
[Event "Titled Tue 26th Dec Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Kostov, Deyan Samuil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2233"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "100"]
1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Ne2 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.c3 Qc7 8.Nd2 e5 9.dxe5 Bxe5 10.Nf3 Bxf4 11.Nxf4 Nc6 12.Rc1 b6 13.Qc2 h6 14.Rfd1 Bg4 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bh7+ Kh8 17.Rxd5 Bxf3 18.gxf3 g6 19.Bxg6 fxg6 20.Rcd1 Rad8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qxg6 Qg8 24.Qxg8+ Kxg8 25.f4 Kf7 26.Kg2 a5 27.Kf3 a4 28.Ke4 Ke6 29.f5+ Kd6 30.f4 Na5 31.Kd3 b5 32.e4 Nc4 33.e5+ Kd5 34.b3 axb3 35.axb3 Na5 36.f6 Ke6 37.f5+ Kf7 38.b4 cxb4 39.cxb4 Nc6 40.Ke4 Nxb4 41.Kd4 Nc6+ 42.Kd5 Nxe5 43.Kxe5 b4 44.Kd4 Kxf6 45.Kc4 Kxf5 46.Kxb4 Kg4 47.Kc4 Kh3 48.Kd4 Kxh2 49.Ke3 Kg3 50.Ke2 Kg2 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Kostov, Deyan Samuil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2233"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "100"]
1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Ne2 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.c3 Qc7 8.Nd2 e5 9.dxe5 Bxe5 10.Nf3 Bxf4 11.Nxf4 Nc6 12.Rc1 b6 13.Qc2 h6 14.Rfd1 Bg4 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bh7+ Kh8 17.Rxd5 Bxf3 18.gxf3 g6 19.Bxg6 fxg6 20.Rcd1 Rad8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qxg6 Qg8 24.Qxg8+ Kxg8 25.f4 Kf7 26.Kg2 a5 27.Kf3 a4 28.Ke4 Ke6 29.f5+ Kd6 30.f4 Na5 31.Kd3 b5 32.e4 Nc4 33.e5+ Kd5 34.b3 axb3 35.axb3 Na5 36.f6 Ke6 37.f5+ Kf7 38.b4 cxb4 39.cxb4 Nc6 40.Ke4 Nxb4 41.Kd4 Nc6+ 42.Kd5 Nxe5 43.Kxe5 b4 44.Kd4 Kxf6 45.Kc4 Kxf5 46.Kxb4 Kg4 47.Kc4 Kh3 48.Kd4 Kxh2 49.Ke3 Kg3 50.Ke2 Kg2 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 26th Dec Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Merriman, J"]
[Black "Kostov, Deyan Samuil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2233"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn, Mason variation"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[WhiteFideId "402362"]
[BlackFideId "30909015"]
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. c3 Qc7 8.
Nd2 e5 9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. Nf3 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 Nc6 12. Rc1 b6 13. Qc2 h6 14.
Rfd1 Bg4 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Rxd5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 g6 19. Bxg6 fxg6
20. Rcd1 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qxg6 Qg8 24. Qxg8+ Kxg8 25.
f4 Kf7 26. Kg2 a5 27. Kf3 a4 28. Ke4 Ke6 29. f5+ Kd6 30. f4 Na5 31. Kd3 b5
32. e4 Nc4 33. e5+ Kd5 34. b3 axb3 35. axb3 Na5 36. f6 Ke6 37. f5+ Kf7 38.
b4 cxb4 39. cxb4 Nc6 40. Ke4 Nxb4 41. Kd4 Nc6+ 42. Kd5 Nxe5 43. Kxe5 b4 44.
Kd4 Kxf6 45. Kc4 Kxf5 46. Kxb4 Kg4 47. Kc4 Kh3 48. Kd4 Kxh2 49. Ke3 Kg3 50.
Ke2 Kg2 0-1