
[Event "109th ch-GBR 2023"]
[Site "Leicester ENG"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "4.17"]
[White "Rudd, J"]
[Black "Merriman, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2067"]
[ECO "E44"]
[PlyCount "81"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Ne4 6.Qc2 Bb7 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 O-O 10.Qc2 f5 11.f3 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Bd3 Qh4+ 14.Qf2 Qxf2+ 15.Kxf2 Nc6 16.Bd2 Ne5 17.Be2 d5 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Bc3 Nc6 20.Rhd1 Rad8 21.b4 d4 22.exd4 cxd4 23.Bb2 a6 24.Rac1 Rd6 25.Rc5 g6 26.Bc4+ Kg7 27.Bd5 Rfd8 28.Bxd4+ Nxd4 29.Bxb7 Ne6 30.Rcd5 Rxd5 31.Rxd5 Rxd5 32.Bxd5 Nc7 33.Bc4 Kf6 34.Ke3 Ke5 35.f4+ Kd6 36.a4 a5 37.bxa5 Kc5 38.Kd3 Kb4 39.a6 Kxa4 40.a7 Ka5 41.Bd5 1-0
[Site "Leicester ENG"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "4.17"]
[White "Rudd, J"]
[Black "Merriman, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2067"]
[ECO "E44"]
[PlyCount "81"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Ne4 6.Qc2 Bb7 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 O-O 10.Qc2 f5 11.f3 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Bd3 Qh4+ 14.Qf2 Qxf2+ 15.Kxf2 Nc6 16.Bd2 Ne5 17.Be2 d5 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Bc3 Nc6 20.Rhd1 Rad8 21.b4 d4 22.exd4 cxd4 23.Bb2 a6 24.Rac1 Rd6 25.Rc5 g6 26.Bc4+ Kg7 27.Bd5 Rfd8 28.Bxd4+ Nxd4 29.Bxb7 Ne6 30.Rcd5 Rxd5 31.Rxd5 Rxd5 32.Bxd5 Nc7 33.Bc4 Kf6 34.Ke3 Ke5 35.f4+ Kd6 36.a4 a5 37.bxa5 Kc5 38.Kd3 Kb4 39.a6 Kxa4 40.a7 Ka5 41.Bd5 1-0
[Event "109th ch-GBR 2023"]
[Site "Leicester ENG"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "4.17"]
[White "Rudd, J"]
[Black "Merriman, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2067"]
[ECO "E44"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "Fischer variation, 5.Ne2"]
[EventDate "2023.07.22"]
[WhiteFideId "405736"]
[BlackFideId "452270"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Qc2 f5 11. f3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Bd3 Qh4+ 14.
Qf2 Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nc6 16. Bd2 Ne5 17. Be2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bc3 Nc6 20.
Rhd1 Rad8 21. b4 d4 22. exd4 cxd4 23. Bb2 a6 24. Rac1 Rd6 25. Rc5 g6 26.
Bc4+ Kg7 27. Bd5 Rfd8 28. Bxd4+ Nxd4 29. Bxb7 Ne6 30. Rcd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5
Rxd5 32. Bxd5 Nc7 33. Bc4 Kf6 34. Ke3 Ke5 35. f4+ Kd6 36. a4 a5 37. bxa5
Kc5 38. Kd3 Kb4 39. a6 Kxa4 40. a7 Ka5 41. Bd5 1-0