
[Event "4NCL Div 2 2024-25"]
[Site "England ENG"]
[Date "2025.05.04"]
[Round "10.36"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Saunders, Aron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2012"]
[BlackElo "2131"]
[ECO "D19"]
[PlyCount "162"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.a5 c5 14.a6 Nb6 15.axb7 Qxb7 16.Ba6 Qe7 17.Na2 cxd4 18.Nxb4 Qxb4 19.Rxd4 Qe1+ 20.Bf1 e5 21.Qd1 Qxd1 22.Rxd1 Rfc8 23.Bd2 Rc2 24.Bc3 Ne4 25.Bxe5 Nxf2 26.Rdc1 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Ng4 28.Bd4 Nf6 29.Ra1 Nc8 30.Ba6 Nd6 31.Be2 Nf5 32.Rxa7 Rb8 33.Bc4 Nxd4 34.exd4 Rxb2 35.Bxf7+ Kh7 36.h3 Rd2 37.Ra4 Kh6 38.Kh2 Kg5 39.d5 Kf5 40.Ra6 g5 41.Be6+ Ke5 42.Ra7 Nxd5 43.Bxd5 Rxd5 44.Rxg7 Kf6 45.Ra7 Rd3 46.Ra4 Kf5 47.Rg4 Ra3 48.Rg3 Ra4 49.Rf3+ Kg6 50.Kg3 Rb4 51.Rd3 Ra4 52.Kf3 Rb4 53.g3 Ra4 54.Rd6+ Kf5 55.Rd5+ Kf6 56.Rd3 Kf5 57.Re3 Rb4 58.Ra3 Rc4 59.Ra5+ Kf6 60.Ra6+ Kf5 61.g4+ Ke5 62.Ra5+ Kf6 63.Rf5+ Kg6 64.Kg3 Rc3+ 65.Rf3 Rc6 66.h4 gxh4+ 67.Kxh4 Ra6 68.Rc3 Rb6 69.Re3 Ra6 70.Kg3 Rb6 71.Re5 Rb3+ 72.Kf4 Rb4+ 73.Re4 Rxe4+ 74.Kxe4 Kg5 75.Kf3 Kg6 76.Kf4 Kf6 77.g5+ Kg6 78.Kg4 Kg7 79.Kf5 Kf7 80.g6+ Kg7 81.Kg5 Kg8 1/2-1/2
[Site "England ENG"]
[Date "2025.05.04"]
[Round "10.36"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Saunders, Aron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2012"]
[BlackElo "2131"]
[ECO "D19"]
[PlyCount "162"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.a5 c5 14.a6 Nb6 15.axb7 Qxb7 16.Ba6 Qe7 17.Na2 cxd4 18.Nxb4 Qxb4 19.Rxd4 Qe1+ 20.Bf1 e5 21.Qd1 Qxd1 22.Rxd1 Rfc8 23.Bd2 Rc2 24.Bc3 Ne4 25.Bxe5 Nxf2 26.Rdc1 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Ng4 28.Bd4 Nf6 29.Ra1 Nc8 30.Ba6 Nd6 31.Be2 Nf5 32.Rxa7 Rb8 33.Bc4 Nxd4 34.exd4 Rxb2 35.Bxf7+ Kh7 36.h3 Rd2 37.Ra4 Kh6 38.Kh2 Kg5 39.d5 Kf5 40.Ra6 g5 41.Be6+ Ke5 42.Ra7 Nxd5 43.Bxd5 Rxd5 44.Rxg7 Kf6 45.Ra7 Rd3 46.Ra4 Kf5 47.Rg4 Ra3 48.Rg3 Ra4 49.Rf3+ Kg6 50.Kg3 Rb4 51.Rd3 Ra4 52.Kf3 Rb4 53.g3 Ra4 54.Rd6+ Kf5 55.Rd5+ Kf6 56.Rd3 Kf5 57.Re3 Rb4 58.Ra3 Rc4 59.Ra5+ Kf6 60.Ra6+ Kf5 61.g4+ Ke5 62.Ra5+ Kf6 63.Rf5+ Kg6 64.Kg3 Rc3+ 65.Rf3 Rc6 66.h4 gxh4+ 67.Kxh4 Ra6 68.Rc3 Rb6 69.Re3 Ra6 70.Kg3 Rb6 71.Re5 Rb3+ 72.Kf4 Rb4+ 73.Re4 Rxe4+ 74.Kxe4 Kg5 75.Kf3 Kg6 76.Kf4 Kf6 77.g5+ Kg6 78.Kg4 Kg7 79.Kf5 Kf7 80.g6+ Kg7 81.Kg5 Kg8 1/2-1/2
[Event "4NCL Div 2 2024-25"]
[Site "England ENG"]
[Date "2025.05.04"]
[Round "10.36"]
[White "Merriman, James"]
[Black "Saunders, Aron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2012"]
[BlackElo "2131"]
[ECO "D19"]
[Opening "QGD Slav"]
[Variation "Dutch variation"]
[EventDate "2024.11.23"]
[WhiteFideId "452270"]
[BlackFideId "469343"]
[WhiteTeam "The ADs"]
[BlackTeam "The Audible Checks"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. a5 c5 14. a6
Nb6 15. axb7 Qxb7 16. Ba6 Qe7 17. Na2 cxd4 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. Rxd4 Qe1+ 20.
Bf1 e5 21. Qd1 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rfc8 23. Bd2 Rc2 24. Bc3 Ne4 25. Bxe5 Nxf2 26.
Rdc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Ng4 28. Bd4 Nf6 29. Ra1 Nc8 30. Ba6 Nd6 31. Be2 Nf5 32.
Rxa7 Rb8 33. Bc4 Nxd4 34. exd4 Rxb2 35. Bxf7+ Kh7 36. h3 Rd2 37. Ra4 Kh6
38. Kh2 Kg5 39. d5 Kf5 40. Ra6 g5 41. Be6+ Ke5 42. Ra7 Nxd5 43. Bxd5 Rxd5
44. Rxg7 Kf6 45. Ra7 Rd3 46. Ra4 Kf5 47. Rg4 Ra3 48. Rg3 Ra4 49. Rf3+ Kg6
50. Kg3 Rb4 51. Rd3 Ra4 52. Kf3 Rb4 53. g3 Ra4 54. Rd6+ Kf5 55. Rd5+ Kf6
56. Rd3 Kf5 57. Re3 Rb4 58. Ra3 Rc4 59. Ra5+ Kf6 60. Ra6+ Kf5 61. g4+ Ke5
62. Ra5+ Kf6 63. Rf5+ Kg6 64. Kg3 Rc3+ 65. Rf3 Rc6 66. h4 gxh4+ 67. Kxh4
Ra6 68. Rc3 Rb6 69. Re3 Ra6 70. Kg3 Rb6 71. Re5 Rb3+ 72. Kf4 Rb4+ 73. Re4
Rxe4+ 74. Kxe4 Kg5 75. Kf3 Kg6 76. Kf4 Kf6 77. g5+ Kg6 78. Kg4 Kg7 79. Kf5
Kf7 80. g6+ Kg7 81. Kg5 Kg8 1/2-1/2