
[Event "Titled Tue 26th Dec Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cruz, Jon"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[ECO "A05"]
[PlyCount "119"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 b5 4.O-O Bb7 5.d3 Be7 6.e4 O-O 7.Qe2 a6 8.a4 b4 9.e5 Ne8 10.a5 d5 11.exd6 cxd6 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nb3 Nf6 14.Bd2 Rc8 15.Rfc1 Qd7 16.Qe1 d5 17.Be3 e5 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.Bxc5 Rfe8 20.Nd2 Qf5 21.Nb3 e4 22.Qd2 Ne5 23.Qf4 Qxf4 24.gxf4 Ng6 25.Be3 Nh5 26.f5 Ngf4 27.Bf1 g6 28.fxg6 hxg6 29.d4 Ne6 30.Nc5 Nxc5 31.dxc5 f5 32.Rd1 f4 33.Bd4 Ng7 34.Ra4 Ne6 35.Rxb4 Rc7 36.Be5 Rh7 37.Bd6 Ng5 38.Bg2 f3 39.Bf1 e3 40.fxe3 Rxe3 41.Rg4 Ne4 42.Rxg6+ Kf7 43.Rg4 f2+ 44.Kg2 d4 45.Rf4+ Ke6 46.Bc4+ Kd7 47.Rf7+ Rxf7 48.Bxf7 Nxd6+ 49.Kxf2 Nxf7 50.Rxd4+ Ke6 51.Kxe3 Ne5 52.Rd6+ Kf5 53.b3 Ng4+ 54.Kd4 Nxh2 55.c6 Bc8 56.c7 Nf3+ 57.Kc5 Ng5 58.Rd8 Bb7 59.c8=Q+ Ne6+ 60.Kd6 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cruz, Jon"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[ECO "A05"]
[PlyCount "119"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 b5 4.O-O Bb7 5.d3 Be7 6.e4 O-O 7.Qe2 a6 8.a4 b4 9.e5 Ne8 10.a5 d5 11.exd6 cxd6 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nb3 Nf6 14.Bd2 Rc8 15.Rfc1 Qd7 16.Qe1 d5 17.Be3 e5 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.Bxc5 Rfe8 20.Nd2 Qf5 21.Nb3 e4 22.Qd2 Ne5 23.Qf4 Qxf4 24.gxf4 Ng6 25.Be3 Nh5 26.f5 Ngf4 27.Bf1 g6 28.fxg6 hxg6 29.d4 Ne6 30.Nc5 Nxc5 31.dxc5 f5 32.Rd1 f4 33.Bd4 Ng7 34.Ra4 Ne6 35.Rxb4 Rc7 36.Be5 Rh7 37.Bd6 Ng5 38.Bg2 f3 39.Bf1 e3 40.fxe3 Rxe3 41.Rg4 Ne4 42.Rxg6+ Kf7 43.Rg4 f2+ 44.Kg2 d4 45.Rf4+ Ke6 46.Bc4+ Kd7 47.Rf7+ Rxf7 48.Bxf7 Nxd6+ 49.Kxf2 Nxf7 50.Rxd4+ Ke6 51.Kxe3 Ne5 52.Rd6+ Kf5 53.b3 Ng4+ 54.Kd4 Nxh2 55.c6 Bc8 56.c7 Nf3+ 57.Kc5 Ng5 58.Rd8 Bb7 59.c8=Q+ Ne6+ 60.Kd6 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 26th Dec Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cruz, Jon"]
[Black "Merriman, J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "2251"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "Reti opening"]
[EventDate "2023.12.26"]
[WhiteFideId "3802124"]
[BlackFideId "402362"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 b5 4. O-O Bb7 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 O-O 7. Qe2 a6 8.
a4 b4 9. e5 Ne8 10. a5 d5 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nb3 Nf6 14. Bd2
Rc8 15. Rfc1 Qd7 16. Qe1 d5 17. Be3 e5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Rfe8 20. Nd2
Qf5 21. Nb3 e4 22. Qd2 Ne5 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. gxf4 Ng6 25. Be3 Nh5 26. f5
Ngf4 27. Bf1 g6 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. d4 Ne6 30. Nc5 Nxc5 31. dxc5 f5 32. Rd1
f4 33. Bd4 Ng7 34. Ra4 Ne6 35. Rxb4 Rc7 36. Be5 Rh7 37. Bd6 Ng5 38. Bg2 f3
39. Bf1 e3 40. fxe3 Rxe3 41. Rg4 Ne4 42. Rxg6+ Kf7 43. Rg4 f2+ 44. Kg2 d4
45. Rf4+ Ke6 46. Bc4+ Kd7 47. Rf7+ Rxf7 48. Bxf7 Nxd6+ 49. Kxf2 Nxf7 50.
Rxd4+ Ke6 51. Kxe3 Ne5 52. Rd6+ Kf5 53. b3 Ng4+ 54. Kd4 Nxh2 55. c6 Bc8 56.
c7 Nf3+ 57. Kc5 Ng5 58. Rd8 Bb7 59. c8=Q+ Ne6+ 60. Kd6 1-0