kxh2 Re4 72.Kg2 Re2+ 73.Kf3 Rf2+ 74.Ke4 Bb2 75.Rc4 Re2+ 76.Kd3+ Kg3 77.Kxe2 Be5 78.Re4 Bf4 79.Kd3 Kg4 80.Ke2 Kf5 81.Ra4 Ke5 82.Kf3 Bc1 83.Rc4 Bb2 84.Rc2 Bd4 85.Rd2 Kd5 86.Kf4 Kc4 87.Ke4 Bc3 88.Rd3 Bb4 89.Rd4+ Kc5 90.Rxb4 Kxb4 1/2-1/2
[Event "Titled Tue 6th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.08.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vedder, R"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2256"]
[BlackElo "2242"]
[ECO "A67"]
[Opening "Benoni"]
[Variation "Taimanov variation"]
[EventDate "2024.08.06"]
[WhiteFideId "1004166"]
[BlackFideId "402362"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8.
Bb5+ Nfd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nf3 Na6 11. O-O Nc7 12. a4 Rb8 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Bd2
a6 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Rxb6 17. e5 dxe5 18. f5 e4 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Ng5 f5
21. Bc4 Ne5 22. Ba2 c4 23. Be3 Rd6 24. Bc5 Rd7 25. d6 Qxg5 26. dxc7 Rxc7
27. Bd6 Rc6 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Qe2 Be6 30. Rae1 Kg7 31. Nxe4 fxe4 32. Qxe4
Rc5 33. Qb7+ Kh6 34. Qxa6 Bd4+ 35. Kh1 Rf5 36. Bxc4 Bxc4 37. Qxc4 Rxe1 38.
Rxe1 Qf4 39. Qc1 Qxc1 40. Rxc1 Bxb2 41. Rb1 Be5 42. g3 Rf2 43. Re1 Bf6 44.
Re4 Kg5 45. Ra4 Kf5 46. Kg1 Rb2 47. Rc4 g5 48. h3 Be5 49. g4+ Ke6 50. Ra4
Bf4 51. Ra5 Rb3 52. Ra6+ Ke5 53. Ra5+ Ke4 54. h4 gxh4 55. g5 h3 56. g6 Kf3
57. Ra1 Rb6 58. g7 Rg6+ 59. Kh1 Rxg7 60. Rf1+ Ke4 61. Re1+ Kf5 62. Re5+ Kg4
63. Re1 h2 64. Rd1 Kh5 65. Ra1 Rg4 66. Ra5+ Kh4 67. Ra1 Kg3 68. Ra3+ Kh4
69. Ra1 Be5 70. Rc1 Bd4 71. Kxh2 Re4 72. Kg2 Re2+ 73. Kf3 Rf2+ 74. Ke4 Bb2
75. Rc4 Re2+ 76. Kd3+ Kg3 77. Kxe2 Be5 78. Re4 Bf4 79. Kd3 Kg4 80. Ke2 Kf5
81. Ra4 Ke5 82. Kf3 Bc1 83. Rc4 Bb2 84. Rc2 Bd4 85. Rd2 Kd5 86. Kf4 Kc4 87.
Ke4 Bc3 88. Rd3 Bb4 89. Rd4+ Kc5 90. Rxb4 Kxb4 1/2-1/2