
[Event "Titled Tue 26th Dec Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Begunov, K"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "138"]
1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.f4 cxd4 6.cxd4 Qb6 7.Nf3 Nh6 8.Na3 Bb4+ 9.Kf2 Bxa3 10.bxa3 Nf5 11.Be3 Nxe3 12.Kxe3 O-O 13.Rb1 Qa5 14.Qb3 f6 15.Bd3 fxe5 16.fxe5 Qc7 17.Qc2 g6 18.h4 Qf7 19.Ke2 Qf4 20.Rbf1 Qxf3+ 21.Rxf3 Nxd4+ 22.Kd2 Nxc2 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Kxc2 Bd7 25.h5 Kg7 26.h6+ Kf7 27.Rf1+ Ke7 28.g4 Ba4+ 29.Kd2 Rf8 30.Rxf8 Kxf8 31.g5 Be8 32.Kc3 Ke7 33.Kb4 Kd8 34.Kc5 Kc7 35.Bc2 b6+ 36.Kd4 a6 37.Bd3 Kb7 38.Kc3 a5 39.Kd4 Kc6 40.a4 Kc7 41.Kc3 Kd8 42.Kb3 Ke7 43.Be2 Bc6 44.Bg4 d4 45.Bd1 Bd5+ 46.Kb2 Be4 47.a3 Kd7 48.Kb3 Bd5+ 49.Kc2 Be4+ 50.Kb3 Kc6 51.Be2 d3 52.Bd1 Kd5 53.Kc3 Kxe5 54.Bg4 Bf5 55.Bf3 Kf4 56.Bc6 e5 57.Be8 Kxg5 58.Kd2 e4 59.Ke3 Kxh6 60.Bc6 Kg5 61.Be8 h5 62.Bb5 h4 63.Kf2 Kf4 64.Kg2 g5 65.Bc6 e3 66.Bb5 Be4+ 67.Kf1 e2+ 68.Kf2 h3 69.Bc4 h2 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Begunov, K"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "138"]
1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.f4 cxd4 6.cxd4 Qb6 7.Nf3 Nh6 8.Na3 Bb4+ 9.Kf2 Bxa3 10.bxa3 Nf5 11.Be3 Nxe3 12.Kxe3 O-O 13.Rb1 Qa5 14.Qb3 f6 15.Bd3 fxe5 16.fxe5 Qc7 17.Qc2 g6 18.h4 Qf7 19.Ke2 Qf4 20.Rbf1 Qxf3+ 21.Rxf3 Nxd4+ 22.Kd2 Nxc2 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Kxc2 Bd7 25.h5 Kg7 26.h6+ Kf7 27.Rf1+ Ke7 28.g4 Ba4+ 29.Kd2 Rf8 30.Rxf8 Kxf8 31.g5 Be8 32.Kc3 Ke7 33.Kb4 Kd8 34.Kc5 Kc7 35.Bc2 b6+ 36.Kd4 a6 37.Bd3 Kb7 38.Kc3 a5 39.Kd4 Kc6 40.a4 Kc7 41.Kc3 Kd8 42.Kb3 Ke7 43.Be2 Bc6 44.Bg4 d4 45.Bd1 Bd5+ 46.Kb2 Be4 47.a3 Kd7 48.Kb3 Bd5+ 49.Kc2 Be4+ 50.Kb3 Kc6 51.Be2 d3 52.Bd1 Kd5 53.Kc3 Kxe5 54.Bg4 Bf5 55.Bf3 Kf4 56.Bc6 e5 57.Be8 Kxg5 58.Kd2 e4 59.Ke3 Kxh6 60.Bc6 Kg5 61.Be8 h5 62.Bb5 h4 63.Kf2 Kf4 64.Kg2 g5 65.Bc6 e3 66.Bb5 Be4+ 67.Kf1 e2+ 68.Kf2 h3 69.Bc4 h2 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 26th Dec Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Begunov, K"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance variation"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[WhiteFideId "4118510"]
[BlackFideId "402362"]
1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. f4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nh6 8.
Na3 Bb4+ 9. Kf2 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Nf5 11. Be3 Nxe3 12. Kxe3 O-O 13. Rb1 Qa5 14.
Qb3 f6 15. Bd3 fxe5 16. fxe5 Qc7 17. Qc2 g6 18. h4 Qf7 19. Ke2 Qf4 20. Rbf1
Qxf3+ 21. Rxf3 Nxd4+ 22. Kd2 Nxc2 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Kxc2 Bd7 25. h5 Kg7
26. h6+ Kf7 27. Rf1+ Ke7 28. g4 Ba4+ 29. Kd2 Rf8 30. Rxf8 Kxf8 31. g5 Be8
32. Kc3 Ke7 33. Kb4 Kd8 34. Kc5 Kc7 35. Bc2 b6+ 36. Kd4 a6 37. Bd3 Kb7 38.
Kc3 a5 39. Kd4 Kc6 40. a4 Kc7 41. Kc3 Kd8 42. Kb3 Ke7 43. Be2 Bc6 44. Bg4
d4 45. Bd1 Bd5+ 46. Kb2 Be4 47. a3 Kd7 48. Kb3 Bd5+ 49. Kc2 Be4+ 50. Kb3
Kc6 51. Be2 d3 52. Bd1 Kd5 53. Kc3 Kxe5 54. Bg4 Bf5 55. Bf3 Kf4 56. Bc6 e5
57. Be8 Kxg5 58. Kd2 e4 59. Ke3 Kxh6 60. Bc6 Kg5 61. Be8 h5 62. Bb5 h4 63.
Kf2 Kf4 64. Kg2 g5 65. Bc6 e3 66. Bb5 Be4+ 67. Kf1 e2+ 68. Kf2 h3 69. Bc4
h2 0-1