
[Event "Titled Tue 9th Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Antoniou, Rafail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2027"]
[ECO "A44"]
[PlyCount "241"]
1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6 4.e4 f5 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Nge2 f4 7.f3 g5 8.Qc2 a6 9.a4 a5 10.Bd2 Na6 11.Nc1 Nb4 12.Qd1 g4 13.Be2 h5 14.Nd3 Nxd3+ 15.Bxd3 h4 16.Qc2 h3 17.Bf1 hxg2 18.Bxg2 gxf3 19.Bxf3 Bg4 20.Qd3 Qd7 21.O-O-O Bxf3 22.Qxf3 O-O-O 23.Rdg1 Rh3 24.Qf1 Rxc3+ 25.Bxc3 Nxe4 26.Bxa5 Qxa4 27.Bxd8 f3 28.Bg5 f2 29.Rg4 Nxg5 30.Rxg5 Bh6 31.h4 Qa1+ 32.Kc2 Qa4+ 33.Kb1 Bxg5 34.hxg5 e4 35.g6 Qd7 36.Qxf2 Kb8 37.Qf7 Qg4 38.g7 Qe2 39.g8=Q+ Ka7 40.Qg3 e3 41.Qff3 Qd3+ 42.Kc1 Qxc4+ 43.Kd1 Qd3+ 44.Ke1 Qd2+ 45.Kf1 Qc1+ 46.Kg2 Qxb2+ 47.Kh3 Qh8+ 48.Kg4 Qg7+ 49.Kf4 Qe5+ 50.Kg4 Qg7+ 51.Kh3 Qh8+ 52.Kg2 Qb2+ 53.Kg1 Qa1+ 54.Qf1 Qd4 55.Qe2 Qxd5 56.Qgxe3 Qg8+ 57.Qg2 Qc4 58.Qee2 Qd4+ 59.Qef2 Qd1+ 60.Kh2 Qh5+ 61.Qh3 Qe5+ 62.Qfg3 Qe2+ 63.Qhg2 Qh5+ 64.Kg1 Qd1+ 65.Qf1 Qd4+ 66.Qff2 Qd1+ 67.Kg2 Qd5+ 68.Qgf3 Qg5+ 69.Kf1 Qc1+ 70.Qe1 Qc4+ 71.Qee2 Qc1+ 72.Kf2 Qg5 73.Qa3+ Kb6 74.Rb1+ Kc7 75.Qa5+ Kc6 76.Qf3+ d5 77.Qb6+ Kd7 78.Qxb7+ Ke6 79.Qbxd5+ Qxd5 80.Qxd5+ Kxd5 81.Ke3 Kc4 82.Kd2 Kd4 83.Rc1 c4 84.Kc2 Kc5 85.Kc3 Kb5 86.Rh1 Kc5 87.Rh4 Kd5 88.Rxc4 Ke5 89.Rd4 Kf5 90.Rd8 Ke5 91.Kc4 Ke4 92.Re8+ Kf3 93.Kd3 Kf4 94.Rd8 Kf5 95.Rc8 Ke6 96.Rc1 Kd5 97.Rd1 Ke5 98.Re1+ Kd5 99.Rh1 Kc5 100.Rd1 Kd5 101.Rf1 Kd6 102.Rh1 Ke6 103.Rh5 Kd6 104.Ra5 Ke6 105.Ke4 Kd6 106.Kd4 Kc6 107.Kc4 Kd6 108.Rd5+ Ke6 109.Kd4 Kf6 110.Re5 Kg6 111.Ke4 Kf6 112.Kf4 Kg6 113.Rf5 Kg7 114.Kg5 Kh7 115.Rf6 Kg7 116.Kf5 Kh7 117.Rg6 Kh8 118.Kf6 Kh7 119.Kf7 Kh8 120.Rg1 Kh7 121.Rh1# 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Antoniou, Rafail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2027"]
[ECO "A44"]
[PlyCount "241"]
1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6 4.e4 f5 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Nge2 f4 7.f3 g5 8.Qc2 a6 9.a4 a5 10.Bd2 Na6 11.Nc1 Nb4 12.Qd1 g4 13.Be2 h5 14.Nd3 Nxd3+ 15.Bxd3 h4 16.Qc2 h3 17.Bf1 hxg2 18.Bxg2 gxf3 19.Bxf3 Bg4 20.Qd3 Qd7 21.O-O-O Bxf3 22.Qxf3 O-O-O 23.Rdg1 Rh3 24.Qf1 Rxc3+ 25.Bxc3 Nxe4 26.Bxa5 Qxa4 27.Bxd8 f3 28.Bg5 f2 29.Rg4 Nxg5 30.Rxg5 Bh6 31.h4 Qa1+ 32.Kc2 Qa4+ 33.Kb1 Bxg5 34.hxg5 e4 35.g6 Qd7 36.Qxf2 Kb8 37.Qf7 Qg4 38.g7 Qe2 39.g8=Q+ Ka7 40.Qg3 e3 41.Qff3 Qd3+ 42.Kc1 Qxc4+ 43.Kd1 Qd3+ 44.Ke1 Qd2+ 45.Kf1 Qc1+ 46.Kg2 Qxb2+ 47.Kh3 Qh8+ 48.Kg4 Qg7+ 49.Kf4 Qe5+ 50.Kg4 Qg7+ 51.Kh3 Qh8+ 52.Kg2 Qb2+ 53.Kg1 Qa1+ 54.Qf1 Qd4 55.Qe2 Qxd5 56.Qgxe3 Qg8+ 57.Qg2 Qc4 58.Qee2 Qd4+ 59.Qef2 Qd1+ 60.Kh2 Qh5+ 61.Qh3 Qe5+ 62.Qfg3 Qe2+ 63.Qhg2 Qh5+ 64.Kg1 Qd1+ 65.Qf1 Qd4+ 66.Qff2 Qd1+ 67.Kg2 Qd5+ 68.Qgf3 Qg5+ 69.Kf1 Qc1+ 70.Qe1 Qc4+ 71.Qee2 Qc1+ 72.Kf2 Qg5 73.Qa3+ Kb6 74.Rb1+ Kc7 75.Qa5+ Kc6 76.Qf3+ d5 77.Qb6+ Kd7 78.Qxb7+ Ke6 79.Qbxd5+ Qxd5 80.Qxd5+ Kxd5 81.Ke3 Kc4 82.Kd2 Kd4 83.Rc1 c4 84.Kc2 Kc5 85.Kc3 Kb5 86.Rh1 Kc5 87.Rh4 Kd5 88.Rxc4 Ke5 89.Rd4 Kf5 90.Rd8 Ke5 91.Kc4 Ke4 92.Re8+ Kf3 93.Kd3 Kf4 94.Rd8 Kf5 95.Rc8 Ke6 96.Rc1 Kd5 97.Rd1 Ke5 98.Re1+ Kd5 99.Rh1 Kc5 100.Rd1 Kd5 101.Rf1 Kd6 102.Rh1 Ke6 103.Rh5 Kd6 104.Ra5 Ke6 105.Ke4 Kd6 106.Kd4 Kc6 107.Kc4 Kd6 108.Rd5+ Ke6 109.Kd4 Kf6 110.Re5 Kg6 111.Ke4 Kf6 112.Kf4 Kg6 113.Rf5 Kg7 114.Kg5 Kh7 115.Rf6 Kg7 116.Kf5 Kh7 117.Rg6 Kh8 118.Kf6 Kh7 119.Kf7 Kh8 120.Rg1 Kh7 121.Rh1# 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 9th Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Antoniou, Rafail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2027"]
[ECO "A44"]
[Opening "Old Benoni defence"]
[EventDate "2024.07.09"]
[WhiteFideId "402362"]
[BlackFideId "5904390"]
1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. c4 d6 4. e4 f5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nge2 f4 7. f3 g5 8. Qc2
a6 9. a4 a5 10. Bd2 Na6 11. Nc1 Nb4 12. Qd1 g4 13. Be2 h5 14. Nd3 Nxd3+ 15.
Bxd3 h4 16. Qc2 h3 17. Bf1 hxg2 18. Bxg2 gxf3 19. Bxf3 Bg4 20. Qd3 Qd7 21.
O-O-O Bxf3 22. Qxf3 O-O-O 23. Rdg1 Rh3 24. Qf1 Rxc3+ 25. Bxc3 Nxe4 26. Bxa5
Qxa4 27. Bxd8 f3 28. Bg5 f2 29. Rg4 Nxg5 30. Rxg5 Bh6 31. h4 Qa1+ 32. Kc2
Qa4+ 33. Kb1 Bxg5 34. hxg5 e4 35. g6 Qd7 36. Qxf2 Kb8 37. Qf7 Qg4 38. g7
Qe2 39. g8=Q+ Ka7 40. Qg3 e3 41. Qff3 Qd3+ 42. Kc1 Qxc4+ 43. Kd1 Qd3+ 44.
Ke1 Qd2+ 45. Kf1 Qc1+ 46. Kg2 Qxb2+ 47. Kh3 Qh8+ 48. Kg4 Qg7+ 49. Kf4 Qe5+
50. Kg4 Qg7+ 51. Kh3 Qh8+ 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 Qa1+ 54. Qf1 Qd4 55. Qe2
Qxd5 56. Qgxe3 Qg8+ 57. Qg2 Qc4 58. Qee2 Qd4+ 59. Qef2 Qd1+ 60. Kh2 Qh5+
61. Qh3 Qe5+ 62. Qfg3 Qe2+ 63. Qhg2 Qh5+ 64. Kg1 Qd1+ 65. Qf1 Qd4+ 66. Qff2
Qd1+ 67. Kg2 Qd5+ 68. Qgf3 Qg5+ 69. Kf1 Qc1+ 70. Qe1 Qc4+ 71. Qee2 Qc1+ 72.
Kf2 Qg5 73. Qa3+ Kb6 74. Rb1+ Kc7 75. Qa5+ Kc6 76. Qf3+ d5 77. Qb6+ Kd7 78.
Qxb7+ Ke6 79. Qbxd5+ Qxd5 80. Qxd5+ Kxd5 81. Ke3 Kc4 82. Kd2 Kd4 83. Rc1 c4
84. Kc2 Kc5 85. Kc3 Kb5 86. Rh1 Kc5 87. Rh4 Kd5 88. Rxc4 Ke5 89. Rd4 Kf5
90. Rd8 Ke5 91. Kc4 Ke4 92. Re8+ Kf3 93. Kd3 Kf4 94. Rd8 Kf5 95. Rc8 Ke6
96. Rc1 Kd5 97. Rd1 Ke5 98. Re1+ Kd5 99. Rh1 Kc5 100. Rd1 Kd5 101. Rf1 Kd6
102. Rh1 Ke6 103. Rh5 Kd6 104. Ra5 Ke6 105. Ke4 Kd6 106. Kd4 Kc6 107. Kc4
Kd6 108. Rd5+ Ke6 109. Kd4 Kf6 110. Re5 Kg6 111. Ke4 Kf6 112. Kf4 Kg6 113.
Rf5 Kg7 114. Kg5 Kh7 115. Rf6 Kg7 116. Kf5 Kh7 117. Rg6 Kh8 118. Kf6 Kh7
119. Kf7 Kh8 120. Rg1 Kh7 121. Rh1# 1-0