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330 games / 330 parties
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2025.07.22
Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early
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| 4986 | Slate, Kent (2102) | Merriman, J (2194) | 0-1 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 d4 9. a4 Rb8 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nce5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne8 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. e5 b6 18. a5 Ne6 19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra7 Rc7 21. Rea1 Rxa7 22. Rxa7 Qb8 23. Rxe7 Qxe5 24. Qe4 Qg5 25. Rb7 Qc1+ 26. Kh2 Qxc2 27. Rxb6 Qxf2 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Bxf3 Rd8 30. b3 Kg7 31. h4 Kf6 32. Kg2 h5 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Bg2 Rd6 35. Rb7+ Rd7 36. Rb6 Ra7 37. Bh3 Kf6 38. Bxe6 fxe6 39. Rb5 Ra2+ 40. Kf3 Rd2 41. Ke4 Re2+ 42. Kf4 Re3 43. Rxc5 e5+ 44. Rxe5 Rxe5 45. g4 hxg4 46. b4 Rb5 47. h5 gxh5 48. Kg3 Rxb4 49. Kh4 Rb3 50. Kg3 Rxd3+ 51. Kf4 Rf3+ 52. Ke4 d3 53. Kd4 d2 54. Ke4 Re3+ 55. Kf4 Re4+ 56. Kxe4 d1=Q 57. Ke3 Qf3+ 58. Kd4 h4 59. Kc5 h3 60. Kd6 h2 61. Kd7 h1=Q 62. Ke8 Qh7 63. Kf8 Qa8# 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.22
Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early
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| 5142 | Merriman, J (2194) | Masruri, R (2407) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Be4 9. Re1 d6 10. Qc2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nc6 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Na5 14. c5 bxc5 15. c4 Nd7 16. Bd2 Nb7 17. Rab1 Qc8 18. Bc3 Nd8 19. a4 a5 20. Rb5 Nb6 21. Bxa5 Nxa4 22. Qb3 Nb6 23. Bxb6 cxb6 24. Rxb6 Ra6 25. Rb1 f5 26. Ng5 h6 27. Rxa6 Qxa6 28. Ne6 Nxe6 29. dxe6 fxe4 30. e7 Re8 31. Qb8 Kf7 32. Qb7 Qxb7 33. Rxb7 Rxe7 34. Rb6 Rd7 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.22
Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early
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| 5411 | Herbrig, Alexander (2292) | Merriman, J (2194) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. d5 e6 7. Nc3 exd5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 d6 10. c3 Qe7 11. Bf4 Rd8 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Bxd6 Bxd5 14. Bxe7 Rd7 15. Bxc5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Rxd7 Nxd7 19. Rd1 Ke7 20. b3 Rc8 21. c4 b6 22. h4 Ne5 23. Kg2 a6 24. Bb7 Rb8 25. Bd5 b5 26. c5 a5 27. e4 Rc8 28. f4 Nd7 29. Rc1 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Nxc5 31. Kf3 a4 32. g4 axb3 33. axb3 f6 34. g5 f5 35. e5 Nd3 36. Ke3 Nb4 37. Kd4 Nc2+ 38. Kc5 Ne3 39. Bf3 Nf1 40. Kxb5 Nd2 41. Bd5 Ne4 42. Bxe4 fxe4 43. Kc4 Ke6 44. Kd4 Kf5 45. Ke3 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.22
Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early
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| 5573 | Merriman, J (2194) | Medina, V (2138) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 c5 2. d5 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nh3 d6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. e4 fxe4 10. Ng5 Ne5 11. Qb3 Nf3+ 12. Nxf3 exf3 13. Bxf3 Bh3 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Bg2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Ne5 17. f4 Nd3 18. Re3 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 Rf7 20. Rce1 Qd7 21. Ne4 h6 22. a4 Raf8 23. a5 Kh7 24. Qa3 Bd4 25. R3e2 Bg7 26. b4 cxb4 27. Qxb4 Rc8 28. Rb1 Qg4 29. Rf2 Bd4 30. Qxb7 Bxf2 31. Nxf2 Qf5 32. g4 Qxf4 33. Qxc8 Qxf2+ 34. Kh1 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Qe4+ 37. Kg1 Qxb1+ 38. Kg2 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.22
Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early
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| 5871 | Winter Roach, A (2090) | Merriman, J (2194) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Ne2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Re8 9. O-O Be6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. h3 h6 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. a3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Bb5 a6 16. Ba4 b5 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Qd2 Ned5 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Rad1 Nb6 21. Qc1 Nbd5 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bg4 24. Qb1 Bxe2 25. Rxe2 Nf6 26. Bf3 Rxe2 27. Bxe2 Nd5 28. Bf3 Nf4 29. Qf5 Ne6 30. d5 Ng5 31. Rc1 Nxf3+ 32. Qxf3 Qxd5 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxc7 Rd2 35. Rc6 Rxb2 36. Rxa6 Ra2 37. Ra5 Kh7 38. h4 Kg6 39. g3 Kf6 40. Ra7 b4 41. a4 b3 42. Rb7 b2 43. Kg2 Ke5 44. a5 Kd4 45. a6 Kc3 46. Rc7+ Kd2 47. Rb7 Kc1 48. Rc7+ Kb1 49. a7 Ka1 50. Rxf7 b1=Q 51. Rxg7 Qe4+ 52. Kg1 Qe1+ 53. Kg2 Rxf2+ 54. Kh3 Qe6+ 55. Rg4 Ra2 56. h5 Rxa7 57. Kh4 Qf6+ 58. Kh3 Qf5 59. Kh4 Ra2 60. Kh3 Rh2+ 61. Kxh2 Qxg4 62. Kg2 Qxh5 63. Kf2 Qg5 64. Kf3 h5 65. Kg2 Qg4 66. Kh2 Kb2 67. Kh1 Kc3 68. Kh2 Kd4 69. Kh1 Ke4 70. Kg2 Ke3 71. Kh1 Kf2 72. Kh2 Qxg3+ 73. Kh1 Qg2# 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.22
Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early
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| 5944 | Minko, Dmitry (2247) | Merriman, J (2194) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 h6 4. e5 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Ne7 10. Be3 Ng6 11. f4 Bc5 12. Qh5 Qb6 13. Rad1 Qxb2 14. Nce2 Qxa2 15. Kh1 Bb6 16. f5 exf5 17. e6 O-O-O 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Qxf5 Ne7 21. Qxf7 Qa3 22. Ra1 Qd6 23. Ra7 Rhe8 24. Rfa1 Kb8 25. Ra8+ Kc7 26. R1a7# 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.22
Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early
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| 6171 | Merriman, J (2194) | Sahl, Bj (2239) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Bd7 6. e3 e6 7. Nf3 Bb4 8. h3 Ne4 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qc2 Ba4 11. Qd3 a6 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Be2 Bb5 15. Qc2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nc6 17. Qb2 b5 18. O-O f6 19. Rfd1 Qa4 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Rxd2 Na5 22. Qb4 Nc4 23. Ra2 e5 24. Bg3 Rae8 25. Rb1 exd4 26. cxd4 Rc8 27. Qxa4 bxa4 28. Rb4 a5 29. Rb7 Rf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Kf1 Rc6 32. Ke2 Rb6 33. Kd3 Rb3+ 34. Kc2 Nxa3+ 35. Kc1 Rb1+ 36. Kd2 Nc4+ 37. Kc2 Rb4 38. Kc3 a3 39. Bc7 Rb7 40. Bg3 a4 41. e4 Rb3+ 42. Kc2 Rb2+ 43. Rxb2 axb2 44. Bf4 dxe4 45. d5 a3 46. Kb1 g5 47. Be3 h6 48. Ka2 f5 49. d6 Ke6 50. Bd2 Nxd2 51. d7 Kxd7 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.20
English Open 2025
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| 10531 | Merriman, J (2194) | Royal, Shreyas (2484) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8. Nf3 b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qe2 a5 11. O-O Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. c4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Qd6 15. Qe2 Rfc8 16. e4 Qc6 17. Re1 Nb8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. Ne4 Qa4 22. Qg4 Rc4 23. Be3 Ng6 24. Qg3 Qc6 25. Nd6 Rc2 26. h4 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 29. Kh2 Qd1 30. Re4 Rf8 31. f3 Qc1 32. f4 Qd1 33. f5 exf5 34. Nxf5 Rc8 35. Re1 Qc2 36. Rf1 Qe2 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. Rxf3 h5 39. Kg3 a4 40. Re3 Rc1 41. d5 Rc5 42. d6 Nf8 43. Kf4 Ne6+ 44. Kf3 Kf8 45. Ng3 g6 46. Ne2 Ke8 47. g3 Kd7 48. Nf4 Nd4+ 49. Ke4 Nc6 50. Nd5 Rc4+ 51. Kf3 Nd4+ 52. Kf4 Nc2+ 53. Re4 Rxe4+ 54. Kxe4 b5 55. Nb6+ Kc6 56. d7 Kc7 57. Kd5 Nxa3 58. e6 fxe6+ 59. Kxe6 Kd8 60. Nd5 Nc4 61. Nb4 Na5 62. Kd6 a3 63. Ke6 Nb7 64. Nc6+ Kc7 65. Nd4 a2 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.20
English Open 2025
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| 10576 | Ghasi, A (2511) | Merriman, J (2194) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. Nbd2 Ne7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O a5 9. b5 c5 10. bxc6 bxc6 11. Ba3 Na6 12. Nb3 Re8 13. Qd2 a4 14. Nc5 Nf5 15. Ne4 h5 16. Rab1 Ra7 17. Qc2 Qa5 18. Rb2 Bd7 19. Rfb1 Rc8 20. h3 c5 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Qg5 Be6 23. Qc1 Ne7 24. Nfg5 Bf5 25. Rb6 Bh6 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nxh5+ Kg8 28. Rb7 Rxb7 29. Rxb7 Qd8 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nd5 Nc7 32. Nxf7 Bxc1 33. Nxd8 Nexd5 34. Bxc1 Nc3 35. Bg5 Nxe2+ 36. Kh2 Nc3 37. Nc6 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.19
English Open 2025
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| 10456 | Merriman, J (2194) | Bevis, Noah (1934) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Nd1 Ne5 14. Nec3 Nh5 15. Be2 Qf6 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Nf2 Qh4 19. O-O Nf6 20. Rab1 Rac8 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. h3 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. b4 cxb4 25. Rxb4 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Nxd5 27. Qb3 Nxb4 28. Qxb4 Bf8 29. Qd4 Qe7 30. Bd2 Bg7 31. Qd3 Bc6 32. Bb4 Rd8 33. e5 Qb7 34. exd6 Qb6 35. Rd1 Bd7 36. Qd2 Be6 37. Ba5 Qb8 38. Bxd8 Qxd8 39. Qb4 Qd7 40. Ne4 Qc6 41. Nc5 Bd5 42. d7 Bf6 43. Kh2 Bd8 44. Re1 Qf6 45. Re8+ Kh7 46. Nd3 Bc7 47. d8=Q Bxd8 48. Qf8 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.19
English Open 2025
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| 10493 | Richardson, Joh (2270) | Merriman, J (2194) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. Bd3 c5 13. O-O Nf6 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Qb1 c4 16. Bc2 Qd5 17. a4 Ne4 18. Qb2 f5 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Qb5 Rfd8 21. Ra1 Rd5 22. Qb2 Ra5 23. Ra2 g5 24. Qe2 h5 25. Be5 g4 26. Ne1 Rxe5 27. dxe5 Qxe5 28. Rd2 Bd5 29. Rd4 Bc5 30. Rxc4 Kg7 31. Rd4 Bxd4 32. cxd4 Qc7 33. Nd3 Qc4 34. Qd1 Qb3 35. Nf4 h4 36. h3 Qxd1 37. Rxd1 gxh3 38. Nxd5 exd5 39. gxh3 Rc2 40. Kg2 Kf6 41. Kf3 Ra2 42. Rc1 Rxa4 43. Rc6+ Kg5 44. Rd6 Ra5 45. Rd8 Rb5 46. Rg8+ Kf6 47. Kf4 a5 48. Rf8+ Ke6 49. Re8+ Kd7 50. Ra8 Rb2 51. Ke5 Kc6 52. Rc8+ Kb7 53. Rc3 Rxf2 54. Kxd5 a4 55. Kd6 Rf3 56. d5 f4 57. Rc7+ Ka6 58. e4 a3 59. e5 b5 60. e6 a2 61. Rc8 Kb7 62. e7 Re3 63. Rc7+ Kb6 64. Rc6+ Kb7 65. Rc7+ Kb8 66. Rc1 b4 67. Ra1 b3 68. Kd7 b2 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.18
English Open 2025
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| 10384 | Merriman, J (2194) | Patel, Keatan (1990) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. O-O-O Qe7 9. Kb1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 a6 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Rhe1 Ng4 15. Re2 Rd8 16. h3 Ngf6 17. Be3 Bb7 18. Ree1 Rac8 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bf1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. f4 Ng6 24. Bd3 c5 25. b3 Nh5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.07.18
English Open 2025
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| 10424 | Pick, Freddie (1934) | Merriman, J (2194) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c3 a5 8. a4 b6 9. Bb5 Na7 10. Be2 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Bg3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Ra8 16. Nfd2 Re8 17. Rac1 Qc8 18. Nb1 Qb7 19. Na3 c4 20. Na1 Na7 21. Nb5 Nxb5 22. axb5 a4 23. Nc2 Ra5 24. Ra1 Rea8 25. Na3 Bxa3 26. Rxa3 Rxb5 27. f4 Nf8 28. Rfa1 Rba5 29. Be1 Qd7 30. Qg4 b5 31. Rd1 Rb8 32. Rd2 Ra6 33. Re2 Ng6 34. Qf3 Ne7 35. g4 Nc6 36. f5 b4 37. Ra1 bxc3 38. Bxc3 Rb3 39. Re3 a3 40. bxa3 Raxa3 41. Rxa3 Rxa3 42. Qf4 Qb7 43. f6 Qb1+ 44. Re1 Qg6 45. Re3 Rb3 46. h3 Rb1+ 47. Be1 Rd1 48. Ra3 Rxe1+ 49. Kf2 Rb1 50. Qc1 Rb8 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 13203 | Merriman, J (2194) | Gilfanov, Marat I (2343) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 h6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. e3 b6 9. b4 Ne4 10. Qb3 a5 11. Bb2 c6 12. Bd3 f5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfc1 Bb7 15. c5 a4 16. Qd1 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. b5 cxb5 19. c6 Ndf6 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. Qd3 Nd6 22. Bc3 Nc4 23. Bb4 Rc8 24. f4 Ne4 25. g4 Ra7 26. gxf5 exf5 27. Qe2 Qd8 28. Qg2 Qf6 29. Kh1 Nxe3 30. Qe2 Nc4 31. Rg1 Nxe5 32. fxe5 Qxc6 33. Rac1 Qxc1 34. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Kg2 Rac7 36. Qh5 R7c2+ 37. Kh3 Ng5+ 38. Kh4 Rxh2+ 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 13443 | Demchenko, Yaroslav (2217) | Merriman, J (2194) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. c4 Bd7 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. Qd2 Qa5 13. Rfd1 Qg5 14. Bf1 h5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Rac8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rac1 Qb2 19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. Rc4 Rxc4 21. bxc4 Ba3 22. Bd3 b6 23. Kf1 Bc5 24. Ke2 Rc8 25. a4 a5 26. f4 Kg7 27. Kf3 Rh8 28. e4 e6 29. e5 exd5 30. cxd5 Re8 31. Bb5 Re7 32. Re1 Bd4 33. e6 fxe6 34. dxe6 Kf6 35. Bd7 Bc5 36. h3 g5 37. g4 hxg4+ 38. hxg4 gxf4 39. Kxf4 Kg6 40. Rh1 Bd4 41. Ke4 Bc5 42. Rh8 Kg5 43. Rg8+ Kf6 44. g5# 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 13699 | Omariev, M (2304) | Merriman, J (2194) | 1-0 | |
| 1. g4 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. d4 e4 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 Bxg4 6. Qb3 Nd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nxd5 Ngf6 9. Qxb7 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. Qc6 Bb4 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Qa4 Bxc3 14. Qxa5 Bxa5 15. Bxa5 Rxb2 16. Bd2 Rfb8 17. Rc1 Rxa2 18. Nh3 Rbb2 19. Rd1 Nb6 20. Ng5 Nc4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Rxd2 24. Bd3 Ra2 25. O-O Nd6 26. Rb1 h6 27. f3 Bf5 28. e4 Bg6 29. d5 Kh7 30. Rb8 Rd2 31. Bf1 Rd1 32. Kf2 a6 33. Ra8 Ra1 34. Rxa6 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 14008 | Merriman, J (2194) | Kurpiewski, S (1973) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 Bg7 5. c3 c6 6. O-O d6 7. Nd2 O-O 8. Nf4 e5 9. Qb3+ Kh8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Ne6 Bxe6 12. Qxe6 e4 13. Nc4 Na6 14. Ne5 Qe8 15. Qxe8 Raxe8 16. Nc4 Rd8 17. Be3 b6 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Bd4 Nac7 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. e3 Nf6 22. Ne5 c5 23. Nc6 Ra8 24. Rd6 Nb5 25. Re6 Rfe8 26. Rxe8 Nxe8 27. Rd1 Nbd6 28. Bf1 Kf6 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4 a5 31. b5 Rc8 32. a4 Rc7 33. Be2 Ke6 34. Kf1 Nf6 35. Rc1 Rc8 36. Ke1 Nd5 37. Kd2 Nb7 38. Bd1 Nc5 39. Nd4+ Kd7 40. Bb3 Nc7 41. Rc3 Nxb3+ 42. Rxb3 Nd5 43. Nc6 Kd6 44. Ke2 Rc7 45. Rb1 Kc5 46. Rc1+ Kd6 47. f3 exf3+ 48. Kxf3 Nf6 49. h3 Ne4 50. Rd1+ Kc5 51. Rc1+ Kd6 52. g4 Nf6 53. gxf5 gxf5 54. Rd1+ Ke6 55. Kf4 Nd5+ 56. Kf3 Nf6 57. Nd4+ Kf7 58. Nxf5 Kg6 59. Nd6 Rd7 60. e4 Ne8 61. e5 Nc7 62. Kf4 Kg7 63. Rg1+ Kf8 64. Kf5 Ne8 65. Nxe8 Kxe8 66. Ke6 Re7+ 67. Kd6 Rd7+ 68. Kc6 Rd4 69. Kxb6 Rxa4 70. Kc6 Ra2 71. b6 a4 72. b7 Rb2 73. Kc7 Ke7 74. b8=Q Rxb8 75. Kxb8 Ke6 76. Ra1 Kxe5 77. Rxa4 Kf5 78. Rh4 Kg5 79. Rxh7 Kg6 80. Ra7 Kg5 81. Ra3 Kh4 82. Kc7 Kg5 83. Kc6 Kh4 84. Kb5 Kg5 85. Kb4 Kh4 86. Kc4 Kg5 87. Kd4 Kh4 88. Ke4 Kg5 89. Kf3 Kh4 90. Kg2 Kg5 91. Kg3 Kf5 92. Ra5+ Kg6 93. Kg4 Kh7 94. Ra6 Kh8 95. Kg5 Kg7 96. Ra7+ Kf8 97. Kf6 Kg8 98. h4 Kh8 99. h5 Kg8 100. h6 Kh8 101. Kg6 Kg8 102. Ra8# 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 14036 | Buksa, N (2400) | Merriman, J (2194) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nc6 11. a3 Rc8 12. Nd2 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nc4 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Be4 f5 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Qe2 b5 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Nxe5 Re6 21. Nxg6+ hxg6 22. Bxg7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 14266 | Merriman, J (2194) | Barrientos, S (2425) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f3 d6 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Nge2 a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Ng3 h5 14. Be2 Rb8 15. O-O h4 16. Nh1 Ne5 17. Nf2 Bd7 18. Rab1 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. b4 Qc7 21. bxc5 b4 22. Na2 dxc5 23. Rfc1 Bf8 24. Nxb4 Qd8 25. Na6 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 c4 27. Rb8 Bc8 28. Rb6 h3 29. g3 Nfd7 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 14468 | Winkels, M (1905) | Merriman, J (2194) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. a3 Bd6 7. Bg5 c6 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. Bg3 Qc7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Nc4 18. Qc1 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Nxb2 20. Qb1 Nc4 21. Qxb7 Re8 22. Bd3 Qf4 23. Qxa7 Qd2 24. Bxc4 Qxc3 25. Rd1 dxc4 26. a4 Re1+ 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 14680 | Merriman, J (2194) | Ospina Castro, Santiago (2132) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bf4 Re8 11. O-O a5 12. Rc1 Nb6 13. Ne5 Be6 14. Bb1 a4 15. a3 Nc4 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. Nxa4 b5 18. Nc3 Nd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Qc2 f5 21. Be5 Qa5 22. f4 b4 23. axb4 Qxb4 24. g4 Rf8 25. Qg2 Bd6 26. gxf5 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Bd7 28. e6 Bc6 29. f6 Ra7 30. f7+ Kh8 31. Qg6 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 14868 | Merriman, J (2194) | Pavlidou, E (2198) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxa6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nfd7 11. a4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Na6 13. Nd2 Nb4 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Nb5 Ra5 17. Bd2 Rfa8 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. Qc2 Qc5 20. Qxc5 dxc5 21. Rac1 Rc8 22. b3 Be5 23. Rc4 f6 24. Rfc1 Bd6 25. Nxd6 exd6 26. f4 Re8 27. Kf2 Ra7 28. Kf3 Rae7 29. g4 Kg7 30. h4 h6 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 f5 33. exf5 gxf5 34. Kf2 Re2+ 35. Kf1 R2e3 36. a5 Rxb3 37. Ra1 Ra8 38. a6 Rc3 39. Rxc3 bxc3 40. Ke2 Kg6 41. Kd3 Kh5 42. Kxc3 Kg4 43. g6 Ra7 44. g7 Rxg7 45. Rg1+ Kxf4 46. Rxg7 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 15109 | Estrada Nieto, J (2189) | Merriman, J (2194) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. Ngf3 a5 8. O-O Na6 9. e5 Nd7 10. c3 Naxc5 11. Bc2 b6 12. Qe3 Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nf1 b5 15. a3 a4 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Ng3 Rce8 18. Nh5 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Nfd7 24. Nxd7 Nxd7 25. Be3 e5 26. Rad1 Bb7 27. f3 Nf6 28. Bc5 Rf7 29. Bd3 Bc6 30. Bb4 Rd7 31. Bc2 Kf7 32. Re2 Kg8 33. Rde1 d4 34. Rxe5 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 d3 36. Bd1 d2 37. Kf2 Nd5 38. Re2 Nf4 39. Re3 Nd3+ 40. Rxd3 Rxd3 41. Ke2 Rd7 42. c4 bxc4 43. Bxd2 Bb5 44. Bc3 Re7+ 45. Kf2 Rd7 46. Bc2 Kf8 47. Be4 Rd1 48. h4 Rh1 49. g3 Rh2+ 50. Ke3 Rg2 51. Kf4 Rh2 52. Kg4 Bd7+ 53. Kf4 Rg2 54. Bd4 Rh2 55. Bc3 Ke7 56. Bd5 g6 57. Bxc4 Be6 58. Bb5 Bb3 59. Bd3 Bc2 60. Be4 Bxe4 61. fxe4 Re2 62. e5 Ke6 63. Kg5 Rg2 64. g4 h5 65. Kxg6 hxg4 66. h5 g3 67. h6 Rh2 68. Bd4 g2 69. h7 Rh4 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.15
Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
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| 15236 | Merriman, J (2194) | Gavilan Diaz, M (2187) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nge2 Na6 12. Ng3 h5 13. Be2 Rb8 14. O-O h4 15. Nh1 h3 16. g3 Nc7 17. a4 b6 18. Nf2 a6 19. Rab1 b5 20. axb5 Nxb5 21. Nxb5 axb5 22. b4 c4 23. Bd4 Nd7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Ng4 Rh8 26. Qc3+ f6 27. Ne3 Qb6 28. f4 Ra8 29. Ra1 Bb7 30. Kh1 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Ra8 32. Rxa8 Bxa8 33. Bg4 Nf8 34. Bxh3 Qa7 35. Bg2 Qa2 36. h3 Nd7 37. g4 Qb3 38. Qxb3 cxb3 39. Nd1 Nb6 40. Bf1 f5 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Bxb5 fxe4 43. Bc6 Bxc6 44. dxc6 e3 45. Nc3 b2 46. Kg1 Nd5 47. Nb1 Kf6 48. b5 Ke7 49. Kf1 Kd8 50. Ke2 Kc7 51. h4 Kb6 52. h5 Kxb5 53. h6 Kc4 54. h7 Nxf4+ 55. Kxe3 Ng6 56. c7 Kb3 57. c8=Q Ka2 58. Qe6+ Kxb1 59. Qxg6+ Ka1 60. h8=Q Ka2 61. Qa8+ Kb3 62. Qd3+ Kb4 63. Qb7+ Kc5 64. Qbb5# 1-0 | ||||
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2025.06.07
Milton Keynes Open 2025
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| 61635 | Merriman, J (2204) | Sullivan, Daniel (1909) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. c5 Be7 8. b4 b6 9. f4 c6 10. Ng3 a5 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Be2 Ba6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Qc2 Bxe2 15. Ngxe2 axb4 16. axb4 Qb7 17. Rfb1 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ra8 19. Rxa8+ Qxa8 20. Nc1 Qa6 21. Qa2 Qxa2 22. N1xa2 b5 23. Kf2 Ne8 24. Nc1 Nc7 25. Kf3 f5 26. Nd3 Na6 27. Be1 h6 28. h3 Kf7 29. Ne2 Bd8 30. g4 g6 31. Kg2 Bf6 32. Ng1 h5 33. Kg3 hxg4 34. hxg4 Nc7 35. Nf3 Ne8 36. Kh3 fxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Ng7 38. Nde5+ Bxe5 39. fxe5 Nf5 40. Kf4 Nf8 41. Ng5+ Ke7 42. Bf2 Nd7 43. Kg4 Nb8 44. Kf4 Nd7 45. Nf3 Kf7 46. Nd2 Nb8 47. Nf3 Nd7 48. Ng5+ Ke7 49. Be1 Nf8 50. Bf2 Nd7 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.06.07
Milton Keynes Open 2025
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| 61643 | Walton, Paul (1769) | Merriman, J (2204) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b5 4. a4 b4 5. Bg2 d5 6. c4 bxc3 7. Nxc3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Bb7 10. Rb1 Na6 11. Na2 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Nce4 14. Nd2 Nd6 15. Qb3 Rc8 16. Ba3 Qd7 17. Rfc1 e5 18. b5 e4 19. Nb4 Rfe8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Bd8 23. Nf1 Bb6 24. Be3 d4 25. Bg5 Qf5 26. Bf4 Qc5 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Qc4 h5 29. Nd2 Ba5 0-1 | ||||
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2025.06.07
Milton Keynes Open 2025
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| 61647 | Merriman, J (2204) | Merriman, James (2001) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. b3 e5 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. e3 O-O 6. Ne2 Re8 7. O-O 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.05.05
4NCL Div 2 2024-25
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| 99191 | Shearsby, Jude (2133) | Merriman, J (2212) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. c3 f6 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. Nf1 O-O 10. Bg5 Qf7 11. Ng3 e5 12. dxe5 Ndxe5 13. O-O h6 14. Be3 Ng6 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Bd3 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. Bg6 Be8 21. Bf5 c6 22. Be6+ Kh8 23. Nd4 Qd2 24. Ne4 Qxc2 25. Nxc2 Bg6 26. Nxd6 Nxd6 27. Rc1 Rae8 28. Bg4 h5 29. Bf3 Nc4 30. Nd4 Nxb2 31. Rfe1 Nd3 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rd1 Nc5 34. h4 Kh7 35. Kh2 Ne4 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37. g3 Re7 38. Rd2 Kg8 39. Ne2 Kf7 40. f3 Re3 41. Kg2 Bf5 42. Kf2 Re7 43. Rd4 g6 44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Bb1 46. Ng3 a5 47. Rd1 Bxa2 48. Ra1 Bc4 49. Rxa5 b5 50. h5 Kg7 51. Kf3 Rb7 52. hxg6 Kxg6 53. Ra6 Rf7+ 54. Nf5 Kg5 55. Ra8 Bd3 56. Rg8+ Kf6 57. Rc8 Bxf5 58. gxf5 Kxf5 59. Rxc6 Ke5+ 60. Ke3 Rh7 61. Rb6 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.05.04
4NCL Div 2 2024-25
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| 99152 | Merriman, J (2212) | Southcott-Moyers, Indy (2292) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e3 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 e5 8. Nf3 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 Bb4+ 12. Nxb4 Nxb4 13. Bxc4 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. a3 Nd5 16. Ke2 Ke7 17. Rc1 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.05.03
4NCL Div 2 2024-25
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| 85173 | Kacprzak, Kacper (2304) | Merriman, J (2212) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 h6 8. Qd2 g5 9. dxc5 gxf4 10. Bxf4 Nxc5 11. O-O-O a6 12. Kb1 b5 13. Bd3 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Nh5 Kd7 17. Nf6+ Kc8 18. Be3 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Kb7 20. Rc1 Nd7 21. Qc2 Rc8 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Qa4 Be7 24. Qb5+ Ka8 25. Nd4 Nxe5 26. Qa6+ Kb8 27. Bf4 Bf6 28. Nc6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.02.09
48th Blackpool Conference
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| 186135 | Armstrong, M (2002) | Merriman, J (2216) | 0-1 | |
| 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nbd7 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 c6 7. d3 e6 8. Nd2 Bd6 9. e4 Qb6 10. Kg2 h5 11. h4 Ne5 12. Qe2 O-O-O 13. c3 Nfg4 14. d4 Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Rde8 16. e5 Be7 17. b4 Qc7 18. Bd2 Qd7 19. Rfc1 f6 20. a4 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 Bf6 23. Qe3 e5 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Qxa7 Bxg3 26. Re1 Bb8 27. Qd4 Qd6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rh1 Re4 30. Qd3 Qg6+ 0-1 | ||||
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2025.02.08
48th Blackpool Conference
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| 186119 | Merriman, J (2216) | McAtear, Jacob B (1892) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. f3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 e6 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Ba4 Be7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O b5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Qd3 c4 15. Qd2 e5 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. d5 Ba3 18. Rab1 Rad8 19. Ng3 a6 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Rfe8 22. Kh1 Ne5 23. Rf1 f6 24. Nf5 Bc8 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Qe3 Ng6 27. Bg3 Qb6 28. h4 Ne5 29. Qd2 Qc7 30. Bd1 Bd6 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.02.07
48th Blackpool Conference
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| 186097 | Blackford, Ross (2040) | Merriman, J (2216) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O a5 9. Re1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Nb1 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nc3 Bc5 14. Nb5 Qxf2+ 15. Kh1 O-O 16. Bg5 Bb4 17. Rf1 Qxb2 18. Nc7 Ra6 19. Nxa6 bxa6 20. Rb1 Qxe5 21. Bf4 Qc3 22. Rf3 Qc5 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rh3+ Kg8 26. Qh5 f5 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qh7+ Kf7 30. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.01.15
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 218233 | Merriman, J (2215) | Floresvillar Gonzalez, L (2031) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg4 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 e5 13. Rad1 exd4 14. Rxd4 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Ne5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qd2 Bxf3 18. Qxh6 Bxd1 19. Qxf6 Qxd4 20. Qg5+ Kh7 0-1 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 212644 | Kleimenov, Nikolay (2123) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Qg4 g6 8. Nf3 Bd7 9. Bd2 Qa5 10. Bd3 Qa4 11. Ra2 O-O-O 12. O-O f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qh4 Rdf8 15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Ng5 Re7 17. Qf4 Ne8 18. Nf7 Rg8 19. Nd6+ Nxd6 20. Qxd6 Rf7 21. Qxc5 Qa5 22. Qd6 Qxc3 23. Bf4 e5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qc7 26. Qxc7+ Kxc7 27. f4 Be6 28. Rb2 Rgf8 29. g3 g5 30. Rb4 Bh3 31. Rf2 gxf4 32. Rbxf4 Rxf4 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. gxf4 Kd7 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. Kg3 Bf5 37. Bxf5+ Kxf5 38. Kf3 b5 39. Ke3 a5 40. Kd4 a4 41. c3 Kxf4 42. e6 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 213231 | Merriman, J (2215) | Napoli, N (2228) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 Bg7 5. c3 O-O 6. Qb3+ Kh8 7. Bxb7 Bxb7 8. Qxb7 Nc6 9. O-O Ne4 10. Qa6 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Ng5 Nxd5 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Qc4 Nf6 15. Bg5 d5 16. Qa4 Qd7 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. Rd1 Nb6 19. Be3 d4 20. cxd4 Nc4 21. Na3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 exd4 23. exd4 c5 24. Nc2 cxd4 25. Nxd4 Rab8 26. b3 Rfd8 27. e3 Bh6 28. Kf2 a5 29. Ke2 a4 30. Ne6 Re8 31. Nc5 axb3 32. Nxb3 Rec8 33. Rac1 Rf8 34. Rc7 Rf3 35. Rdd7 Rxe3+ 36. Kf2 Rf8+ 37. Kg2 Re2+ 38. Kh3 Rff2 39. Rxh7+ Kg8 40. Rhd7 Rxh2+ 41. Kg4 Bf8 42. Rc8 Rhf2 43. Nc5 Rf6 44. Kg5 Ref2 45. Nxe4 R2f5+ 46. Kg4 Re6 47. Ng5 Ra6 48. Rdd8 Ra4+ 49. Kh3 Rxg5 50. Rxf8+ Kg7 51. Rg8+ Kf6 52. Rgf8+ Ke7 53. Rfe8+ Kd6 54. Red8+ Ke5 55. Rc5+ Kf6 56. Rd6+ Ke7 57. Rxg5 Kxd6 58. Rxg6+ Ke7 59. Rg4 Rxa2 60. Rf4 Ra1 61. Kg4 Ke6 62. Kg5 Ra5+ 63. Kh4 Ra8 64. g4 Ke5 65. Rf5+ Ke6 66. Rf1 Rh8+ 67. Kg3 Ke7 68. g5 Rh5 69. Kg4 Rh2 70. g6 Ke8 71. Kg5 Ke7 72. g7 Ke8 73. g8=Q+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 213571 | Vershinin, Igor (2310) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e3 g6 7. Nh3 Bxh3 8. gxh3 Bg7 9. Qb3 b6 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bc6 Rc8 12. e4 O-O 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Rde1 Nh5 17. Kb1 Nf4 18. f3 Nd3 19. Re3 Nb4 20. Bb5 a6 21. Be2 Bh6 22. f4 Bxf4 23. Rf3 Bd2 24. Qd1 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxe4+ 26. Kb2 Nxd5 27. Re1 Ne3 28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Bxd3 Nf5 30. Rg1 Ng7 31. Bxa6 Rce8 32. Bc4 Re7 33. Bd5 Ne6 34. Rf6 Nc7 35. Bb3 Rd8 36. Rgf1 d5 37. Rxb6 Re2+ 38. Kb1 c4 39. Bc2 Ne6 40. Rb7 d4 41. cxd4 Nxd4 42. Bd1 Rxh2 43. Rfxf7 Nf5 44. Bg4 Rdd2 45. Kc1 Rdf2 46. Rfc7 Rh1+ 47. Bd1 Ne3 48. Rc8+ Rf8 49. Rxf8+ Kxf8 50. Kd2 Rxd1+ 51. Kxe3 Rh1 52. Kd4 Rxh3 53. a4 Ra3 54. Ra7 c3 55. Kd3 c2+ 56. Kxc2 h5 57. Kb2 Rf3 58. a5 Rf5 59. Kb3 h4 60. Kb4 h3 61. Rh7 Rf3 62. a6 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 213733 | Merriman, J (2215) | Padmini, R (2356) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 h5 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 Re8 13. Be2 Ne5 14. O-O Nh7 15. Rb1 a6 16. b4 c4 17. a4 Bd7 18. a5 Bb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Na2 Qf6 21. Rfd1 Nd7 22. Bd4 Qxd4+ 23. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 24. Rxd4 b6 25. Nc3 bxa5 26. Nxb5 axb4 27. Nc7 c3 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Rdxb4 Rc8 30. Rc1 Nhf6 31. Rc4 Ra8 32. R4xc3 Ne5 33. Rc8+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 214127 | Kocharin, Timur (2255) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a3 b5 9. Qd2 Qb6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. Bd3 b4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Rd1 a5 15. Qf2 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Nbxa6 17. b3 Qb4 18. Qd2 a4 19. bxa4 Nxa4 20. Nxa4 Qxa4 21. O-O O-O 22. f5 Nc5 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. Qe3 exf5 25. Nxf5 Qxc2 26. Rxd5 Ra2 27. Qh3 Ng5 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Qg4 Ne6 30. Nf5 Qb3 31. Rdd1 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Rfa8 33. Nd6 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 214431 | Merriman, J (2215) | Baches Garcia, G (2322) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O c6 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qe8 14. Rab1 b5 15. a4 a6 16. h3 Ne4 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra1 Qe6 19. Nd2 f5 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qe2 Nb6 22. Bg3 Nc4 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qc2 Kh7 25. Qb3 Ra4 26. Qc2 Qd5 27. Re1 Na5 28. Kh2 g5 29. Re2 Nc4 30. h4 Ra7 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Kg1 Kg6 33. Qd1 Qd7 34. Rc2 Ra4 35. Qe2 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Qh7+ 0-1 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 214779 | Thake, Conrad (1846) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1 Nge7 9. Nbd2 dxc3 10. bxc3 Ng6 11. h4 Bc5 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Qe2 Na5 15. h5 Ne7 16. h6 gxh6 17. Bxh6 Nc4 18. Bf4 Ng6 19. Bg3 h5 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Qd2 h4 22. Bh2 h3 23. g3 Qg4 24. Qd3 Nf4 25. Qd1 Rc8 26. Nbd4 Rxc3 27. Rb3 Rxb3 28. axb3 Ng6 29. Re3 O-O 30. Qd3 Rc8 0-1 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 215227 | Merriman, J (2215) | Preobrazhenskaya, Diana (2033) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Bb7 9. Nf3 d6 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Bd3 Qe8 12. O-O Ne4 13. Qc2 f5 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Qg6 16. f3 Rae8 17. Qe2 e5 18. d5 Nc5 19. Bc2 e4 20. b4 exf3 21. Rxf3 Ne4 22. Raf1 Re5 23. Be1 c6 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Bc3 cxd5 26. Rg3 Rg4 27. Rxf5 Rxg3 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qf2+ Kg8 30. Qxg3 Qb1+ 31. Qe1 Qe4 32. cxd5 Bxd5 33. Qd2 Qb1+ 34. Qe1 Qc2 35. Qd2 Qb1+ 36. Qe1 Qf5 37. Qf2 Qd3 38. Qd2 Qe4 39. Bd4 g6 40. h3 h5 41. Qb2 Kh7 42. Qf2 Qe6 43. Qf6 Qxf6 44. Bxf6 Kh6 45. Bd4 g5 46. Kf2 Kg6 47. g3 Kf5 48. h4 g4 49. Ke2 Ke4 50. Bf6 Bc4+ 51. Kf2 Kd3 52. Be7 d5 53. a4 Bb3 54. a5 bxa5 55. bxa5 Kc4 56. Bd8 a6 57. Bb6 Bc2 58. Bd8 Be4 59. Bb6 Kd3 60. Bd8 Bf5 61. Bb6 Bd7 62. Bd8 Ba4 63. Bb6 Bd1 64. Bd4 Kc4 65. Bb6 Kb5 66. Bd4 Bb3 67. Bb6 Bc4 68. Bd8 Kc6 69. Bb6 Bd3 70. Bd4 Kb5 71. Bb6 Be4 72. Bd8 Kc6 73. Bb6 Bf5 74. Bd4 Bd7 75. Bb6 Kb5 76. Bd8 Bc6 77. Bb6 Kc4 78. Bd8 d4 79. exd4 Kxd4 80. Bb6+ Ke4 81. Bd8 Ba4 82. Bb6 Bc2 83. Bd8 Kd5 84. Bb6 Kc4 85. Ke3 Bg6 86. Kf4 Be8 87. Kg5 Kd3 88. Kf6 Ke2 89. Bc7 Ke3 90. Ke7 Bb5 91. Kd6 Kf3 92. Ke7 Ke4 93. Kf7 Kf5 94. Kg7 Be8 95. Kf8 Bb5 96. Kg7 Bc6 97. Kf8 Ke4 98. Kg7 Kf3 99. Kg6 Be8+ 100. Kf6 Bb5 101. Ke7 Kg2 102. Bf4 Kf3 103. Kf7 Ke4 104. Kg6 Be8+ 105. Kg7 Kd5 106. Bc7 Kc6 107. Bb6 Kb5 108. Kf8 Bc6 109. Kg7 Kc4 110. Kh6 Be8 111. Kg7 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 215283 | Merriman, J (2215) | Makaraci, Tunahan (2233) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Be6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rab1 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxa2 16. Ra1 Qe6 17. Bf5 Qc4 18. Qxc4 Bxc4 19. Bxd7 Rc7 20. Bf5 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 a6 22. Ne5 g6 23. Bd3 Rd8 24. b4 Kg7 25. Ke2 Rcc8 26. Nc4 Rc7 27. Kd2 Re7 28. Kc3 f6 29. e4 Red7 30. d5 cxd5 31. exd5 Rxd5 32. Be4 R5d7 33. Kb3 Rd4 34. Re1 Re8 35. f3 f5 36. Kc3 Rdd8 37. g4 fxe4 38. fxe4 Rc8 39. e5 b5 0-1 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Early
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| 215494 | Grebennikov, N (2176) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Kf8 7. Bd3 b6 8. f3 Ba6 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Ng3 d6 11. O-O e5 12. Bb2 g6 13. f4 Kg7 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Qf3 Qc7 16. Qxf6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 216382 | Merriman, J (2215) | Taboas Rodriguez, D (2335) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Ne5 12. Nf2 Bd7 13. Be2 b5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. b4 Rac8 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Rab1 Rb8 21. f4 Ned7 22. e5 Nh5 23. Rxb5 Qxb5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. g4 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Re1 Kf8 29. d6 Rb2 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. d7 Bxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 33. Kg3 Rxe1 34. d8=Q+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 216658 | Merriman, J (2215) | Baranciuc, Alexandr (2273) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. Nf3 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Rab1 Bg4 13. Nd2 Bh5 14. b4 Ne6 15. b5 Rc8 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Bg3 Ng5 18. Rb7 Rc7 19. Rfb1 Bg4 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Nb5 cxb5 22. Qxc7 Qe6 23. Bxb5 Bh3 24. Bxe8 Qg4 25. Bxf7+ Kh7 26. Qg3 Qe2 27. gxh3 Qxd2 28. Be6 Kg6 29. h4 Ne4 30. Qg2 Nxf2 31. hxg5 Qxe3 32. gxh6+ Kxh6 33. Qxf2 Qxe6 34. Qf4+ Kh7 35. Rf1 Qg6+ 36. Qg3 Qh6 37. Rbf7 Kg8 38. Qxg7+ Qxg7+ 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rf5 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 216833 | Gubajdullin, A (2238) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. c3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ne5 11. Be2 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Rfd8 15. Be3 b6 16. f4 Nc6 17. e5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Kf2 e6 20. h4 h5 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Bf3 Kf8 23. Ke2 Ke7 24. Kd3 Kd7 25. Kc4 Bf8 26. Kb5 Kc7 27. Ka6 Kb8 28. a4 Be7 29. a5 bxa5 30. Kxa5 Kc7 31. Kb5 Nb7 32. Ka6 Nd8 33. Kxa7 Nc6+ 34. Ka6 Nb8+ 35. Kb5 Nd7 36. Bc6 Nb8 37. Be8 Nd7 38. Bxd7 Kxd7 39. Bxc5 Bd8 40. Bd4 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 217200 | Mizzi, Jack (2085) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. a5 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Re8 16. Bf4 Ng4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rfe1 Qg5 20. Qd3 Qf4 21. g3 Qg5 22. Kg2 h5 23. h4 Qe7 24. Qf3 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Bxf6 26. Kf3 Rab8 27. Ra3 b5 28. axb6 Rxb6 29. Re2 Reb8 30. Ra2 Kg7 31. Kg2 Bd4 32. f4 Rb3 33. Rxa6 Rxb2 34. Rxd6 Bxc3 35. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 36. Kf3 Bd4 37. e5 c4 38. Rc6 Rc2 39. Ke4 Bf2 40. d6 Bxg3 41. Rc7 Bxh4 42. e6 Kf6 43. e7 Re2+ 44. Kf3 Re1 45. Rxc4 Ke6 46. e8=Q+ Kxd6 47. Rc6+ Kd5 48. Qd7# 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 217372 | Merriman, J (2215) | Walentukiewicz, M (2051) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. Nge2 Nc7 11. Ng3 Rb8 12. a4 a6 13. Rb1 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. b4 c4 16. Be2 Re8 17. O-O Bb7 18. Ra1 Qd7 19. Ra7 Rec8 20. Rfa1 Nce8 21. Nf1 h5 22. Be3 h4 23. Bd4 h3 24. g3 Nh5 25. Bxg7 Nexg7 26. Ne3 Re8 27. Nc2 Ra8 28. Nd4 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 f5 30. Ndxb5 fxe4 31. fxe4 Nf6 32. Qd4 Re5 33. Nxd6 Qxd6 34. Rxb7 Ne6 35. Qa7 Nxe4 36. Nxe4 Rxe4 37. dxe6 Qxe6 38. Rb8+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 217627 | Hacker, Jonas (2391) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 dxe4 6. dxe4 e5 7. Bg2 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. c3 Bg4 10. Qe2 a5 11. a4 Qe7 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nc4 Rad8 14. Ne3 Bg6 15. Nh4 Rd7 16. Nef5 Qe6 17. Bg5 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Qd7 21. Qe2 Ne8 22. Bf1 Nd6 23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Be3 Be7 26. Qb5 b6 27. Bc4 Bd6 28. Bd5 Nb8 29. Qb3 Kf8 30. Kg2 Na6 31. Qc4 Nc5 32. Bxc5 Bxc5 33. Qa6 Be7 34. Qa8+ Qd8 35. Qc6 Bd6 36. Qc4 Qe7 37. Bc6 f6 38. Qd5 Qf7 39. Qd1 Qc4 40. Bd5 Qc5 41. Qg4 Be7 42. Qxg6 1-0 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 217796 | Merriman, J (2215) | Garcia Garcia, A (2140) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. Qc2 c5 11. O-O c4 12. Bf5 Qa5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qxc4 Rac8 20. Qb3 b6 21. Re4 Rfe8 22. Rh4 h5 23. Qd3 Bf5 24. Qa3 Qxa3 25. bxa3 Bg6 26. d5 Rc3 27. Rd4 Rd8 28. d6 Rd7 29. Re1 Rxa3 30. Re7 Bf5 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Rc4 Rxa2 33. h3 Kf8 34. Rc7 Ke8 35. Nd4 Rd2 36. Nc6 Rxd6 37. Nxa7 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Ra1 39. Rb7 Kd8 40. Rb8+ Kc7 41. Ra8 Kb7 42. Rd8 Kc7 43. Ra8 Ra4 0-1 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 217897 | Heron, Andrew (2122) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 Nbd7 6. Ne2 Bd6 7. O-O e5 8. Nbc3 O-O 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bd3 e4 12. Bc4 Bg4 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Nf4 e3 16. fxe3 Ne4 17. Qa5 Nxg5 18. Bxf7+ Nxf7 0-1 | ||||
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2025.01.14
Titled Tue 14th Jan Late
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| 218070 | Pasti, Aron (2372) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 f6 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. g3 cxd4 10. Nexd4 fxe5 11. fxe5 Bc5 12. Bh3 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. O-O Nf7 15. Be3 O-O 16. b4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc7 18. Bg2 Bd7 19. Qh5 Bb5 20. Rf4 e5 21. Bxd5 exf4 22. Qg5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 234515 | Merriman, J (2215) | Palencia, W (2205) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nge2 a6 8. a4 h5 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. f3 h4 11. Nc1 h3 12. g3 Bg7 13. Be2 Qa5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. O-O Nh7 16. Be3 O-O 17. Rc1 f5 18. Nd2 Rb8 19. b4 b6 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Nc4 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bc4 Rb4 24. Qe2 Qa5 25. f4 Bd4 26. e5 dxe5 27. d6+ Kg7 28. Nd5 Rb2 29. Rc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Be6 31. fxe5 Ng5 32. Bxd4 cxd4 33. Nf4 Qxe5 34. Nxe6+ Nxe6 35. Bxe6 Qxe6 36. Qc6 Rd8 37. Qxa6 Rxd6 38. Qd3 Qe3+ 39. Qxe3 dxe3 40. Re1 Rd3 41. Kf1 g5 42. Ke2 Ra3 43. Kf3 Rxa4 44. Rxe3 Ra2 45. Re7+ Kf6 46. Rh7 Rxh2 47. Rh6+ Ke5 48. Rh7 g4+ 49. Ke3 Rg2 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 234675 | Rengifo Blancas, Renzo Jhonathan (2117) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 Nbd7 6. Ne2 Bd6 7. c3 e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nd4 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Qe7+ 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Nd2 Nxh2 13. Qe2 Ng4 14. O-O-O Nxe3 15. fxe3 Be6 16. Qb5+ c6 17. Qa4 O-O 18. Ne4 Be5 19. Qc2 h6 20. g4 Bxg4 21. Rdg1 Bxd4 22. Rxg4 Bxe3+ 23. Kb1 f5 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Rgh4 fxe4 26. Qc2 Rf1+ 27. Rxf1 Qxh4 28. a4 Bg5 29. Ka2 Bf6 30. Qb3 Qh3 31. Re1 Re8 32. Qxb7 Qe6+ 33. Ka3 e3 34. Qxa7 e2 35. Qf2 Qe4 36. b3 Bh4 37. Qf7 Bxe1 38. a5 Bxc3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 234892 | Merriman, J (2215) | Grot, Blazej (2190) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. Be3 a5 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nd4 c5 10. Ndb5 e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Qxd6 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc5 Qd3 15. Rd1 Nd7 16. Rxd3 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Bxd3 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Nc7 Bxc3+ 20. bxc3 Rc8 21. Nd5 Kg7 22. Kd2 Bc4 23. Ne3 Rd8+ 24. Kc2 Bxa2 25. Ra1 Be6 26. Rxa5 h5 27. Nd5 Rc8 28. Rb5 Ra8 29. Rxb7 Ra2+ 30. Kd3 Rxg2 31. Nf4 Bc8 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. Nxg2 Kf6 34. h4 Ke5 35. f4+ Kf6 36. Ne3 Ba6+ 37. Kd4 Ke6 38. c4 Bb7 39. f5+ gxf5 40. Nxf5 Kf6 41. c5 Bc8 42. Ng3 Bg4 43. c6 Ke6 44. e5 Ke7 45. Kd5 Bf3+ 46. Kc5 Ke6 47. c7 Kd7 48. Kb6 Kc8 49. e6 Bd5 50. e7 Bf7 51. Nf5 Kd7 52. Kb7 Bd5+ 53. Kb8 Bb7 54. e8=Q+ Kxe8 55. c8=Q+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 234949 | Stevik, Patrik Jun. (2320) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. c4 Qc7 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nc2 Be6 12. e4 Rab8 13. Ne3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Rc1 Qb6 16. Qd2 Rfc8 17. h3 b4 18. Ncd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Na5 20. Bd4 Qb7 21. Qb2 Ne8 22. Ng4 h5 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25. Rfe1 Qd7 26. Qd4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Qxb4 Nb7 30. Qf4 Nd8 31. Be4 Ke8 32. Nxf7 Nxf7 33. Bxg6 Kd8 34. Qxf7 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qb2 36. Bxh5 Nxh5 37. Qxh5 Qxa2 38. Qf3 Qb2 39. h4 Kd7 40. h5 Qg7 41. g4 e6 42. dxe6+ Kxe6 43. Qf5+ Ke7 44. g5 Qh8 45. h6 Qg8 46. Qf6+ Kd7 47. Qf5+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 235181 | Avalos Parra, J (2150) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 b6 6. a3 Be7 7. d5 Bb7 8. g3 a5 9. Nf4 Na6 10. Bg2 Nc5 11. O-O a4 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Nh5 Ba6 14. Bf1 Re8 15. e4 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bb7 18. Qd4 Be5 19. Qd1 Bxe4 20. Be3 Bg6 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Bg2 Rb8 23. Qg4 Rxb2 24. Nf4 Bd4 25. Rf1 Rc2 26. h4 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Rxc4 28. h5 Bc2 29. Bd5 Rd4 30. h6 Qf6 31. hxg7 Qxg7 32. Qxd7 Rf8 33. Nh5 Qg5 34. Qh3 Rxd5 35. Re1 Qxh5 36. Qg2 Rg5 37. Re7 Rg7 38. Rxc7 Qg6 39. Rxc5 Be4 40. Qh3 Rd8 41. Rc1 h6 42. Qh4 Ba8 43. Qxd8+ Kh7 44. Qxa8 h5 45. Qg2 h4 46. Rc4 hxg3 47. Rh4+ Kg8 48. Qa8# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 235243 | Merriman, J (2215) | Piliczewski, B (1878) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Rb1 Ne4 11. Bf4 f5 12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Ne4 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qc5 Qf6 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Qg5 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Qxc6 Bh3 24. Qxd5+ Re6 25. Qxa8+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 235432 | Ferreira, VitorH (2128) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. a3 Nge7 9. h4 Ng6 10. Re1 Be7 11. h5 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Qg4 dxc3 14. Be3 d4 15. Qxh4 dxe3 16. Nxc3 Qxb2 17. Ne4 Nxe5 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Be2 exf2+ 20. Qxf2 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Nxb7 Ke7 23. Bf1 Bc6 24. Rxe5 Bxb7 25. Rb5 Bd5 26. Rxb6 Rab8 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. a4 Rb2 29. a5 Ra2 30. Rxa2 Bxa2 31. a6 Bd5 32. a7 Kd7 33. Be2 Kc7 34. Ba6 Kb6 35. Bd3 h6 36. g3 Kxa7 37. Kf2 Kb6 38. Ke3 Kc6 39. Kf4 Kd6 40. Bh7 e5+ 41. Ke3 Ke6 42. Bg8 Kf6 43. Bh7 g6 44. hxg6 fxg6 45. Kf2 Kg7 46. Bxg6 Kxg6 47. g4 Kg5 48. Kg3 h5 49. Kh3 hxg4+ 50. Kg3 e4 51. Kf2 Kf4 52. Ke2 g3 53. Kd2 g2 54. Kc3 g1=Q 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 235539 | Merriman, J (2215) | Toolin, C (2173) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 b4 5. Nd2 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Ngf3 Bg4 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. Rb1 b3 12. Nxb3 Na6 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Bxb4 axb4 15. a5 Nd7 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qc7 18. Qe2 h5 19. Ra1 Rfe8 20. Qc2 Ra6 21. Rf3 Nf6 22. Re3 h4 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Nh5 25. e6 f5 26. Bxf5 gxf5 27. Qxf5 Qf4 28. Rf3 Qxf5 29. Rxf5 Ng3 30. Rg5 Kh7 31. Nxc5 Bd4+ 32. Kh2 Bxc5 33. Rg4 Bd6 34. Rxh4+ Kg6 35. Rg4+ Kf5 36. c5 Be5 37. d6 exd6 38. cxd6 Kxe6 39. Re1 Kxd6 40. Rg6+ Re6 41. Rxg3 Bxg3+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 235643 | Warchol, Kamil (2083) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Nf1 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. a3 Bd7 14. b4 a6 15. Ng3 Rac8 16. Qd2 Kh8 17. Bb2 Nd8 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bb5 20. Ne5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nf7 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Qe2 Nd7 24. Re1 Nf8 25. Qg4 a5 26. Bc3 axb4 27. axb4 Bxb4 28. Rb1 Qa6 29. Bxb4 Qa2 30. Rf1 Qc4 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Qxe6 Qxd4 33. Qe7 Rg8 34. Qxb7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 235743 | Weisz, Bryan (2070) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. O-O-O a6 9. a3 Bf5 10. d3 Rb8 11. h3 b5 12. g4 Be6 13. Ne2 bxc4 14. dxc4 Na5 15. Nd2 Qb6 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Kb2 Ne5 19. Ka2 Nexc4 20. bxc4 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4+ 22. Ka1 Qb3 23. Qc3+ Kg8 24. Rc1 Bd5 25. Qxb3 Rxb3 26. Rg1 Rfb8 27. Ka2 Rb2+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.31
Titled Tue 31st Dec Late
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| 235824 | Merriman, J (2215) | Paulsen, D (2317) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. b4 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. Rd1 Qf6 14. Bb2 Qh6 15. Bd3 Ndf6 16. h3 g5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd4 g4 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Nxf5 Qg5 22. Nxd6 gxh3 23. f4 Qxg2+ 24. Qxg2+ Bxg2 25. Nf5 Ng4 26. Ne7+ Kf7 27. Nf5 Rad8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bd4 Nb3 30. Rb1 Nxd4 31. exd4 Be4 32. Nd6+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 240393 | Msellek, I (2406) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 b6 6. e4 Bb7 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 d6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. Bd2 Ne5 12. O-O Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Re8 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Nxc3 Bc8 16. Rfe1 Bg4 17. Bg5 Bh5 18. Qg3 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Bg6 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxd6 Rd8 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. Ra8 Re7 26. f3 Bd3 27. b3 Bc2 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. Nxa7 Bxb3 30. d6 Ba4 31. Nc8 Kf8 32. Nxb6 Bc6 33. a4 Ke8 34. a5 Kd8 35. a6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 240698 | Merriman, J (2215) | Seder, Mohammed (2041) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4 7. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Bd6 Nd7 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. f4 Nb6 15. Nb5 Nc4 16. Nc7 Ne3 17. Qe2 Nxf1 18. Nxa8 Qxd6 19. exd6 Rxe2 20. Kxf1 Re6 21. Re1 Bd7 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Nc7 Kf7 24. Ke2 h6 25. Ke3 g5 26. g3 Kf6 27. Kd4 b6 28. c4 dxc4 29. Kxc4 e5 30. fxe5+ Kxe5 31. Nb5 a6 32. Nc3 Be6+ 33. Kb4 Kxd6 34. a4 a5+ 35. Kb5 Kc7 36. h4 gxh4 37. gxh4 h5 38. Ne4 Bd7+ 39. Kc4 Bxa4 40. Nf6 Bd1 41. Kb5 Be2+ 42. Ka4 Kb7 43. Ng8 Ka6 44. Ne7 b5+ 45. Kb3 b4 46. Ka4 Bd1# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 240883 | Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim (2385) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 d6 7. O-O-O Nc6 8. Bxd6 Be6 9. Qxc5 Bxd6 10. Rxd6 Qe7 11. Rxc6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 241430 | Merriman, J (2215) | Alieva, A (2054) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. a7 Rxa7 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Ba6 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. Nxa7 Qxa7 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. Qc2 e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bc3 d5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e5 Bg7 19. Qe2 Qa5+ 20. Qd2 Qb5 21. a4 Qc4 22. Qc3 Qe4+ 23. Qe3 Qb4+ 24. Nd2 d4 25. Qb3 Qa5 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. b4 Qxb4 28. Qb3 Qa5 29. Rd1 Bh6 30. Qc2 c4 31. O-O d3 32. Qa2 c3 33. Nf3 c2 34. Rxd3 c1=Q 35. Rxc1 Bxc1 36. e6 Bh6 37. e7 Re8 38. Qa3 Qf5 39. Re3 Nc6 40. Re1 Bg7 41. h3 Qf7 42. a5 Rxe7 43. Rxe7 Qxe7 44. Qa4 Qb7 45. a6 Qa8 46. Ng5 h6 47. Nf7+ Kh7 48. Nd6 Bd4 49. Nb5 Bb6 50. Qc4 Qf8 51. Qxc6 Qxf2+ 52. Kh2 Qf4+ 53. Kh1 Qf1+ 54. Kh2 Qg1+ 55. Kg3 Qe3+ 56. Kg4 Qe2+ 57. Qf3 Qe6+ 58. Kg3 Qe5+ 59. Qf4 Qxb5 60. Qf7+ Kh8 61. Qf8+ Kh7 62. Qg7+ Kxg7 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 241543 | Gant, C (2056) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Bg2 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Nd2 Nc7 11. a4 b6 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Ne3 Re8 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Re1 h5 16. b3 h4 17. Bb2 hxg3 18. hxg3 Bh6 19. Nf1 Qe7 20. e4 Nd7 21. f4 Bg7 22. Nd1 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Bxb2 24. Nxb2 Rab8 25. Nc4 b5 26. Na5 Qf6 27. Nc6 Rb6 28. axb5 Nxb5 29. Qc4 Nd4 30. Rxa7 Nxc6 31. dxc6 Nb8 32. c7 Nc6 33. e5 Qg7 34. exd6 Nd4 35. d7 Ne2+ 36. Qxe2 Rxe2 37. d8=Q+ Kh7 38. Qh4+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 241806 | Merriman, J (2215) | Attieh, Skye (1769) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 8. Nf3 c5 9. O-O Bg4 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nxd5 Nc6 13. h3 Be6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qe2 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Rac1 Qg5 18. f4 Qf6 19. Rxc5 Rab8 20. b3 Rfc8 21. Rfc1 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Qe7 23. Re5 Qc7 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Qd7 26. Rd5 Qe6 27. e4 Rc8 28. Rc5 Qb6 29. b4 a5 30. a3 axb4 31. axb4 h6 32. Kh1 Ra8 33. Rc8+ Rxc8 34. Qxc8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kg8 36. Qc5 Qd8 37. b5 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qd2 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. b6 Qb4 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. b7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 242020 | Merriman, J (2215) | Jakovljevic, Dejan (1956) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. a3 Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. e3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 d6 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. b4 a5 14. c5 dxc5 15. bxc5 O-O 16. cxb6 cxb6 17. Qd4 Ng6 18. Bg3 Qe4 19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21. Bc7 Rd2 22. Bb5 Nh4 23. Bc6 Bxc6 24. Rxc6 b5 25. Rc5 b4 26. Bxa5 bxa3 27. Bxd2 a2 28. Bc3 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 242275 | Abrahams, Daniel (2072) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. h3 a6 11. Nf3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Be6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. a3 Ne5 16. b4 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qxa3 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nd7 20. Be2 Ne5 21. c5 dxc5 22. bxc5 Nd7 23. c6 bxc6 24. dxc6 Nf6 25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Bf8 27. Bh6 Qxc1+ 28. Bxc1 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 242535 | Gulamirian, K (1890) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. a3 Qa5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. O-O Nge7 9. Bb2 Ng6 10. axb4 Qxb4 11. Ba3 Qb6 12. Bxf8 Nxf8 13. Na3 a6 14. Nb5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxb5 16. Qb1 Rc8 17. Qb4 Ng6 18. Rfb1 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Kd7 20. Qf4 Rhf8 21. Qg5 g6 22. Ra2 Qc6 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Rab2 Rc7 25. Rxb5 Qxc2 26. h3 Qc6 27. Rb6 Qc2 28. Rd6+ Kc8 29. Ra1 Kb8 30. Qe3 Qc5 31. Qb3 Qd4 32. Qa2 Kc8 33. Qa8# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 242748 | Merriman, J (2215) | Winkels, M (1899) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 e6 5. e4 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nh3 a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Nf2 Qc7 13. Be2 h5 14. O-O Nh7 15. Be3 Ne5 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. b4 b6 18. a5 bxa5 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. Na4 c4 21. Nb6 Rab8 22. Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Qxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxa1 25. g3 Bb5 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27. d6 Rd8 28. f4 Nf6 29. e5 Nd7 30. Qc2 Rbb8 31. Qa2 Bc3 32. e6 Nf8 33. e7 Rxd6 34. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 35. Bc5 Rd2 36. Qa3 Bb4 37. Bxb4 axb4 38. Qxb4 Rfd8 39. Ne4 Rd1+ 40. Kg2 R1d4 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Qb6 R8d6 43. Ne8+ Kf8 44. Nxd6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Early
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| 242900 | Merriman, J (2215) | Manon Og, R (1936) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Bd3 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxa2 12. O-O e6 13. Rc3 Qa5 14. Rfc1 Nf6 15. Rxc8 Qxd2 16. Rxf8+ Bxf8 17. Nxd2 a5 18. Bb5 a4 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Bd3 a3 21. bxa3 Rxa3 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nd2 f5 24. h3 b5 25. Rc7 Rd3 26. Nf1 Rd1 27. Rb7 b4 28. f3 Rb1 29. Kf2 exf3 30. gxf3 b3 31. Nd2 Rb2 32. Ke1 h6 33. Rxb3 Rc2 34. Ke2 g5 35. Be5 h5 36. Kd3 Rc1 37. Rb8 Kf7 38. Rb7+ Ke8 39. Nc4 g4 40. hxg4 fxg4 41. fxg4 hxg4 42. Nd6+ Bxd6 43. Bxd6 Kd8 44. Rg7 Rg1 45. Ke4 g3 46. Rxg3 Rh1 47. Rg7 Rh5 48. Be5 Ke8 49. d5 exd5+ 50. Kxd5 Kf8 51. Ra7 Ke8 52. e4 Kd8 53. Ke6 Kc8 54. Bf6 Kb8 55. Rg7 Kc8 56. e5 Rh1 57. Kf7 Kd7 58. e6+ Kd6 59. e7 Kd5 60. e8=Q Kd6 61. Qe6+ Kc7 62. Qe5+ Kc6 63. Qe4+ Kd6 64. Qxh1 Kd7 65. Kg6+ Ke6 66. Re7+ Kd6 67. Qd1+ Kc6 68. Re2 Kc7 69. Rc2+ Kb7 70. Qb1+ Ka7 71. Ra2# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 243125 | Boor, C (2235) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 g6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. a4 Re8 11. Bh2 Qc7 12. Re1 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bf1 Rad8 15. e4 Nb8 16. Qc2 Nc6 17. Nc4 Nh5 18. Rad1 Nf4 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. Bc4 h6 22. Nd2 Bc8 23. f3 Be6 24. Rd1 Bxc4 25. Ndxc4 a6 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qd1 Qxd1+ 28. Nxd1 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nd6 b4 31. Kf1 Nc6 32. Nc4 Kf8 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Ke2 g5 35. Kd2 Ke7 36. Nf2 bxc3+ 37. bxc3 Ke6 38. Nd3 Bf8 39. Kc2 f5 40. exf5+ Kxf5 41. Nd2 Ne5 42. Nxe5 Kxe5 43. Kd3 h5 44. Kc4 Kf5 45. Ne4 g4 46. Nxc5 gxh3 47. gxh3 Kg5 48. Ne6+ Kh4 49. Nxf8 Kxh3 50. Kd3 Kg3 51. Ng6 Kxf3 52. c4 Kg3 53. Ke2 h4 54. Nxh4 Kxh4 55. c5 Kg3 56. Kf1 Kf3 57. c6 Ke4 58. c7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 243362 | Merriman, J (2215) | Przybylski, W (2335) | 0-1 | |
| 1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 e5 4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 f6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. O-O-O+ Bd7 10. Bd3 Ke8 11. f4 Bc5 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 fxe5 15. Nf3 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Nh4 Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Kf7 19. Be4 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rd7+ Ke6 22. Rxb7 a5 23. Rd1 Rg8 24. Rxh7 e4 25. Re1 Rg4 26. g3 Bb4 27. Re2 Ke5 28. Rd7 f5 29. Ng2 Rd6 30. Rxd6 Kxd6 31. Ne3 Rg5 32. h4 Rh5 33. Nc4+ Ke6 34. a3 Bc3 35. Re3 Bd4 36. Re2 Rh8 37. Kc1 Rg8 38. Nxa5 Rxg3 39. Nc4 Bc3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 243623 | Santos, Rafael Ventura Dos (2145) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 b6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Bb7 8. f3 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O d6 11. e4 Ne8 12. Be3 Rc8 13. f4 Na5 14. d5 Ba6 15. Ng3 Bxc4 16. Qe2 exd5 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Qf3 Qf6 20. e5 dxe5 21. f5 Qc6 22. Qg4 Nf6 23. Qh4 Rfd8 24. Bg5 Rd3 25. Nh5 Nxh5 26. Qxh5 f6 27. Bh4 Rcd8 28. Rde1 Nb3 29. Rf2 Nd2 30. Qg4 Rxc3 31. h3 Rcd3 32. Ree2 R3d4 33. Qh5 Ne4 34. Rf3 c3 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Rg3 c2 37. Qh6 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Qd7 39. Bxf6 Rh1+ 40. Kxh1 c1=Q+ 41. Qxc1 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 243736 | Merriman, J (2215) | Yahi, Mohamed Salem (1839) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Nge2 e5 8. d5 Ne7 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. g4 f5 11. gxf5 gxf5 12. Rg1 f4 13. O-O-O Kh8 14. Kb1 Qe8 15. Bh4 Ng6 16. Bf2 Nc5 17. Nc1 Bd7 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Rg8 20. b4 Bf6 21. c5 a6 22. Bc4 Bb5 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Bb3 Ra6 25. Kc2 Bh4 26. Rxg6 Rxg6 27. Bxh4 Qg8 28. Re1 Rg2 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Ra1 31. Bf6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 243979 | Mottola, Max (2132) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 Nc6 7. O-O-O Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. e4 Nb4 10. Qb3 d6 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bxb5 Rb8 13. Bc4 Bg4 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. e5 Bxf3 16. Rxd6 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Qxe5 18. Rd7 Nd3 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. gxf3 Rxb3 21. c3 Rxb2+ 22. Ka1 Qxc3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 244141 | Skaric, D (2285) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. f4 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. g4 Rb8 9. O-O b5 10. d3 Qb6 11. Kh1 b4 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Ng3 a5 14. g5 a4 15. Rb1 b3 16. axb3 axb3 17. c3 Ba6 18. Be3 Qb5 19. c4 Qb6 20. Nh4 Nb4 21. e5 Nc2 22. Bg1 Bb7 23. Be4 dxe5 24. f5 Nd4 25. Qg4 Rfd8 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Qf3 Ne5 29. Qf4 Qe6 30. Kh2 Bc8 31. Bg2 Rb6 32. Rbd1 Ra6 33. Rfe1 Ra2 34. Rd2 Ng4+ 35. hxg4 Qxe1 36. Re2 Qd1 37. Rxe7 Rf8 38. Be4 Rxb2+ 39. Ng2 Qd2 40. Bd5 Qxf4 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 244409 | Merriman, J (2215) | Mizzi, Jack (2097) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Nf3 a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 Re8 13. Rfc1 b6 14. b4 Bb7 15. a4 Rac8 16. Qb3 Qb8 17. Bf5 Rcd8 18. a5 b5 19. Ne1 Bd6 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Qd6 22. Nd3 g6 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Ne2 f5 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Qe5 27. Nd4 Kf7 28. Rd1 g5 29. Qd3 Kf6 30. Re1 Qe4 31. Qe2 g4 32. Qb2 Kg6 33. f3 Qe5 34. Kf2 gxf3 35. gxf3 Rg8 36. Rh1 Kf7 37. Rh3 Rg7 38. Qc2 Bc8 39. Nxc6 Qc7 40. Nxd8+ Qxd8 41. f4 d4 42. Qd3 dxe3+ 43. Qxe3 Be6 44. Re1 Bc4 45. Rxh6 Kg8 46. Rd6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 244492 | Yang Kaiqi (2481) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. e4 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O Nc7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 b5 14. Kh1 Ba5 15. f4 Re8 16. Ng3 b4 17. Nb1 g5 18. fxg5 Nxe4 19. Nf5 hxg5 20. Qh5 gxh4 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Rxf7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 244644 | Merriman, J (2215) | Silva, Luca (2246) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 Bg7 5. Nf4 d6 6. d5 c6 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 e5 9. dxe6 Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Qc2 Bxe6 12. b4 g5 13. bxc5 gxf4 14. Bxf4 dxc5 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Nb1 Rfe8 17. Bh3 Ne4 18. f3 Nf6 19. Bd2 Qa6 20. Rc1 Rad8 21. Rfe1 Rd4 22. Bc3 Rxc4 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Rxc3 25. Nxc3 c4 26. e4 Qb6+ 27. Kg2 Qb2+ 28. Kh1 b5 29. e5 Nd5 30. Nxd5 cxd5 31. Qd7 Rxe5 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33. Qd7+ Kg6 34. Qg4+ Rg5 35. Qe6+ Qf6 36. Qe8+ Qf7 37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Rcd1 d4 39. f4 Rd5 40. Re4 d3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 244863 | Merriman, J (2215) | Nathan, Krishna (2010) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 Kh7 10. Nge2 exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12. Nc1 Nbd7 13. Be2 a6 14. a4 Ne5 15. O-O h5 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. b4 b6 18. h3 Bc8 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. f4 Ned7 21. Bf3 Nb6 22. Qa2 a5 23. Re1 Ng4 24. Nd1 Nxe3 25. Nxe3 Qh4 26. Ne2 Rb8 27. Nc4 Nxc4 28. Qxc4 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Bd7 30. Rb7 Qe7 31. Ra7 f5 32. exf5 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Bxf5 34. Qc3 Qxc3 35. Nxc3 Re1+ 36. Kh2 Re3 37. Nb5 Kh6 38. Nxd6 Bd4 39. Nf7+ Kg7 40. Nd6+ Kg8 41. Nxf5 gxf5 42. d6 Rd3 43. Bd5+ Kf8 44. Rf7+ Ke8 45. d7+ Kd8 46. Bc6 Bf6 47. Bb5 Be7 48. Bxd3 Kxd7 49. Bxf5+ Kd6 50. Rxe7 Kxe7 51. Bd3 Kd6 52. Bb5 Kd5 53. Kg3 c4 54. Bxc4+ Kxc4 55. f5 Kb4 56. f6 Kxa4 57. f7 Kb3 58. f8=Q a4 59. Qa8 a3 60. Kh4 a2 61. Kxh5 Kb2 62. g4 a1=Q 63. Qxa1+ Kxa1 64. g5 Kb2 65. g6 Kc2 66. g7 Kd2 67. g8=Q Ke2 68. Qg5 Kf2 69. Kg6 Kf3 70. h4 Kf2 71. h5 Kf3 72. h6 Kf2 73. h7 Kf3 74. h8=Q Kf2 75. Qhf6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.24
Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
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| 244931 | Hercegovac, Neven (2287) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 c6 6. Be2 d5 7. O-O Re8 8. Nc3 e5 9. d4 e4 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. b4 Nf8 12. b5 h5 13. a4 N8h7 14. a5 a6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Qb3 Ng5 18. Na4 Bg4 19. Rfe1 Qxa5 20. Nb6 Qxd2 21. Bc3 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Bxe2 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. Qb2 Bc4 25. Ra5 h4 26. h3 Bf8 27. Qb7 Rd8 28. Bb4 Bxb4 29. Qxb4 Kg7 30. Rc5 Ne6 31. Rc6 Bb5 32. Rb6 Rc8 33. Qe7 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Rc2 35. Rxe6 Rxf2 36. Rb6 Bf1 37. Kg1 Rxg2+ 38. Kxf1 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 250028 | Sharapov, E (2375) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Bd2 c4 10. Be2 Nge7 11. a4 f6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Re1 Kb8 14. Bf1 Nc8 15. g3 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Rdf8 18. Bh3 Rf6 19. Qe2 Qa6 20. Re1 Re8 21. Bg5 Rg6 22. Bf4 Ka8 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Qxe8 Bxh3 25. Qe5 Qd6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. Bxd6 Nxd6 28. Re7 Bf5 29. Rxg7 a6 30. Rg8+ Ka7 31. Rd8 Ne4 32. Rxd5 Bg6 33. f4 Nxc3 34. Re5 Bxc2 35. f5 Ne4 36. g4 Bd3 37. Re7 c3 38. Rxh7 c2 39. Rc7 Kb6 40. Rc8 Ka5 41. h4 Kb4 42. Rxc2 Bxc2 43. g5 Ng3 44. f6 Bg6 45. Kf2 Nf5 46. Kf3 Nxh4+ 47. Kf4 Nf5 48. Ke5 Nh4 49. d5 Kc5 50. d6 Kc6 51. Ke6 Nf3 52. d7 Nd4+ 53. Ke7 Nf5+ 54. Kd8 Nd6 55. Ke7 Nf7 56. a5 b6 57. axb6 Kxb6 58. d8=Q+ Nxd8 59. Kxd8 a5 60. Ke7 a4 61. f7 Bxf7 62. Kxf7 a3 63. g6 a2 64. g7 a1=Q 65. g8=Q Qf1+ 66. Kg7 Qg2+ 67. Kf8 Qxg8+ 68. Kxg8 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 250226 | Aliakbarov, A (2161) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Na3 Bd7 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. g4 Nc8 17. a5 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. e4 Nc8 20. Nc4 Bb5 21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Na5 Na7 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. dxc6 Nxe4 25. Re1 Qf6 26. c7 Rbc8 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxf4 29. Ra8 Qxe4 30. Rxc8+ Bf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. c8=Q+ Kg7 33. Qxd6 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. Kh2 Qe2 36. Qcf8# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 250656 | Merriman, J (2215) | Silva, Luca (2246) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O c6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. b4 Qc7 12. Bh4 Bg4 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Ne8 15. a4 Ndf6 16. Qb3 Nd6 17. Rfc1 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qe6 19. b5 cxb5 20. axb5 a5 21. Na4 Bf5 22. Nc5 Qe7 23. Bxf5 Nxf5 24. b6 Rfd8 25. g4 Nd6 26. g5 Nfe4 27. Qxd5 Nxg5 28. f4 Ne6 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Qa2 Nf5 31. Rc7 Qf6 32. Rb3 a4 33. Rbc3 a3 34. Rxb7 Rd5 35. Rbc7 Rf8 36. b7 Qh4 37. Qa1 Ng3 38. Kf2 Ne4+ 39. Ke2 Qf2+ 40. Kd3 Nxc3 41. Qxc3 a2 42. Rc8 Qf1+ 43. Ke4 Qb1+ 44. Kf3 Qxb7 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Qa3+ Rd6+ 47. Kg3 Qc7 48. Nc4 a1=Q 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 250923 | Merriman, J (2215) | Santos, Isaq (1980) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 c6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxg4 Nxg4 13. Bg3 Re8 14. O-O Ngf6 15. Rab1 Nh5 16. b4 Nxg3 17. hxg3 b5 18. a4 Nb6 19. a5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Na4 Rb8 22. Qc3 f5 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. bxc5 Rb5 25. Rxb5 axb5 26. Ra1 Qc7 27. a6 Ra8 28. Qb4 Kf7 29. Kf1 Ke7 30. Ke2 Kd7 31. Kd2 Ra7 32. Kc3 Qc8 33. Qa5 Qc7 34. Qb6 g5 35. Kb4 h5 36. Ka5 Ra8 37. Rh1 Rh8 38. Kb4 h4 39. gxh4 g4 40. g3 Rb8 41. Qxc7+ Kxc7 42. h5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 251076 | Gyenes, Mate (2218) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3 Nf6 6. Qxb7 Nbd7 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. Qxa7 e6 9. Qa4 Bd6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. d4 Nb6 12. Qd1 Nc4 13. b3 Qa5 14. bxc4 Qxc3+ 15. Bd2 Qxc4 16. Kf1 Ne4 17. Rg1 Rb2 18. Be3 Nc3 19. Qd3 Qxd3 20. exd3 Rfb8 21. Bh1 Rb1+ 22. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 23. Kg2 Bxf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxg1 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 251343 | Merriman, J (2215) | Langheinrich, F (2336) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. b3 Nd5 10. Bxd8 Nxc3 11. Bxc7 cxb3 12. Bd3 b2 13. Rb1 Nxb1 14. Bxb1 Bb7 15. Nf3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rc8 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 251842 | Pein, Jonathan (2242) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Qg4 Nc6 7. Nf3 f5 8. Qg3 g6 9. Na3 Be7 10. Nb5 Nf8 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. exd6 d4 14. O-O-O Qf6 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. Bc4 Be8 17. Rhe1 Rxd6 18. Ba3 b6 19. Qf3 h6 20. Nh3 Bd7 21. Nf2 g5 22. g3 Ng6 23. Nd3 Kc7 24. Nf2 e5 25. d3 gxf4 26. Bc1 fxg3 27. hxg3 Nb4 28. Rf1 Bc6 29. Qh5 Qg7 30. a3 Nd5 31. Bxd5 Bxd5 32. Qxf5 Rf8 33. Qh5 Bf3 34. Qxh6 Qxh6 35. Bxh6 Bxd1 36. Bxf8 Rf6 37. Bg7 Be2 38. Bxf6 Bxf1 39. Ne4 Bg2 40. Kc1 Bxe4 41. dxe4 Kd6 42. Kd2 Ke6 43. Bh4 Nxh4 44. gxh4 Kf6 45. a4 Kg6 46. Kd3 Kh5 47. Kc4 Kxh4 48. Kd5 Kg4 49. Kxe5 Kf3 50. Kd5 Ke3 51. e5 Kd2 52. e6 Kxc2 53. e7 d3 54. e8=Q d2 55. Qe2 Kc1 56. Qe3 Kc2 57. Qe4+ Kb2 58. Qd3 Kc1 59. Qc3+ Kd1 60. Ke4 Ke2 61. Qd3+ Ke1 62. Qe3+ Kd1 63. Kd3 c4+ 64. bxc4 Kc1 65. Qxd2+ Kb1 66. Kc3 Ka1 67. Qb2# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 251995 | Merriman, J (2215) | Elsness, F (2424) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Ne4 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. e4 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxc5 12. e5 Qxa2 13. O-O Rd8 14. c4 Bf5 15. Nd4 Nd7 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Ra1 Qb2 18. Rb1 Qa2 19. Rxb7 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxe7 Bd6 22. Rb7 a5 23. Bd3 Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Qh5 a4 26. Qxf5 a3 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Qg5+ Kd7 30. Qf5+ Ke8 31. Re1+ Kf8 32. Qf6 Rb6 33. Qh8# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 252309 | Golubovic, Erik (2180) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. Be2 Nc7 12. O-O Rb8 13. a4 a6 14. a5 Bd7 15. Re1 Bb5 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Qc2 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Nb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Ree1 Qc7 21. a6 bxa6 22. Rxa6 Ra8 23. Rc6 Qd7 24. Bf4 Qb7 25. Rxd6 c4 26. Bg5 Nd7 27. Be3 Bf8 28. Rc6 Ne5 29. Rb6 Qc7 30. Rxb5 Nd3 31. Rd1 Rab8 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Qxc4 Qxc4 34. Nxc4 Nxb2 35. Nxb2 Rxb2 36. d6 Rb8 37. Bg5 h6 38. d7 hxg5 39. d8=Q Rxd8 40. Rxd8 Kg7 41. Rd5 Be7 42. g3 Kf6 43. Kg2 Ke6 44. Kf3 f5 45. Rb5 fxe4+ 46. Kxe4 Bd6 47. Rb6 Ke7 48. Kd5 Bb8 49. Rxg6 Ba7 50. Rxg5 Kf6 51. Rg4 Kf5 52. Rf4+ Kg5 53. Ke4 Bb8 54. Kf3 Bxf4 55. gxf4+ Kf5 56. Kg3 Kg6 57. Kg4 Kh6 58. f5 Kg7 59. Kf4 Kf6 60. Kg4 Kf7 61. Kg5 Kg7 62. f6+ Kf7 63. Kf5 Kg8 64. Kg6 Kf8 65. f7 Ke7 66. Kg7 Ke6 67. f8=Q Ke5 68. Qf3 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 252483 | Merriman, J (2215) | Khamdamova, Afruza (2354) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Re8 12. O-O Nb6 13. Rab1 a5 14. Rfc1 Be6 15. b3 Nbd7 16. Na4 Rec8 17. Ne5 b5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Nc5 Nf6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. a4 b4 22. Qe2 c5 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Rc2 Rac8 25. Rbc1 Nd7 26. Bb5 Ne5 27. f4 Ng6 28. Bd3 Ne7 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Qxc5 31. Kf2 Qc3 32. Qc2 d4 33. Qxc3 dxc3 34. Ke2 Kf7 35. Bc2 Kf6 36. Kd3 e5 37. Kc4 exf4 38. exf4 Nf5 39. Kb5 Nd4+ 40. Kxa5 Nxc2 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Early
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| 252676 | Mayaud, R (2179) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nd2 cxd4 7. Nb3 Qb6 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Nd4 e5 11. Nxc6 exf4 12. Nd4 Bc5 13. g3 Nd5 14. gxf4 Ne3 15. Kd2 Nxf1+ 16. Rxf1 Rxa2 17. Kc2 d5 18. e4 Be6 19. f5 Bd7 20. Nge2 O-O 21. Ra1 Rfa8 22. Rxa2 Rxa2 23. exd5 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Ra5 25. c4 Rc5 26. Kd3 b5 27. b3 bxc4+ 28. bxc4 b5 29. cxb5 Bxb5+ 30. Nxb5 Rxb5 31. Kc4 Rb2 32. d6 Kf8 33. Ra1 Ke8 34. Ra7 Rc2+ 35. Kd5 Rd2+ 36. Kc6 Rc2+ 37. Kd5 Rd2+ 38. Ke5 Re2+ 39. Kd5 Rxh2 40. Re7+ Kf8 41. Ra7 Ke8 42. Ra8+ Kd7 43. Ra7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 252801 | Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim (2385) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Na3 Nf5 9. Nc2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Be7 11. h4 h5 12. g3 Bd7 13. a3 Rc8 14. b4 a5 15. b5 Na7 16. a4 O-O 17. Bd3 Rc7 18. Ne3 Nxe3+ 19. Bxe3 Nc8 20. Kg2 Bb4 21. Ng5 g6 22. g4 hxg4 23. Qxg4 Ne7 24. h5 Nf5 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Qh3 Nxe3+ 27. fxe3 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 253182 | Merriman, J (2215) | Jovic, Sta (2096) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 c6 11. e3 Bf5 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O a5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Bg4 16. Nd2 Qd6 17. Nb3 Bh5 18. b5 Bg6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Bxg6 Qxg6 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Rfb8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rc1 Ra6 25. h3 Qd3 26. Qc3 Qe2 27. Qc2 Qxc2 28. Rxc2 Kf8 29. Kf1 Ke7 30. Ke2 Kd6 31. Rb2 Ra7 32. Rb8 h5 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Ra2+ 35. Kf3 Rc2 36. Kg3 g6 37. f4 Rc1 38. Rb7 Ke6 39. Rc7 Rc2 40. Kf3 Rc1 41. Rc8 Kd7 42. Rf8 Ke7 43. Rc8 Kd7 44. Rf8 Ke7 45. Rc8 Kd7 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 253434 | Sukandar, I (2330) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. h4 Bb7 8. Bd3 d5 9. h5 Nxh5 10. Rxh5 gxh5 11. Ng5 h6 12. Qxh5 Nd7 13. dxc5 e5 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Nxf7+ Rxf7 16. Qxf7 Kxh7 17. Nf3 Qe8 18. Qf5+ Kh8 19. O-O-O Qe7 20. Rh1 Rf8 21. Qg6 Rf6 22. Qg3 Re6 23. Nh4 Nf8 24. Nf5 Qf7 25. Nxg7 Qxg7 26. Qf3 bxc5 27. Qf5 Bc8 28. Qf3 Ng6 29. Qxd5 Kh7 30. Qe4 Bd7 31. Rh5 Bc6 32. Qf5 Qf6 33. Qh3 Qxf2 34. Rxh6+ Kg7 35. Rh7+ Kf8 36. Qh6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 253655 | Merriman, J (2215) | Lu, Xiahan (Luna) (1723) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Bg3 Qe7 15. h3 Ne4 16. Bh2 Ndf6 17. Ne5 Be6 18. a3 Rac8 19. b4 Nd7 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 f5 23. Qb3 Kh8 24. Rfc1 Nf6 25. b5 Qd7 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Be5 Nd5 28. Qc2 Ne7 29. Rb4 Nd5 30. Rb3 f4 31. Qxe4 fxe3 32. fxe3 Qf7 33. Qh4 Nf6 34. Rf1 Qxb3 35. Bxf6 Qxe3+ 36. Kh1 Rxf6 37. Rxf6 gxf6 38. Qxf6+ Kg8 39. Qg6+ Kh8 40. Qf6+ Kg8 41. Qg6+ Kh8 42. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 253883 | Altini, N (2366) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. a4 Na6 11. O-O Nc7 12. Bc4 b6 13. Qd3 Rb8 14. f5 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bf4 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Re8 18. Qg3 Be5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. f6 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Nxa6 22. Qf4 Nb4 23. Rf3 Rh5 24. g4 Re5 25. Raf1 Qf8 26. Ne2 Nxd5 27. Qd2 Rxe4 28. Ng3 Rd4 29. Qg5 Nc7 30. Nf5 Ne6 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Qh4 d5 33. Rh3 g5 34. Qh5 Nf4 35. Nxf7+ Qxf7 36. Qxf7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 254131 | Merriman, J (2215) | Silva, Juliana Figueira Theophilo (1878) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 d5 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Ba6 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. Bd3 c5 13. O-O cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Be2 Nb3 18. Rc3 dxc4 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. h3 Na5 22. Kf1 Kf8 23. Ke1 Ke7 24. Nd2 Rc8 25. Kd1 b5 26. Ne4 Bb7 27. Bf3 f5 28. Nd2 Bxf3+ 29. Nxf3 Kd6 30. Nd4 Ke5 31. Nxb5 Nb3 32. Nxa7 Rd8+ 33. Ke1 Rd2 34. Rxc4 Rxb2 35. Rb4 Rb1+ 36. Ke2 Nc1+ 37. Kd2 Rxb4 38. axb4 Nb3+ 39. Kc3 Nc1 40. b5 Kd6 41. Nc6 Kc5 42. Nd8 Kxb5 43. Nxf7 Kc6 44. Ne5+ Kd5 45. Nd3 Ne2+ 46. Kd2 Ng1 47. Nf4+ Ke4 48. Nxe6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 254293 | Uzcategui Rodriguez, Alejandro (2318) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. a5 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a6 Bc6 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Qd6 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Ne4 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Be7 Re8 18. Bd6 Nxd6 19. Nxd6 Re7 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. Ngxf7 Bf6 22. Bc4 Kg7 23. Nd8 Ba8 24. N8b7 Ne6 25. Nb5 Rc8 26. Bd5 Nc7 27. Nxa7 Nxd5 28. Nxc8 Nc7 29. Nxe7 Bxe7 30. Rd7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 254425 | Skramstad, Oda Kofoed (1887) | Merriman, J (2215) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Qc2 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. Qd1 Nc6 13. e3 Nxc5 14. Be2 Nxd4 15. exd4 Ne4 16. O-O Rc8 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. f3 Nd6 19. Qd2 Rc2 20. Qd1 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qxa3 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxb7 a5 24. f4 Be4 25. Bf3 Rfc8 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Ra7 e3 28. Re1 e2 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 31. Qf2 Rc1# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 254669 | Merriman, J (2215) | Silva, Luca (2246) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 d6 5. Nf4 c6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c4 O-O 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Na6 10. Nc3 Nc5 11. Be3 Nxe6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. c5 d5 14. Bf4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bd6 Re8 17. Qc2 Qf6 18. b4 Qxa1 19. Rxa1 Bxa1 20. e3 Bf6 21. Bf1 Kg7 22. Bc4 a5 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. bxa5 Ree8 25. Qb3 Rxa5 26. Qxb7+ Kg8 27. Qxc6 Rea8 28. Qb7 Rxa2 29. c6 Bd8 30. Be5 R2a7 31. Qb3+ Rf7 32. c7 Bxc7 33. Bxc7 Rc8 34. Be5 Re8 35. Bd4 Rc8 36. Kg2 Rd8 37. Qe6 Ra8 38. Qe5 Rff8 39. Qh8+ Kf7 40. Qxh7+ Ke6 41. Qxg6+ Kd5 42. h4 Rae8 43. h5 Re6 44. Qg7 Rfe8 45. h6 R8e7 46. Qg5 Kc4 47. Bg7 f4 48. h7 f3+ 49. Kg1 Rd7 50. h8=Q Rd1+ 51. Kh2 Rb6 52. Qc8+ Kd3 53. Qd5+ Ke2 54. Qxd1+ Kxd1 55. Qd7+ Ke2 56. Qd4 Rb1 57. Qxe4 Kxf2 58. Qxb1 Kxe3 59. Bh6+ Kf2 60. Qc2+ Kf1 61. Be3 Ke1 62. Qf2+ Kd1 63. Qd2# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 254850 | Melillo, Lucius (2285) | Merriman, J (2215) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. e4 d6 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. f3 Bg7 9. O-O-O Be6 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Be3 Qb4 12. Nxa7 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nxa7 14. Bxa7 Bh6+ 15. Be3 Bxe3+ 16. Kxe3 Rxc2 17. Rd2 Rxd2 18. Kxd2 Bxa2 19. Bb5+ Kd8 20. Ne2 Be6 21. Rc1 Bd7 22. Bc4 e6 23. g4 Bc6 24. Ke3 Ke7 25. Nd4 Rc8 26. g5 Nd7 27. Bb5 Nb8 28. h4 Kd7 29. Rd1 e5 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. Bc4 Ke7 32. f4 Nd7 33. f5 gxf5 34. exf5 d5 35. f6+ Ke6 36. Be2 Rb8 37. Bg4+ Kd6 38. Bf5 h6 39. Kf3 hxg5 40. hxg5 Rxb2 41. Rh1 Rb3+ 42. Kg4 e4 43. Bxd7 Kxd7 44. Rh7 Ke6 45. Rh8 Rb1 46. Re8+ Kd7 47. Re7+ Kd6 48. Rxf7 e3 49. Re7 d4 50. Re8 Rf1 51. Kh5 Kc5 52. Kg6 Kc4 53. f7 Kd3 54. f8=Q Rxf8 55. Rxf8 e2 56. Re8 Kd2 57. Kf5 e1=Q 58. Rxe1 Kxe1 59. g6 d3 60. g7 d2 61. g8=Q d1=Q 62. Qg3+ Kd2 63. Qg2+ Kc1 64. Qxc6+ Qc2+ 65. Qxc2+ Kxc2 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.12.17
Titled Tue 17th Dec Late
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| 255014 | Merriman, J (2215) | Guimaraes, D (2299) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. f3 Nc6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Be3 e5 8. Qd2 Nh5 9. Nge2 f5 10. O-O-O f4 11. Bf2 Na6 12. g3 Bh6 13. gxf4 O-O 14. Be3 Nxf4 15. Nxf4 Bxf4 16. Be2 Qg5 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Qxf4 Rxf4 19. Kd2 Bh3 20. Ke3 Nc5 21. b4 Nd7 22. Nb5 Rc8 23. Nxa7 Ra8 24. Nb5 Rxa2 25. Ra1 Rb2 26. Nxc7 Bg2 27. Rhg1 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 Rb3+ 29. Ke2 Rfxf3 30. Ne6 Rfe3+ 31. Kd2 Nb6 32. Rgc1 Rxe4 33. c5 dxc5 34. bxc5 Nc4+ 35. Kc2 Rh3 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Ng5+ Kg7 38. Nxe4 Ne3+ 39. Kd2 Nxd5 40. Rd8 Nf4 41. Rd7+ Kh6 42. Rxb7 Rxh2+ 43. Kc3 Ne2+ 44. Kb2 Ng3+ 45. Ka3 Nxe4 46. c6 Nd6 47. Rd7 Nb5+ 48. Ka4 Na7 49. c7 Ra2+ 50. Kb3 Ra6 51. c8=Q Rb6+ 52. Ka3 Nxc8 53. Rxc8 Kg5 54. Rxh7 Re6 55. Rc3 e4 56. Rg3+ Kf4 57. Rxg6 Rxg6 58. Rf7+ Ke3 59. Re7 Rg4 60. Kb3 Rf4 61. Kc3 Rf1 62. Kc2 Rf2+ 63. Kc3 Rf1 64. Kc2 Rf6 65. Re8 Rd6 66. Kc3 Kf3 67. Rf8+ Ke2 68. Re8 e3 69. Kc2 Rc6+ 70. Kb1 Kd2 71. Rd8+ Ke1 72. Re8 e2 73. Kb2 Rd6 74. Kc2 Rc6+ 75. Kd3 Kd1 76. Ra8 Rd6+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 284614 | Yang Kaiqi (2481) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. e4 O-O 8. Bg5 a6 9. Ne2 b5 10. Ng3 h6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Be2 c4 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Kh1 Bc5 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Be3 18. f4 Bd4 19. Nf5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Bh5 Nf8 22. Nxd6 Re3 23. Bxf7# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 284910 | Merriman, J (2224) | Jimenez Almeida, L (2203) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. bxa6 O-O 9. a7 Rxa7 10. Be2 Ba6 11. O-O Nfd7 12. Nb5 Rb7 13. a4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Bc3 Ra8 18. f4 c4+ 19. Kh1 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Bxb5 21. axb5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qxb5 23. Qxc4 Qxb2 24. Ra8+ Kg7 25. g3 Nc5 26. Ra2 Qb1+ 27. Kg2 Rb4 28. Qc3+ Kh6 29. Rc2 Rb3 30. Qd4 Qxc2 0-1 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 285152 | Merriman, J (2224) | Shaik, Sumer Arsh (2317) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. d5 Ne7 6. f3 O-O 7. Be3 f5 8. Qd2 a5 9. Nge2 Na6 10. Nc1 b6 11. Be2 Nc5 12. O-O f4 13. Bf2 g5 14. Nd3 Ng6 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. g4 fxg3 17. hxg3 h5 18. Be3 Bh6 19. Kf2 Nf4 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. Bxc5 Qh4+ 22. Kg2 Bh3+ 23. Kh1 0-1 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 285571 | Kantane, Anna (2248) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bh5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Re3 Ne7 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Be4 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qe2 Rxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxa2 20. Rxb7 Rd8 21. Rxa7 Qb1+ 22. Kh2 Qb6 23. Bc5 Qc6 24. g4 Bg6 25. Qf4 Re8 26. Rxc7 Qa8 27. g5 Bd8 28. Ra7 Qc8 29. Ne5 Bc7 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 31. Nxg6 Qc6 32. Ne7+ Rxe7 33. Bxe7 Qe8 34. Bc5 g6 35. Qe5 Qc8 36. Kg2 Qc6+ 37. Kh2 Qb5 38. Qf6 Qe2 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Qf8# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 285695 | Nikulina, A (1875) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Re8+ 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nd5 14. c4 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Rg6 16. c5 b6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Nh4 Rf6 19. Rxf6 Qxf6 20. Rf1 Qe6 21. d5 Qe7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 285958 | Merriman, J (2224) | Fernandez, Mario (2002) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 f5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 fxe4 6. Nge2 Bf5 7. Ng3 Bg6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. h4 h5 11. Be2 e3 12. fxe3 Kf7 13. Bxh5 Bxh5 14. Nxh5 f5 15. Qf3 Kg6 16. g4 Bxh4+ 17. Kd2 f4 18. exf4 Nd7 19. g5 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Qxg5+ 21. Kc2 Raf8 22. Qe4+ Qf5 23. Rag1+ Kh7 24. Nf6# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 286335 | Kharmunova, N (2022) | Merriman, J (2224) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Be2 f6 11. Bd2 O-O-O 12. Qc1 Nge7 13. Qb2 Kb8 14. Rab1 Bc8 15. Bf4 Ka8 16. Rfe1 Rdf8 17. Bf1 h5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Be5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qc7 21. Be2 g5 22. h3 g4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Bxg4 Rfh6 25. Bh3 Ng6 26. Ng4 Rh4 27. Qc1 Nf4 28. Qe3 Nxh3+ 29. gxh3 Rxh3 30. Qe5 Qh7 31. Kf1 Qxc2 32. Rbc1 Rh1+ 33. Kg2 Qg6 34. Rxh1 Qxg4+ 35. Qg3 Qe4+ 36. f3 Rxh1 0-1 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 286455 | Merriman, J (2224) | Ziatdinov, R (2063) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 e5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. Ng3 a6 11. h4 h5 12. Be2 Nh7 13. Bh6 Rb8 14. Kf2 b5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Ndf6 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. Nf1 Rxb1 20. Nxb1 Qa3 21. Nxa3 1-0 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 286816 | Shreyas Seshadri Nallore (2303) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Bf5 8. Bxf5 Nxf5 9. Qd3 Qd7 10. Nc3 c6 11. Ne2 Na6 12. c3 Nc7 13. Bf4 Rfe8 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 15. Ng3 f6 16. h3 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. b3 Ne6 20. c4 dxc4 21. bxc4 Nc7 22. Nf5 Nxf5 23. Qxf5 Qe6 24. Qf4 Na6 25. Nd2 b6 26. Kh2 h6 27. a3 Kf7 28. g3 Ke7 29. Qf3 Kd7 30. Qd3 Nc7 31. Ne4 f5 32. Nc3 g6 33. a4 a6 34. Kg2 Qd6 35. d5 cxd5 36. cxd5 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. Qd4 b4 39. Qg7+ Qe7 40. Qxe7+ Kxe7 41. Nd1 Nxd5 42. Kf3 Nc3 43. Nb2 Kd6 44. Ke3 Kd5 45. Kd3 Ne4 46. Ke3 Kc5 47. g4 b3 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Kf4 Nxf2 50. h4 Kb4 51. Kxf5 Kc3 52. Na4+ Kb4 53. Nb2 Kc3 54. Na4+ Kc2 55. Kg6 Ng4 56. Kh5 Ne3 57. Kxh6 Nd5 58. Kg7 Nb6 59. h5 Nxa4 60. h6 b2 61. h7 b1=Q 62. h8=Q Qb2+ 63. Kg8 Qxh8+ 64. Kxh8 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 286918 | Merriman, J (2224) | Bogaudinov, R (1912) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rb1 a5 12. Rc1 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. a3 Nd7 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rc7 Red8 21. Rxb7 Qd6 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qc2 Rc8 25. Qd2 Qb5 26. Rc1 Rc4 27. Rxc4 Qxc4 28. Qc3 Qe2 29. h3 Qb5 30. Qc5 Qxb2 31. Qxa5 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qa2 33. a4 Qxf2 34. Qxd5 Qxe3 35. Qe5 f6 36. Qe6+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Qe6+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kh8 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.11.19
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early
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| 287079 | Shevchenko, Yaroslav (2064) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Bxh6 Qxb2 9. Nbd2 gxh6 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Rb1 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Qa3 13. Nd4 a6 14. Rfd1 Bg7 15. Nf1 Qe7 16. Ng3 O-O 17. Nh5 b5 18. Rb3 Kh8 19. Rg3 Rg8 20. Qg4 Qg5 21. Qe2 Qxe5 22. Qf3 f5 23. Qc3 Bd7 24. Nxg7 Rxg7 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Re1 Rc8 27. Qa1 Rc4 28. Rd1 Qe5 29. g3 Kg8 30. Qb2 Kf7 31. Qd2 Rxd4 32. Qxd4 Qxd4 33. Rxd4 Bc6 34. f4 Kf6 35. Kf2 e5 36. fxe5+ Kxe5 37. Ke3 a5 38. a3 h5 39. Rh4 Be8 40. Rf4 Bf7 41. Rd4 h6 42. Rd1 Be8 43. Kd3 d4 44. Re1+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
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| 310894 | Merriman, J (2224) | Hernandez Bermudez, Ulises Eduardo (2042) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Nh3 c5 8. d5 a6 9. a4 Rb8 10. Nf2 e5 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Qxd6 Re8 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. Be2 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. cxb5 Rb6 17. Qd2 Ne5 18. O-O Bd7 19. Bxc5 Rb7 20. b4 Qa8 21. f4 Nf7 22. e5 Nd5 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Bf3 Rxb5 25. Bxd5 Bc6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
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| 311271 | Merriman, J (2224) | Bestard Borras, M (2113) | 1-0 | |
| 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. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. e5 Bxc3 13. exf6 Bxd4 14. Bd2 Qc5 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Bc3 Qe4 17. fxg7 Rfe8 18. Qd2 Ne5 19. Be2 Rad8 20. Qe3 Nd3 21. Rad1 Nf4 22. Bf3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 cxd5 26. Bf6 Rc8 27. Kf2 Rc2+ 28. Kg3 Be4 29. Rf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Bc2 31. a5 b6 32. axb6 axb6 33. h4 b5 34. h5 Be4 35. h6 Bc2 36. g4 Be4 37. g5 Bc2 38. Kg3 Bg6 39. Kf4 Be4 40. Ke5 Bg6 41. Kd6 Be4 42. Kc5 Bd3 43. Bc3 Bc4 44. Kd6 Bd3 45. Ke5 Bg6 46. Kf6 Be4 47. Ke7 Bg6 48. Kd6 Be4 49. Kc6 Bd3 50. Kc5 Bc4 51. g6 hxg6 52. Kd6 g5 53. Ke7 Bd3 54. Kf6 g4 55. Be5 Bf5 56. Bg3 Be4 57. b4 Bf5 58. Ke7 Be4 59. Kd6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
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| 311291 | Tilahun, Abel Mathewos (1911) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. c5 Nd7 11. Qh4 Nxc5 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Nd5 f6 14. Be3 Be6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. b4 Nd7 17. Bxa7 Ra8 18. Be3 Rxa2 19. Nc7 Bf7 20. Nxe8 Bxe8 21. Bd5+ Bf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qc4+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
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| 311481 | Merriman, J (2224) | Nikulina, A (1875) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Qxb4 Qxd4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Be3 Qe5 12. f4 Qe7 13. e5 Ng4 14. Nd5 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxc5 Rd8 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Ne7+ Kf8 19. Rxd8# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early
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| 311655 | Merriman, J (2224) | Arshiya Das (2035) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 Be7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Qf4 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Na6 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Bb1 b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. c5 Rab8 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Qxb6 c5 18. dxc5 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxe4 20. Qxa6 Bxf3 21. Qd3 Be4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxb2 24. c6 Bd6 25. Rxd6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 311959 | Bartel, Mi (2222) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. c3 Nbc6 9. f4 a6 10. Nd6 f6 11. Nf3 b5 12. Nxc8 Rxc8 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. dxc5 Ng6 15. g3 e5 16. O-O-O exf4 17. Bh3 fxg3 18. Bxc8 Qxc8 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. hxg3 Nge7 21. Rxh7+ Kxh7 22. Rh1+ Rh6 23. Ng5+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Kh7 25. Nxh6 Nxd5 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Rh8+ Kxf7 28. Rxc8 Ne5 29. Ra8 Nd3+ 30. Kc2 Ne1+ 31. Kd1 Ng2 32. Ra7+ Kf6 33. Rxa6+ Ke5 34. a4 Nge3+ 35. Ke2 bxa4 36. Rxa4 Nf5 37. c6 Nxg3+ 38. Kf3 Nf5 39. Ra5 Nd6 40. c4 Nxc4 41. c7 Nxa5 42. c8=Q Nb3 43. Qb8+ Kd4 44. Qxb3 g5 45. Qd1+ Ke5 46. Qe2+ Kf5 47. Qe4+ Kf6 48. Qxd5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 312153 | D'Arruda, R (2271) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 d6 7. e4 Nc6 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Qd3 Be7 10. Bf4 Qd7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. O-O O-O 13. c3 a6 14. Rfe1 b5 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bg3 c4 17. Qd2 e5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qg4 20. f3 Qg6 21. Bg3 h5 22. Kh1 h4 23. Bf4 Kh7 24. h3 Rf7 25. Be3 Rdf8 26. Rf1 Qg3 27. Bf2 Qe5 28. Qd5 Qf4 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Qg4 Qxg4 31. hxg4 h3 32. Be3 hxg2+ 33. Kxg2 g5 34. Rd5 Rg7 35. Rh1 Kf7 36. Rh5 Rfg8 37. Bd4 Rg6 38. Rh7+ Ke6 39. Rf5 Rd8 40. Rff7 Rd7 41. Be3 a5 42. a3 b4 43. axb4 axb4 44. cxb4 Rg8 45. b5 Rb7 46. b6 d5 47. exd5+ Kd6 48. Bf2 Rg6 49. Bg3+ Kxd5 50. Rxe7 Rbxb6 51. Re5+ Kc6 52. Re2 Kb5 53. Rhe7 Kb4 54. R7e4 Rgc6 55. R2e3 Rb5 56. b3 Kc5 57. Rxc4+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 312354 | Merriman, J (2224) | Ohanyan, Emin (2504) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 c6 11. e3 Re8 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. O-O Nd7 14. b4 Be4 15. Nd2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 a6 17. Rfc1 Qd6 18. Nb3 Re7 19. Nc5 Nb6 20. a4 Nc4 21. a5 Rae8 22. Re1 Qf6 23. h3 Nd6 24. Ra2 g6 25. Rae2 Kg7 26. f3 Nf5 27. Nb3 Qd6 28. Qc3 Qg3 29. Nd2 Qg5 30. e4 Ng3 31. Re3 Nh5 32. e5 Nf4 33. g4 Qh4 34. Nf1 Nxh3+ 35. Kg2 Nf4+ 36. Kg1 h5 37. Qc2 hxg4 38. Qh2 Nh3+ 39. Kh1 Rh8 40. fxg4 Qxg4 41. Rg3 Qf5 42. Kg2 Qf2+ 43. Kh1 Qxe1 44. Rxh3 Qxf1+ 45. Qg1 Rxh3# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 312508 | Jiang, Brandon (2045) | Merriman, J (2224) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 a5 8. a4 b6 9. e5 Nd7 10. d4 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. Qe2 Ra8 13. g3 Re8 14. Re1 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nf1 e5 17. Qb5 Ndb8 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bg5 Qd7 21. f4 c6 22. Qd3 Bd6 23. f5 Na6 24. f6 Nc5 25. Qc2 Ne4 26. Bh4 Nxf6 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Kg2 Qf7 29. Ne3 Bf8 30. Nf5 Qg6 31. Qf2 c5 32. Qf3 Qf7 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Rf1 Re6 35. Kh1 Re5 36. Qg4+ Kh8 37. Qf3 Qg6 38. Qg2 Rxf5 0-1 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 312700 | Martinez Fernandez, Adrian (2404) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Rd1 Be6 11. Qh4 Qc7 12. b3 Rfc8 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Rac1 a6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qa5 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. a4 Qc3 19. Rc1 Qxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bf1 Nxd5 22. Qg5 Rd1 23. Kg2 Bf6 24. Qg4 e6 25. e4 Nc3 26. Bc4 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Be2 Rd4 29. Qf3 Nxe4 30. Bxb5 Rb4 31. Bd3 Nc5 32. Qxf6 Nxd3 33. Qc3 Rb6 34. Qxd3 d5 35. Qc3 Rb8 36. b4 Kf8 37. Qe5 Rb6 38. Qc7 Rb5 39. Qc6 Rb6 40. Qc5+ Ke8 41. Qc8+ Ke7 42. Qc7+ Ke8 43. Qxb6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 312867 | Merriman, J (2224) | Mirza, Diana (1965) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 bxc4 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Bxc4 Bg7 8. f4 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a5 Rb8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Rb4 14. Qe2 Qb8 15. Re1 Rb7 16. Ba6 Rb4 17. Bc4 Qc8 18. Be3 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxb2 20. Qf3 Rb4 21. Rac1 Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bd2 Rb2 24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Rb4 26. Rxe7 Qf5 27. Rf1 Rfb8 28. Rxa7 Rb1 29. Re7 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Qxf4 31. Qe3 Qf6 32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Qxe8+ Kg7 34. a6 Qd4+ 35. Kh1 Qf2 36. Qe2 Qd4 37. a7 Qxd5 38. Qf3 Qd2 39. a8=Q 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 312975 | Merriman, J (2224) | Harriott, Tyrell (1924) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 f5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bf4 Ne7 6. e3 Ng6 7. Bg3 Be7 8. h4 O-O 9. h5 Nh8 10. h6 g6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Rc1 Bf6 14. Qb3 Nf7 15. Ne2 Re8 16. Nf4 Qe7 17. Nh4 Nf8 18. Nf3 Ne6 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Bh4 Bh8 21. Bg3 Qe7 22. Qc2 Qf8 23. Bf4 Bf6 24. a3 Qe7 25. b4 Bd7 26. Qb3 b5 27. a4 a6 28. a5 g5 29. Bc7 f4 30. O-O g4 31. Nd2 fxe3 32. fxe3 Qxe3+ 33. Kh1 Qxh6+ 34. Kg1 Bxd4+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 313194 | Romanchuk, V (2266) | Merriman, J (2224) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. Ng3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bf3 Nbd7 12. b4 a6 13. Bb2 Ne4 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Re1 Qg5 17. Ng3 Bd6 18. Bg4 Rcd8 19. Ncxe4 dxe4 20. Nf5 Nf6 21. Bh3 Bc8 22. f4 Qg6 23. Nh4 Qh6 24. Bxc8 Qxh4 25. Bh3 Nd5 26. Qe2 b5 27. Qg4 Qe7 28. Rc6 Nb6 29. d5 f6 30. Qe6+ Qxe6 31. Bxe6+ Kf8 32. Bd4 Nc4 33. Rxa6 Ra8 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35. Bd7 Nxa3 36. Bc3 Nc2 37. Re2 Nxb4 38. Bxb5 Nxd5 39. Bd4 Ra3 40. Bc6 Rb3 41. Bxd5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 313346 | Merriman, J (2224) | Manteiga, Franco (2006) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Nf8 9. Qc2 Ne6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Bxh7 g6 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qxg6+ Ke7 14. Qd3 Qb6 15. O-O-O Rg8 16. Rdg1 Bd7 17. g4 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Bxg5 19. f4 Bf6 20. g5 Bh8 21. f5 Raf8 22. f6+ Kd8 23. h4 Qc7 24. Qe2 Qd6 25. Rg2 Bf5 26. Rhg1 Qe6 27. h5 Bxf6 28. gxf6 Rxg2 29. Rxg2 Qxf6 30. Qf2 Qe6 31. Qg3 Bh3 32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. Qc7+ Qd7 34. Rg7+ Rf7 35. Qe5+ Qe6 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. Qf4+ Qf5 38. Ne2 Kf6 39. Qh4+ Qg5 40. Qxh3 Qxe3+ 41. Qxe3 Kf5 42. Qe5+ Kg4 43. Qf4+ Kh3 44. Qg3# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 313440 | Oliveira, T1 (2000) | Merriman, J (2224) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Re1 Nc7 11. a4 a6 12. e4 Bg4 13. Bf4 Rb8 14. Qd3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ra7 b4 18. Ne2 Nb5 19. Ra6 Qc8 20. Rea1 c4 21. Qd1 Nd7 22. Rc6 Qb7 23. Rxc4 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Na3 25. Rc2 Be5 26. Bh6 Rfe8 27. Bg4 Nc5 28. f4 Bh8 29. e5 Nxb1 30. Qxb1 Qxd5 31. exd6 Qxd6 32. Kg2 b3 33. Rc4 Qd5+ 34. Bf3 Qxc4 0-1 | ||||
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2024.10.29
Titled Tue 29th Oct Late
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| 313601 | Schulz, Kar (2166) | Merriman, J (2224) | 0-1 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. d4 c5 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qc7 9. O-O a6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be6 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Rfd1 Bh3 15. Bh1 Rac8 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Bd4 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nc3 Be6 20. Qd4+ Kg8 21. Qh4 Nf6 22. Qh6 Qb6 23. Qd2 Rfd8 24. Bg2 Bd7 25. h3 Bc6 26. e4 Nd7 27. Ne2 Nc5 28. Qe3 a5 29. Nd4 Qc7 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. e5 Rb8 32. exd6 exd6 33. Re1 a4 34. Rb1 axb3 35. axb3 Rb4 36. Qg5 Ne6 37. Qf6 Rdb8 38. h4 Rxb3 39. Rbd1 Qd8 40. Rxe6 fxe6 41. Qxe6+ Kh8 42. Rxd6 Qf8 43. Qe5+ Qg7 44. Qe4 Rb1+ 45. Kh2 R1b2 46. Kg1 Rb1+ 47. Kh2 R1b2 48. Qf4 Rf8 49. Qe4 Rbxf2 50. Rxc6 Qf7 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.27
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
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| 392250 | Merriman, J (2242) | Sos Andreu, E (2359) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Qa5 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Rfb8 14. Nd2 Ne8 15. Nc4 Qa6 16. a4 Rb4 17. Nd2 Ne5 18. Qxa6 Rxa6 19. Re3 Nc7 20. f4 Nc4 21. Nxc4 Rxc4 22. Bd2 Rb4 23. Rb1 Bd4 24. Re2 Rb3 25. Kf1 f6 26. Ke1 Bxc3 27. Bxc3 Rxa4 28. Kd1 Nb5 29. Kc2 c4 30. Re3 Ra2 31. Rd1 Raxb2+ 32. Bxb2 Rxe3 33. Ra1 Re2+ 34. Kc1 c3 35. Ba3 Re1+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.27
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
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| 392571 | Toktomushev, Teimur (2279) | Merriman, J (2242) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Ne8 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nc4 a6 12. a4 Ne5 13. Na3 f5 14. f4 Nf7 15. Nc4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Rb8 17. a5 Bf5 18. Ng3 Bd7 19. Nb6 Bb5 20. f5 Ne5 21. Bf4 Nc7 22. Bxb5 Nxb5 23. Qd2 Nd4 24. Rae1 Nxf5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 gxf5 28. Nc4 Bd4+ 29. Kh1 Qd7 30. Qf4 Re8 31. Qg3+ Kh8 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Nxd6 Qf8 34. Nc4 f4 35. Qg4 Qe8 36. Qe6 Qxe6 37. dxe6 Kg7 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.27
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
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| 392691 | Dolezal, C (2365) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be7 8. c3 Rb8 9. Be3 b5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Ned4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Ne4 13. Bd3 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 O-O 15. g3 f5 16. Kg2 Bd7 17. Qe2 Be8 18. Rhc1 Be7 19. Rc2 a6 20. Rac1 h6 21. h4 Qd7 22. Nd2 Bd8 23. Nb3 Bb6 24. g4 fxg4 25. Qxg4 Qf7 26. Kh2 Bd7 27. Rg1 Kh8 28. Rcg2 Rg8 29. Qg6 Qxg6 30. Rxg6 Rbc8 31. f5 Rce8 32. f6 gxf6 33. Rxh6# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.27
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
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| 393008 | Merriman, J (2242) | Schulz, Kar (2166) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e5 5. d5 a5 6. Nge2 Na6 7. Ng3 h5 8. Be2 h4 9. Nf1 h3 10. g3 Bh6 11. Bxh6 Nxh6 12. Ne3 Nc5 13. O-O f5 14. exf5 Nxf5 15. Nxf5 Bxf5 16. b3 Qg5 17. a3 O-O 18. b4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qc1 Qxc1 21. Rfxc1 Bf3 22. Bf1 Bg4 23. c5 Rfc8 24. c6 b6 25. Rc4 Bf3 26. Bxh3 Bxd5 27. Rcc1 Re8 28. Bd7 Rf8 29. Rd1 Bb3 30. Rd3 Bc4 31. Rc3 b5 32. bxa5 Rxa5 33. Re1 Rfa8 34. Ree3 Kf7 35. h4 Kf6 36. Kg2 d5 37. Rf3+ Ke7 38. h5 gxh5 39. Rf5 Kd6 40. Rf6+ Kc5 41. Rf5 e4 42. Rxh5 Rxa3 43. Rc1 Ra1 44. Rc2 R8a2 45. Rxa2 Rxa2 46. Be6 b4 47. g4 b3 48. g5 b2 49. Rh1 Ra1 50. g6 Rxh1 51. g7 b1=Q 52. Bxd5 Qg1# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.27
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
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| 393246 | Jegorovas, A (2270) | Merriman, J (2242) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 d6 6. a4 exd5 7. exd5 Be7 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nh4 Re8 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 g6 17. Bd3 Bf8 18. Qf3 c4 19. Bf1 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 dxe5 22. g5 Ne8 23. h4 Nd6 24. Bh3 Rb8 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Qc7 27. Re1 Bd6 28. c3 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Re3 Qa7 31. Kg2 Qc5 32. Rf3 Rb7 33. h5 Qb6 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Rf6 Qd8 36. Be6 fxe6 37. Rxg6+ Rg7 38. dxe6 Bf8 39. Qf5 Qe7 40. Rf6 Qb7+ 41. Kg3 Bd6 42. Rf7 Rxf7 43. exf7+ Qxf7 44. Qc8+ Kg7 45. f3 e4+ 46. Kg4 Qxf3+ 47. Kh4 Bg3+ 48. Kh3 Bf4+ 49. Kh4 Qg3+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.27
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
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| 393352 | Merriman, J (2242) | Kurchenko, Egor (2258) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. h3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. e3 O-O 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. a3 b5 14. O-O b4 15. Na4 Qd6 16. Rfc1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Nb6 bxa3 19. Rxa3 Rb8 20. Nxc8 Rxb2 21. Qc3 Qb8 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Nc6 Qb6 24. Rxa6 Qb7 25. Na5 Qb8 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Nc6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.27
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
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| 393627 | Herman, Ma (2383) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 f5 7. Nb3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bd7 9. Bd2 Rc8 10. a3 Qb6 11. Bc3 Nh6 12. Be2 Nf7 13. h4 O-O 14. Rh3 a5 15. Nc1 Na7 16. Qd2 a4 17. Nd3 Nb5 18. Ba5 Qa7 19. Nf4 Nd8 20. Rg3 Kh8 21. Kf1 Nc7 22. Kg1 b6 23. Bb4 Nc6 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Nh5 Ne8 26. Qg5 Ng6 27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. Qxf4 Bc6 29. Qg5 Qf7 30. Qf4 Bd7 31. Ng5 Qe7 32. Ba6 Rc2 33. Rb1 h6 34. Bd3 Rc8 35. Rh3 Bc6 36. Nf3 Kg8 37. Rg3 Kh8 38. Rg6 Nc7 39. Kh2 Be8 40. Rg3 Nb5 41. Rh1 Nc7 42. Kg1 Bb5 43. Bb1 Bc4 44. Rhh3 Ne8 45. Ng5 Bb3 46. Bd3 Rc4 47. Bxc4 Bxc4 48. Nf3 Nc7 49. Rg6 b5 50. Rhg3 b4 51. Rxh6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.27
Titled Tue 27th Aug Late
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| 393728 | Merriman, J (2242) | Warchol, Kamil (2191) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 b6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 Bb7 8. Qc2 c5 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 12. e4 Ng4 13. h3 Ne5 14. f4 N5g6 15. Bc4 d6 16. O-O Kh8 17. a4 f5 18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Qd3 Qh4 20. Ne4 Rae8 21. Rae1 h6 22. Kh2 Bc8 23. g3 Qd8 24. Bc3 Qc7 25. Re2 Re7 26. Rfe1 Rfe8 27. Qf3 Bd7 28. b3 Nd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Qh5 Nf8 31. Qg6 Nxg6 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 412128 | Rahman, Adel (2273) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Nd7 15. O-O Nb6 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Bg5 b5 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. d6 Rc6 20. Be7 Bxb2 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. d7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 412844 | Merriman, J (2242) | Korneev, S (2193) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nd2 c6 6. Nh3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Nf4 Na6 10. O-O Nd6 11. b3 Nc7 12. Nd3 Nf7 13. Bb2 Bd7 14. Nfe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Be8 16. f4 Rc8 17. Rac1 Na6 18. c5 Nb8 19. b4 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. e3 Kh8 22. Qb3 a6 23. Ba1 Bf6 24. Rb1 h5 25. h4 Be7 26. Rfe1 Rf6 27. Kf2 Rg6 28. Bf3 Rh6 29. a4 Qd8 30. Rh1 Ra8 31. Bc3 Rf6 32. Be2 Rf8 33. Qd1 g6 34. Qb3 Kh7 35. Ra1 Bd7 36. Kg2 b6 37. a5 b5 38. Qc2 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 413231 | Hovakimyan, Vache (2167) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d6 7. Nbd2 b6 8. a4 Ba6 9. b4 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nbd7 11. b5 d5 12. Ba3 Rc8 13. Rfc1 c4 14. Ne1 Re8 15. f4 Nf8 16. Nc2 Qd7 17. Nb4 Qg4 18. Qxg4 Nxg4 19. Re1 Rc7 20. Nxd5 Rd7 21. Nb4 Rc7 22. h3 Nf6 23. e4 e6 24. e5 Nd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Bd6 Rd7 27. a5 f5 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ra6 Ne6 30. g3 Rb7 31. Rea1 Bf8 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Nf1 Ree7 34. Ne3 Red7 35. Rb1 Kf7 36. Kf2 Ke7 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. g4 Ng7 39. Ra8 Ke6 40. Rc8 Rbc7 41. Rh8 h5 42. Rg1 hxg4+ 43. hxg4 Re7 44. gxf5+ gxf5 45. Rg6+ Kf7 46. Rxb6 Red7 47. Rf6+ Ke7 48. Rg8 Ne6 49. Nxf5# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 413598 | Baylav, Can (2086) | Merriman, J (2242) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. c3 Nc6 8. b3 f6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Ndxe5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Qh5+ Nf7 14. Bxh7 Bf6 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Nf3 Qe7 17. Rd1 O-O-O 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bg3 Bc6 20. b4 d4 21. b5 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Kb8 23. Be4 Nd6 24. b6 a6 25. h3 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Rd6 27. Rxd4 exd4 28. Qxe7 Bxe7 29. Re1 Kc8 30. Rxe7 Rd7 31. Re5 d3 32. Rc5+ Kd8 33. Bc7+ Ke8 34. Rc1 Kf7 35. Rd1 Re8 36. Kf1 Re4 37. Rd2 Ra4 38. f3 Rc4 39. Kf2 Rc2 40. Ke3 Rxd2 41. Kxd2 Kg6 42. g4 Kg5 43. Bg3 Rd5 44. f4+ Kf6 45. Bf2 Ra5 46. Kxd3 Rxa2 47. Bd4+ Ke6 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 413700 | Merriman, J (2242) | Barak, Gil (2156) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Nxd5 Qd8 8. e4 c6 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Bc4 Bb4 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Ne5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh7 17. O-O Qxc3 18. Rfd1 Qb2 19. Nf3 Na6 20. Rab1 Qe2 21. Re1 Qc2 22. Rxb7 Rf6 23. Qxf6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 413953 | Merriman, J (2242) | Derjabin, I (2314) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. Nf3 Qc8 10. g3 Qh3+ 11. Kg1 h6 12. Qf1 Qxf1+ 13. Kxf1 Bg7 14. Kg2 Na6 15. a4 Nb4 16. Re1 Nc2 17. Be3 O-O 18. Nd2 Rfb8 19. Nc4 Nxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Rb4 21. b3 Rxb3 22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Nb5 Rxa4 24. f4 Rxb5 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 414419 | Fiedorek, Michal (2297) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Nbd2 dxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Nge7 10. O-O Ng6 11. Re1 Nf4 12. Qf1 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Be7 14. Nb3 Bd7 15. h4 h6 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qc4 18. Qd2 Rc8 19. Re3 Bxh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Ba3 Qa4 22. Bd6 Bb5 23. Rg3 Rg8 24. Rf3 Bc4 25. Qf4 Qd7 26. a4 Rc6 27. Rb1 Ra6 28. Rg3 Rxa4 29. Qf6 Qxd6 30. exd6 gxf6 31. Rxg8+ Kd7 32. Rxb7+ Kxd6 33. Rxf7 Ke5 34. Rg6 f5 35. Re7 Ra6 36. Rxh6 d4 37. cxd4+ Kxd4 38. Rh4+ Kd3 39. f3 Bd5 40. Kf2 Ra1 41. g4 fxg4 42. fxg4 a5 43. g5 a4 44. g6 a3 45. g7 a2 46. Ra7 e5 47. Rha4 Rb1 48. R7a5 Rb2+ 49. Kg3 Rg2+ 50. Kh4 Rxg7 51. Rxd5+ Kc3 52. Rxa2 e4 53. Re5 Kd3 54. Rea5 Rf7 55. R5a3+ Kd4 56. Ra4+ Ke5 57. Re2 Rf4+ 58. Kg3 Rf3+ 59. Kg2 Kf5 60. Rexe4 Rc3 61. Rf4+ Ke5 62. Rh4 Kd5 63. Rh5+ Kc6 64. Ra6+ Kb7 65. Rg6 Rc2+ 66. Kg3 Rc3+ 67. Kg4 Rc4+ 68. Kf3 Rc5 69. Rxc5 Kb8 70. Rh5 Ka8 71. Rh7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 414532 | Liu, Zachary Hankun (2004) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. exd5 exd5 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 c4 9. Bf1 Bf5 10. h3 Nc6 11. c3 Re8 12. Ne5 Bd6 13. Ndf3 Qc7 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. a4 Ne4 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Nf3 h6 18. g4 Bh7 19. Bg2 Re7 20. Nd2 Rae8 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Be3 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Bf4 24. Qf3 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Re4 27. Rf1 Qe7 28. Qf5 Rxe3 29. Qxd5 Re2+ 30. Rf2 Qe3 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qf8+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ Kh8 34. Qf3 Rxf2+ 35. Qxf2 Qe4+ 36. Kg3 Qd3+ 37. Kh2 Qe4 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ Qxf5 40. gxf5 Kg8 41. Kg3 Kf7 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. h4 h5 44. Ke4 a6 45. a5 g6 46. fxg6 Kxg6 47. Ke5 Kf7 48. Kf5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 414785 | Merriman, J (2242) | Korol, D (2287) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 bxc4 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bxc4 Bg7 8. f4 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O a5 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. e6 fxe6 14. dxe6 Nde5 15. Bd5 Ba6 16. Bxa8 Bxf1 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. h3 Rxa8 20. Kxf1 Rf8+ 21. Ke2 Nf6 22. Bg5 Rb8 23. Bxf6 Rxb2+ 24. Kd3 Bxf6 25. Nd5 Rxg2 26. Nxf6+ exf6 27. Re1 Kf8 28. Kc4 Rc2+ 29. Kb5 Ke7 30. Kxa5 Rc3 31. Kb6 Rxh3 32. a5 Ra3 33. a6 c4 34. Kb7 c3 35. a7 Rb3+ 36. Kc6 Ra3 37. Kb7 Rb3+ 38. Kc6 Ra3 39. Kb7 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.08.13
Titled Tue 13th Aug Early
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| 415066 | Guillemette, Hugo (2099) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Qg4 g6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qa4 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. h4 h6 12. h5 g5 13. Bd3 c4 14. Be2 f5 15. Qg3 Qxa3 16. Nh2 O-O-O 17. f4 g4 18. O-O Qa5 19. Ra1 Qc7 20. Rfb1 Kb8 21. Bc1 Nge7 22. Ba3 Nc8 23. Nf1 Rh7 24. Qf2 Rf7 25. g3 Ka8 26. Ne3 a5 27. Nd1 N8a7 28. Bc5 b5 29. Ne3 a4 30. Bf1 Rb8 31. Bg2 Rg7 32. Qf1 Be8 33. Bd6 Qa5 34. Bxb8 Nxb8 35. Qe1 Rd7 36. Kf2 Bxh5 37. Qh1 Be8 38. Qe1 Rh7 39. Qd2 h5 40. Rh1 Nbc6 41. Rh2 b4 42. cxb4 Qxb4 43. c3 Qb3 44. Rhh1 a3 45. Rhb1 Qa4 46. Rh1 Na5 47. Qa2 Nb3 48. Qxa3 Qxa3 49. Rxa3 Kb7 50. Ra2 Nb5 51. Nd1 Kb6 52. Re2 Bc6 53. Rh4 Nc1 54. Re1 Nd3+ 55. Ke2 Nxe1 56. Kxe1 Na3 57. Kd2 Ba4 58. Ne3 Nb1+ 59. Kc1 Nxc3 60. Kd2 Ne4+ 61. Bxe4 fxe4 62. f5 exf5 63. Nxf5 Rc7 64. Ne3 c3+ 65. Kc1 Rh7 66. Nxd5+ Kc6 67. Nxc3 Bb3 68. Kd2 Bd5 69. Ke3 Ra7 70. Nxd5 Kxd5 71. Rxh5 Ra3+ 72. Kf4 Kxd4 73. e6 e3 74. e7 e2 75. e8=Q Re3 76. Qxe3+ Kc4 77. Qxe2+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
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| 423826 | Merriman, J (2242) | Hilkevich, Zahar (2022) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nh3 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nd2 Qc7 8. Nf3 e5 9. c5 e4 10. cxd6 Bxd6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Nd5 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Nf4 Be6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. e3 Nd7 17. Re1 N7f6 18. Bf1 Ng4 19. Bd2 Qh6 20. h3 Ngf6 21. f4 Qg6 22. Kf2 Kh8 23. Be2 Rae8 24. g4 fxg4 25. hxg4 Nd7 26. Rh1 Qe6 27. Qg1 Nxf4 28. Ke1 Nxe2 29. Kxe2 Qc4+ 30. Kd1 Rf7 31. Rc1 Qxa2 32. Qh2 g6 33. Bc3 Qd5 34. Kc2 Kg8 35. Kb1 Nb6 36. Rcf1 Ref8 37. Rxf7 Rxf7 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qxa7 Nc4 40. Re1 b5 41. Qc5 Nd6 42. Bb4 Nc4 43. b3 Qxc5 44. dxc5 Ne5 45. Bc3 Re7 46. Rf1 Kg8 47. b4 Nxg4 48. Rf4 Nxe3 49. Rf6 Nd5 50. Rxc6 Nxc3+ 51. Kc2 e3 52. Rc8+ Kg7 53. Rc7 Rxc7 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
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| 423973 | Momunaliev, Ruslan (2023) | Merriman, J (2242) | 0-1 | |
| 1. g3 g6 2. f4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O Qb6+ 6. e3 Bxb2 7. Bxb2 Qxb2 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Nd4 O-O 11. f5 Nbd7 12. g4 Ne5 13. g5 Ne8 14. Qe1 Bxf5 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Rxf5 Ng6 17. Rxb7 Nd6 18. Rb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Nxf5 20. e4 Nfh4 21. Bh1 d4 22. Ne2 c5 23. Nf4 Nxf4 24. Qxh4 Ng6 25. Qg3 e5 26. h4 Nf4 27. Bf3 c4 28. bxc4 a5 29. h5 a4 30. g6 fxg6 31. Qg5 a3 32. h6 Nh3+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
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| 424452 | Abrahamyan, T (2327) | Merriman, J (2242) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nbd7 13. f4 c6 14. Be3 Bd6 15. Rae1 Qc7 16. Bf2 Rfe8 17. Qf3 Nf8 18. g5 N6d7 19. Ne2 f6 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Ng3 N8d7 22. Nf5 Nf8 23. Qg3 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Ne4 25. Qg4 Nxf2 26. Rxf2 Qd7 27. Ref1 Ne6 28. Nh6+ Kh8 29. Rf7 Re7 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Nf7+ Kg8 32. Nd6 Rf8 33. Nf5 Qd7 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. Rxf8+ Nxf8 36. Qxd7 Nxd7 37. e6 Nf6 38. Nf5 Kg8 39. Nd6 Kf8 40. Nxb7 Ke7 41. Nc5 Ne4 42. Nxe4 dxe4 43. Kf2 Kxe6 44. c4 Kf5 45. Ke3 g5 46. b4 h5 47. b5 cxb5 48. cxb5 g4 49. a4 gxh3 50. Kf2 e3+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
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| 424586 | Merriman, J (2242) | Janaszak, Daw (2308) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e5 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. Bb5 Bc5 10. b4 Bxb4 11. Nxd4 Ne7 12. Qa4 O-O 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qxb4 Rc8 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Nd2 Qd7 17. Ba6 Rb8 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Nf3 Re6 20. Rfe1 Rg6 21. Nd4 Qg4 22. Bf1 Bd7 23. Qd2 h5 24. f3 Qh4 25. Qf2 Qe7 26. Rac1 h4 27. Rc7 h3 28. g3 Qd8 29. Rec1 a5 30. f4 Rh6 31. f5 Qe8 32. Re1 Qd8 33. Qc2 Ba4 34. Qc3 b5 35. e6 b4 36. Qc5 Qg5 37. exf7+ Kh7 38. f8=Q Rxf8 39. Qxf8 Qd2 40. Qxg7# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
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| 424851 | Szabo, Marton Mihaly (2284) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 Nbd7 6. Ne2 e5 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nbc3 O-O 9. Ng3 Re8 10. Be3 Nf8 11. Nb5 e4 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Be2 d5 14. c4 Be6 15. Qb3 b6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. c5 bxc5 19. Bb5 Qd6 20. dxc5 Qe5 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Bd4 Qg5 23. c6 Ng4 24. c7 Qh4 25. h3 e3 26. hxg4 exf2+ 27. Bxf2 Bxg4 28. Re1 Rc8 29. Nf5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
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| 425314 | Merriman, J (2242) | Acar, Utku Cengiz (2052) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 b6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 d6 8. Bg5 Ne8 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nf4 c5 11. d5 e5 12. Nd3 f5 13. Be2 Nf6 14. f3 a6 15. a4 a5 16. O-O f4 17. Nb5 g5 18. Kf2 Rf7 19. Ke1 Rg7 20. Kd2 Ne8 21. Kc2 Nd7 22. b3 Nf8 23. Kb2 Nf6 24. Nc3 h5 25. Rg1 Ng6 26. Qd2 Bd7 27. Raf1 Rf8 28. g3 Bh3 29. Rf2 Kh8 30. g4 Nh4 31. Qd1 Qd7 32. Nb5 Rfg8 33. Ne1 hxg4 34. fxg4 Nxe4 35. Rf3 Nxf3 36. Nxf3 Nf6 37. Nd2 e4 38. Nc3 Qe7 39. Qc2 Re8 40. Re1 Qe5 41. Ka2 Qd4 42. Nb5 Qf2 43. Qd1 f3 44. Nxd6 fxe2 45. Rxe2 Qd4 46. Nxe8 Nxe8 47. Rxe4 Qc3 48. Rxe8+ Kh7 49. Qb1+ Rg6 50. Ne4 Qd4 51. Nxg5+ Kg7 52. Nxh3 Rf6 53. Re2 Qxg4 54. Nf2 Qxe2+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
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| 425559 | Silva, Luca (2215) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5 Qa5+ 4. Qd2 Qxc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bh6 Bg4 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. O-O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc6 13. h4 Nb4 14. Kb1 Nh5 15. Ne2 Rac8 16. c3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxf2 18. Rhg1 Qxh4 19. Rh1 Qf6 20. Rdg1 e5 21. Rxh5 Kh8 22. Rh2 Qg7 23. Qe3 f5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Ng3 Rf4 26. Ne4 Rcf8 27. Rg3 Qe7 28. Qd3 Rh4 29. Rxh4 Qxh4 30. a3 Rd8 31. Qd5 Qe7 32. Rh3 Kg7 33. Qd2 h5 34. Qg2 Kf7 35. Rg3 Rg8 36. Qe2 Ke8 37. Qc4 Rg7 38. Qc8+ Kf7 39. Ng5+ Kf6 40. Ne4+ Kf7 41. Qc4+ Ke8 42. Ng5 Kd7 43. Qb5+ Kc7 44. Rg2 Kb8 45. Ne4 a6 46. Qd5 Rf7 47. Nxd6 Rf6 48. Ne4 Rxf3 49. Rxg6 Rf1+ 50. Ka2 h4 51. Rg8+ Ka7 52. Nc5 h3 53. Rh8 b6 54. Nb3 Qf7 55. Qxf7+ Rxf7 56. Rxh3 Re7 57. Re3 e4 58. Nd2 Kb7 59. Rxe4 Rd7 60. Nc4 Kc6 61. Ne5+ Kd5 62. Nxd7 Kxe4 63. Nxb6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Early
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| 425849 | Vedder, R (2256) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nf3 Na6 11. O-O Nc7 12. a4 Rb8 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Bd2 a6 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Rxb6 17. e5 dxe5 18. f5 e4 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Ng5 f5 21. Bc4 Ne5 22. Ba2 c4 23. Be3 Rd6 24. Bc5 Rd7 25. d6 Qxg5 26. dxc7 Rxc7 27. Bd6 Rc6 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Qe2 Be6 30. Rae1 Kg7 31. Nxe4 fxe4 32. Qxe4 Rc5 33. Qb7+ Kh6 34. Qxa6 Bd4+ 35. Kh1 Rf5 36. Bxc4 Bxc4 37. Qxc4 Rxe1 38. Rxe1 Qf4 39. Qc1 Qxc1 40. Rxc1 Bxb2 41. Rb1 Be5 42. g3 Rf2 43. Re1 Bf6 44. Re4 Kg5 45. Ra4 Kf5 46. Kg1 Rb2 47. Rc4 g5 48. h3 Be5 49. g4+ Ke6 50. Ra4 Bf4 51. Ra5 Rb3 52. Ra6+ Ke5 53. Ra5+ Ke4 54. h4 gxh4 55. g5 h3 56. g6 Kf3 57. Ra1 Rb6 58. g7 Rg6+ 59. Kh1 Rxg7 60. Rf1+ Ke4 61. Re1+ Kf5 62. Re5+ Kg4 63. Re1 h2 64. Rd1 Kh5 65. Ra1 Rg4 66. Ra5+ Kh4 67. Ra1 Kg3 68. Ra3+ Kh4 69. Ra1 Be5 70. Rc1 Bd4 71. Kxh2 Re4 72. Kg2 Re2+ 73. Kf3 Rf2+ 74. Ke4 Bb2 75. Rc4 Re2+ 76. Kd3+ Kg3 77. Kxe2 Be5 78. Re4 Bf4 79. Kd3 Kg4 80. Ke2 Kf5 81. Ra4 Ke5 82. Kf3 Bc1 83. Rc4 Bb2 84. Rc2 Bd4 85. Rd2 Kd5 86. Kf4 Kc4 87. Ke4 Bc3 88. Rd3 Bb4 89. Rd4+ Kc5 90. Rxb4 Kxb4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 426607 | Yurtseven, M (2337) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1 Rc8 9. h4 Nge7 10. h5 h6 11. Nbd2 dxc3 12. bxc3 Nf5 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Nb3 Be7 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. e6 Qxf4 18. exd7 Rc7 19. Qxd5 Qd6 20. Qxd6 Bxd6 21. Rbd1 Rxd7 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Rxd7 Rb8 24. Ne5 Re8 25. Nd3 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Na5 27. Nd3 Bb6 28. Ne5 f6 29. Ng6 Nc4 30. Rxb7 Nd6 31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Rf8+ Ke6 33. Nf4+ Ke7 34. Rb8 Ne4 35. Nd5+ Kf7 36. Nxb6 axb6 37. Rb7+ Ke6 38. Rxb6+ Ke5 39. Rb5+ Kf4 40. g3+ Kg5 41. c4 Kxh5 42. Rxf5+ Kg4 43. Rf4+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 426817 | Toktomushev, Teimur (2279) | Merriman, J (2242) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 b6 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Bg5 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 h6 15. Bf4 Re8 16. f3 Rb8 17. Qd2 a6 18. Bxh6 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd3 Bh8 21. Ra7 b4 22. Nd1 Nb5 23. Bxb5 Rxb5 24. Ne3 Nd7 25. Nc4 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. b3 Qh4 28. g3 Qf6 29. Bg5 Bd4+ 30. Kg2 Qe5 31. Bf4 Qf6 32. Rd7 Rb6 33. h4 Ra8 34. h5 Rba6 35. Qd3 gxh5 36. e5 dxe5 37. Be3 Ra2+ 38. Kg1 Qg5 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 427161 | Merriman, J (2242) | Thake, Conrad (1853) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nh3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nf4 a5 8. Nc3 g5 9. Nd3 Qe8 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Rf7 12. Nf4 Nf8 13. e4 Ng6 14. exf5 exf5 15. Ncd5 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Qxf8 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 18. Nd5 Rf7 19. Re1 c6 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. f4 Qd8 22. Nxc8 Qxc8 23. Qd2 Qd7 24. Qxa5 h5 25. h4 Nf8 26. d5 b6 27. Qc3 c5 28. Re3 b5 29. b3 bxc4 30. bxc4 Rb4 31. Rae1 Qa4 32. Bf1 Qxa2 33. Qc1 Rb3 34. Qd1 Rfb7 35. Qxh5 Rxe3 36. Rxe3 Qd2 37. Qe2 Qd4 38. Kh2 Rb2 39. Kh3 Rxe2 40. Rxe2 Qf6 41. Bg2 Kg7 42. Bf3 Kg6 43. h5+ Kg7 44. Ra2 Qd4 45. Ra7+ Kg8 46. Ra6 Qf6 47. Ra7 Nh7 48. Rc7 Nf8 49. g4 fxg4+ 50. Kxg4 Nh7 51. Be4 Nf8 52. Rd7 Nxd7 53. Bf5 Nf8 54. Be6+ Nxe6 55. dxe6 Qxe6+ 56. f5 Qxc4+ 57. Kg5 Kg7 58. f6+ Kf7 59. h6 Qf1 60. h7 Qxf6+ 61. Kh5 Qh8 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 427304 | Gyenes, Mate (2205) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Qe2 Nd7 7. O-O-O Nf6 8. f3 exf3 9. Nxf3 Bd6 10. g4 h6 11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 Qe7 13. Bg2 Ba3 14. Qb5+ c6 15. Bxc6+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 17. Rhf1 Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2 O-O 19. Qxb7 Qxg5 20. Qxd7 Qe5+ 21. d4 Qxh2 22. Rh1 Qf2 23. Rdf1 Qe3 24. Re1 Qf2 25. Re4 Rac8 26. Rc1 Qf3 27. Rh4 Qc3+ 28. Kb1 a5 29. Rg4 Rfd8 30. Qe7 Rxd4 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rg1+ Kh8 33. Qf6+ Kh7 34. Qg7# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 427556 | Merriman, J (2242) | Hua, L (2305) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Nge2 a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Ng3 Ne5 14. Be2 Bd7 15. O-O Rb8 16. Rab1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 c4 19. Bd4 Re8 20. Ra1 h5 21. Ra7 h4 22. Nh1 Nh5 23. Nf2 Bh6 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 g5 26. Rfa1 Nf4 27. Bf1 Qf6 28. Ne2 Rbd8 29. Nxf4 gxf4 30. Qc3 Rg8 31. Kh1 h3 32. gxh3 Qh4 33. Ng4 Bxg4 34. fxg4 f3 35. R1a2 Rge8 36. Qd4 Kg8 37. Qf2 Qg5 38. Rb7 Qf4 39. Rxb5 Qxe4 40. Rba5 c3 41. R5a3 Rc8 42. Ra1 Qxd5 43. Rc1 Qd2 44. Qxd2 cxd2 45. Rd1 Rc1 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 427792 | Sonnenschein, Philipp (2159) | Merriman, J (2242) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Na6 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. O-O Rb8 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Rab1 Bd7 14. Nd2 Bb5 15. Nc4 Qd8 16. a4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qb6 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 Qb4 20. Rec1 Nh5 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bf4 Nxf4 23. exf4 f5 24. Ne2 Re8 25. Qxa6 Qd2 26. Ng3 Bd4 27. Rf1 Qxf4 28. Nh1 Re7 29. Rbe1 Rbe8 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Qd3 Qe4 32. Qxe4 fxe4 33. Re1 e3 34. fxe3 Bxe3+ 35. Kf1 Bg5 36. Rxe7 Bxe7 37. Nf2 Kf7 38. Ke2 Bf6 39. Kd3 Ke7 40. Kc4 Kd7 41. Kb5 Kc7 42. Ne4 Be5 43. Ka6 Kb8 44. Ng5 h6 45. Nf7 h5 46. Nd8 Bd4 47. Nc6+ Ka8 48. Nxa7 c4 49. Nb5 cxb3 50. Na3 b2 51. Kb5 Bc5 52. Nb1 Kb7 53. a5 Bd4 54. g4 hxg4 55. hxg4 g5 56. Kc4 Be5 57. Na3 Ka6 58. Kb4 Bf4 59. Nb1 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 427856 | Gosh, C (2025) | Merriman, J (2242) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qf4 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qh4 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. Rad1 Rae8 17. Ne5 Bc6 18. Rd3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rd2 Qxe5 21. c3 Rf5 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Ref8 24. Rg3 e3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 428038 | Merriman, J (2242) | Cansun, Can Alp (2147) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxd4 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 bxc6 17. O-O Rb8 18. Rd2 Be6 19. Rc1 Bd5 20. Bc4 Rfd8 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Rcd1 Rb3 23. g3 f6 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxb2 26. Ra5 Rb7 27. Kg2 Kh7 28. Kf3 Kg6 29. Ke4 Rb2 30. Ke3 Rb7 31. h4 h5 32. f3 Re7+ 33. Kf4 Rc7 34. g4 Rc4+ 35. Kg3 hxg4 36. fxg4 Rc3+ 37. Kf4 Rc4+ 38. Kf3 Rc3+ 39. Kf4 Rc4+ 40. Kf3 Rc3+ 41. Kf4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.08.06
Titled Tue 6th Aug Late
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| 428286 | Merriman, J (2242) | Sainz Aguirre, Ignacio (1887) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 c6 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Bg4 14. Nd2 Bxg3 15. hxg3 O-O-O 16. e4 dxe4 17. Ndxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qb4 19. Qc3 Qxc3 20. bxc3 Kc7 21. Rab1 Rhe8 22. Nd2 Nb6 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. f3 Rd5 28. Kf2 Ra5 29. Rb2 Ra3 30. Rc2 Kd6 31. f4 Kd5 32. Ke3 b5 33. Kd3 c5 34. dxc5 Kxc5 35. Re2 b4 36. Rc2 a5 37. Kd2 Kb5 38. cxb4 axb4 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Ke2 Rxg3 41. Kf2 Rc3 42. Re2 Ra3 43. Rxe6 Rxa2+ 44. Ke3 b3 45. Kd3 Rxg2 46. Re8 b2 47. Rb8+ Kc5 48. Kc3 Kd5 49. Rxb2 Rxb2 50. Kxb2 Ke4 51. Kc2 Kf3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.08.04
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429517 | Merriman, J (2251) | Sooraj, M R (1999) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 d6 5. c3 c6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. Nf4 Qd7 8. Nd2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nd3 e4 11. Nf4 g5 12. Nh3 h6 13. O-O Qe7 14. f3 Be6 15. Qc2 e3 16. Nb3 c5 17. Kh1 Nd5 18. a3 Nc6 19. c4 Nb6 20. Bxe3 Bxc4 21. Bf2 Bxb3 22. Qxb3 Nd4 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. f4 g4 25. Nf2 Qf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rac1 Rae8 28. Rc7+ Re7 29. Rfc1 Bf6 30. Rxb7 h5 31. Rxe7+ Bxe7 32. Nd3 Bd6 33. Kg1 Rc8 34. Rxc8 Nxc8 35. Kf1 Ke6 36. a4 Nb6 37. b3 a5 38. Ke1 Nd7 39. Kd2 Nc5 40. Nxc5+ Bxc5 41. Kd3 Kd6 42. Bb7 Ke6 43. Bc8+ Kf6 44. Kc4 Bb4 45. Kxd4 Be1 46. Ke3 Bb4 47. Kf2 Bc5+ 48. e3 Bb4 49. Bd7 Kg6 50. Bc6 Be7 51. Ke2 Bc5 52. Kd3 Bb4 53. Kd4 Be1 54. Be8+ Kh6 55. Bd7 Kg6 56. Ke5 Bc3+ 57. Ke6 Bd2 58. e4 fxe4 59. f5+ Kg7 60. f6+ Kf8 61. Bc6 e3 62. Bb5 Be1 63. Kf5 h4 64. Kxg4 hxg3 65. hxg3 Kf7 66. Kf4 Kxf6 67. g4 Bd2 68. Be2 Kg7 69. Kf5 Bb4 70. g5 Bd2 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.08.03
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429467 | Wells, P (2364) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 a6 5. a3 d5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 10. b5 Nbd7 11. Be2 Nc5 12. O-O a4 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Qc2 b6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Qc7 17. f4 Re8 18. Rf3 Nfe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rg3 Bf8 21. Bc4 Qd6 22. Qe2 Ra7 23. Nc6 Rb7 24. Rd1 Qh6 25. Rd5 Be6 26. Rdg5 Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Ne6 28. Rh3 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.02
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429432 | Merriman, J (2251) | Starley, Robert (2028) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Ne2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. a3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qd3 b6 12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Ba2 Qd7 14. Qh3 Rfd8 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. b4 Bf8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Rac1 Nd5 19. Bd2 Nb8 20. Bb1 g6 21. Ne4 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Qa4 23. Re1 Nd7 24. N2c3 Qc6 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26. Nxg5 N7f6 27. Nce4 Kg7 28. Qg3 h6 29. Nxf6 Nxf6 30. Nxe6+ fxe6 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 32. Qxf6+ Kg8 33. Qxd8+ Kf7 34. d5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.01
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429376 | Grieve, Harry (2477) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Ne2 b5 9. c3 b4 10. cxb4 cxd4 11. Nexd4 Bxb4+ 12. Kf2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 a5 14. Rc1 Be7 15. h4 f6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Ng5 Nb8 18. g4 O-O 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Qh5 h6 21. Qg6 hxg5 22. hxg5 Re8 23. e6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.31
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429334 | Merriman, J (2251) | Pert, R (2415) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. f3 Nc6 13. Re1 Rad8 14. Bb2 e5 15. Qa4 Qc8 16. Rad1 b5 17. Qc2 Bb7 18. d5 Ne7 19. e4 c4 20. Bc1 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Ne8 22. Ng3 Nd6 23. a4 a6 24. Be3 Qc7 25. f4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Ng6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Nf5 Qe5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nd4 Rfe8 31. Qd2 Qh5 32. Nxb5 Ne5 33. Nd4 Bc8 34. Bb1 Bg4 35. Rc1 Rd6 36. Nf5 Rg6 37. d6 Nf3 38. Qf4 Nxe1 39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Nxg6+ hxg6 41. Rxe1 Re5 42. Bc2 f6 43. Ba4 Be6 44. Rb1 Kg8 45. d7 Bxd7 46. Bxd7 Qe2 47. Bc6 Qd3 48. Rc1 g5 49. Qf1 Qd2 50. Bd5+ Kf8 51. Qd1 Qe3 52. Rb1 g6 53. Rb8+ Kg7 54. Rb7+ Kh6 55. Rb1 Qxc3 56. Rc1 Qe3 57. Bxc4 Rxe4 58. Bf1 g4 59. g3 f5 60. Bg2 Re6 61. Rb1 Kh5 62. Qd8 g5 63. Bd5 Qe5 64. Rd1 Re7 65. Qf8 Kg6 66. Qg8+ Qg7 67. Qxg7+ Kxg7 68. Rf1 Kf6 69. Kg2 Re3 70. Bc6 Rc3 71. Bd7 Rc5 72. Rf2 Rd5 73. Ba4 Rd4 74. Be8 f4 75. Bh5 Kf5 76. Ra2 Rd5 77. Kf2 Rc5 78. Rd2 Rc8 79. Rd5+ Ke4 80. Rd2 Kf5 81. Bf7 Rh8 82. Kg1 Rb8 83. Bd5 Rb1+ 84. Kf2 Rb6 85. Bc4 Rh6 86. Bd3+ Ke5 87. Kg1 Rd6 88. Re2+ Kf6 89. Rd2 Ke5 90. Rd1 Rb6 91. Re1+ Kf6 92. Re4 Rb3 93. Rd4 Ke5 94. Rd8 Ra3 95. Rd7 Rb3 96. Kf2 Rb2+ 97. Kg1 Rb3 98. gxf4+ gxf4 99. Bf1 Rb1 100. Rg7 Kf5 101. Ra7 Ke4 102. Ra4+ Ke3 103. Ra3+ Ke4 104. Rc3 Ra1 105. Rc2 Ke3 106. Re2+ Kf3 107. Rf2+ Ke3 108. Kg2 Re1 109. Ra2 Rd1 110. Re2+ Kd4 111. Re8 Rd2+ 112. Kg1 Rb2 113. Rg8 g3 114. h3 Ke3 115. Re8+ Kf3 116. Rc8 Rb1 117. Rc3+ Ke4 118. Kg2 Rb2+ 119. Kg1 Rb1 120. Kg2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.30
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429305 | Khoury, Theo (2113) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Rb8 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nb5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Nbd4 f6 14. c3 g5 15. exf6 gxf4 16. Re1 Rxf6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. b4 Nxd3 19. Kxd3 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Kf7 21. Rhf1 Rg8 22. Rf2 Ke7 23. Nf3 Kd6 24. Ne5 Rf5 25. Kd4 Bb5 26. g3 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 fxg3 28. hxg3 Rxg3 29. c4 Bxc4 30. Re3 e5+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.29
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 439902 | Merriman, J (2251) | Mannion, Stephen R (2139) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bb3 Qb6 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bb7 14. Bc2 h6 15. a4 b4 16. cxb4 Nxb4 17. a5 Qa7 18. Ba4+ Ke7 19. Ba3 Nd5 20. Qb2 Rab8 21. Rfc1 Ba8 22. Qd4 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.28
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 439853 | Salmons, Calum (1999) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Ngf3 Nh5 7. Bg5 Qb6 8. Qb3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Bd3 c4 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Bb1 f5 16. a3 b5 17. Rd1 Ke7 18. Ng1 Bf6 19. f3 e5 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. f4 Bf6 22. Ndf3 Kd6 23. Ne2 Rae8 24. Kf2 Kc5 25. Ned4 Nxd4 26. exd4+ Kd6 27. Rh5 Ref8 28. Rdh1 gxf4 29. gxf4 Bg7 30. Nh4 Rf6 31. Nxf5+ Bxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Bxf5 Rf8 34. g4 Rf7 35. Kf3 Re7 36. g5 hxg5 37. fxg5 Rf7 38. Kg4 Re7 39. Rh7 Rf7 40. g6 Re7 41. Kg5 Bf8 42. Rh8 Bg7 43. Rg8 Rc7 44. Rxg7 Rxg7 45. Kf6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.27
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 439827 | Merriman, J (2251) | Sachdeva, Ronit (1972) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Nc6 7. Qxb7 Bd7 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Qd1 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 Bd6 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qc7 14. h3 O-O 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qd3 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Be5 18. a4 Qc8 19. Nb5 Bf5 20. Qe2 a6 21. Nd4 Bxh3 22. Ra3 Bd7 23. Rc3 Qb7 24. Qc2 Rdc8 25. Kg1 Bxd4 26. exd4 Rxc3 27. bxc3 Qb3 28. Bd1 Bxa4 29. Bf4 Rb7 30. Qf5 Bd7 31. Qxd7 Nxd7 32. Bxb3 Rxb3 33. Ra1 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.22
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433627 | Bharat Kumar, Balahari (1989) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 Nbd7 6. Ne2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbc3 e5 9. Be3 Re8 10. Ng3 c6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Nce4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf8 14. g4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Ne5 16. g5 Bf5 17. Bh5 Rad8 18. Ng3 Bg6 19. f4 Bxh5 20. Qxh5 Rxd4 21. fxe5 Rxe5 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23. Rf1 Rf4 24. Rxf4 Qxf4 25. h4 Qxg3+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.22
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 442052 | Merriman, J (2251) | Antolak, Julia (2333) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nd1 Ne5 13. Nec3 h6 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Be2 Kh7 16. O-O b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Rb8 21. Be2 Qa4 22. Qc1 Qb3 23. Bd2 Ned7 24. Bc4 Qb7 25. Qc2 Nh5 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Ne5 28. Ne3 Nf6 29. Be2 Qa7 30. Kh1 c4 31. Nxc4 Nxc4 32. Bxc4 Qa3 33. Qc1 Qc5 34. Be2 Rb3 35. c4 Nd7 36. h3 Qb4 37. f4 Nc5 38. f5 Nxe4 39. fxg6+ fxg6 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Qf4 Qe1+ 42. Bf1 Ng3+ 43. Kh2 Nf5 44. Rf6 Kg7 45. Re6 Qg3+ 46. Qxg3 Nxg3 47. Be2 Nxe2 48. Rxe2 Rc3 49. Re6 Rxc4 50. Rxd6 Rc3 51. Kg1 Rc2 52. Kh2 Rc3 53. h4 Rd3 54. g4 h5 55. g5 Rd4 56. Kg3 Rg4+ 57. Kh3 Rd4 58. Rd7+ Kg8 59. Kg3 Rg4+ 60. Kh3 Rd4 61. Rd6 Kg7 62. Rd7+ Kg8 63. Rd8+ Kg7 64. d6 Rd3+ 65. Kg2 Rd4 66. Kg3 Rg4+ 67. Kh3 Rd4 68. Rd7+ Kg8 69. Kg3 Rg4+ 70. Kf3 Rxh4 71. Re7 Kf8 72. Re6 Kf7 73. Rf6+ Kg7 74. Ke3 Rh1 75. Ke4 h4 76. Kd5 h3 77. Rf2 h2 78. Rd2 Kf7 79. d7 Ke7 80. Ke4 Kd8 81. Kd4 Kxd7 82. Ke4+ Kc6 83. Rc2+ Kb5 84. Re2 Kb4 85. Ke3 Kc3 86. Ke4 Kc4 87. Rc2+ Kb5 88. Re2 Kc5 89. Rc2+ Kd6 90. Re2 Ke6 91. Kf4+ Kd5 92. Rd2+ Kc4 93. Kg3 Rg1+ 94. Kxh2 Rxg5 95. Rd8 Rd5 96. Rg8 g5 97. Kh3 Kd4 98. Kg4 Ke4 99. Rxg5 Rxg5+ 100. Kxg5 Ke5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.21
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433609 | Liu, Tianyi (Jack) (2098) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Nxf6+ gxf6 7. Bh6 Nc6 8. c3 b6 9. Qd3 f5 10. Nf3 Qd5 11. Qb5 Qe4+ 12. Be2 Bd7 13. Qd3 Qxd3 14. Bxd3 Rg8 15. g3 O-O-O 16. O-O-O Rg6 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Rhe1 Re8 19. Bd2 Rgg8 20. b4 Ne7 21. b5 f6 22. a4 Ng6 23. Bc4 Rg7 24. Kb2 e5 25. a5 Be6 26. Bxe6+ Rxe6 27. Ra1 Ree7 28. axb6 axb6 29. Bh6 Rgf7 30. Ra8+ Kd7 31. h4 e4 32. Nd2 Re6 33. Nc4 Ne7 34. Nxd6 Rxd6 35. Kb3 Nc8 36. Bf4 Rd5 37. Kc4 Ne7 38. Ra7 Ke6 39. Rxc7 Rd7 40. Ra1 Rf8 41. Raa7 Rc8 42. Kb3 Rcxc7 43. Rxc7 Rd8 44. Rb7 Nd5 45. Rxh7 Nxf4 46. gxf4 Rg8 47. Rb7 Rg2 48. Rxb6+ Kf7 49. Rb7+ Ke6 50. Kc4 Kd6 51. Rb6+ Ke7 52. Kd5 Rxf2 53. Re6+ Kf7 54. c4 Rxf4 55. b6 Rxh4 56. b7 Rh8 57. c5 Rd8+ 58. Rd6 Re8 59. Rd7+ Kg6 60. c6 e3 61. c7 e2 62. Rd8 e1=Q 63. Rxe8 Qa5+ 64. Kd6 Qb6+ 65. Kd7 Qxb7 66. Rb8 Qd5+ 67. Ke7 Qe4+ 68. Kd7 Qxd4+ 69. Kc6 Qc4+ 70. Kd6 Qd4+ 71. Kc6 Qe4+ 72. Kd6 Qe5+ 73. Kc6 Qe6+ 74. Kc5 Qe5+ 75. Kc6 Qe4+ 76. Kc5 Qe3+ 77. Kd6 Qd4+ 78. Kc6 Qc4+ 79. Kd6 Qd4+ 80. Kc6 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.20
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433567 | Merriman, J (2251) | Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio (2041) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O b6 11. c4 Bb7 12. Bb2 c5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxf6 Bxf3 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxd8 Rexd8 18. Bxd8 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxd8 20. Rad1 Re8 21. Rd4 g6 22. Rfd1 Kg7 23. Rd8 Re4 24. R8d4 Re7 25. Kf3 Rc7 26. e4 Rc8 27. Rd8 Rc7 28. h4 Re7 29. R8d4 Re8 30. Re1 Re7 31. Re3 Rc7 32. Rd5 Kh6 33. Rc3 Re7 34. Rc4 Nd7 35. Kf4 Nc5 36. f3 Kg7 37. h5 gxh5 38. Rxh5 Re6 39. Rg5+ Kf8 40. Rd5 Rc6 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Re5+ Kf8 43. Rc3 Rh6 44. Kd4 Ne6+ 45. Kc4 Nc5 46. Kb5 a6+ 47. Kc4 Rd6 48. Rd5 Rc6 49. Kd4 Ne6+ 50. Kd3 Nf4+ 51. Kd2 Rxc3 52. Kxc3 Nxd5+ 53. exd5 Ke7 54. Kd4 Kd6 55. Ke4 b5 56. f4 a5 57. f5 f6 58. Kd4 a4 59. Kc3 Kxd5 60. Kb4 Kc6 61. Kc3 Kc5 62. Kb2 b4 63. axb4+ Kxb4 64. Ka2 Kc4 65. Ka3 Kd4 66. Kxa4 Ke4 67. Kb3 Kxf5 68. Kc3 Ke4 69. Kd2 Kf3 70. Ke1 f5 71. Kf1 f4 72. Ke1 Kg2 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.20
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433590 | Merriman, J (2251) | Sooraj, M R (1999) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nh3 Bg7 5. Nd2 d6 6. c3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. e4 O-O 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. Re1 Ng4 13. Nb3 h6 14. Nf3 Be6 15. h3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. Nxe5 Bxb3 18. Bxc6 Bd5 19. Bxd5+ Nxd5 20. Bd2 Rd6 21. Nc4 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Rc6 23. Ne3 Ne7 24. Ng2 Nd5 25. Rae1 Nb6 26. Nh4 Rf8 27. Kg2 Nc4 28. Bc1 Nd6 29. Ng6 Ra6 30. Nxf8 Bxf8 31. a3 b5 32. Re6 Kh7 33. R1e5 Rb6 34. Be3 Rb7 35. Bc5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.19
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433552 | Kolani, Arjun (2124) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 b5 8. Nf4 Qa5 9. Bd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. Be3 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Be3 Ba6 14. Bd3 b4 15. h4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 a5 17. Ng5 g6 18. Rc1 a4 19. Qc2 Ra6 20. Nd3 b3 21. axb3 axb3 22. Qc3 O-O 23. O-O Rc8 24. Nf3 Qb5 25. h5 Nb6 26. Nd2 Na4 27. Qxb3 Qxb3 28. Nxb3 Rb8 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.18
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433536 | Merriman, J (2251) | Li, Harry (2166) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 Ne4 11. Bb2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 d4 13. Bb2 Bf5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Nh4 Bg4 16. Qc2 Be7 17. Qe4 Be6 18. Nf5 Bf6 19. e3 Rad8 20. Nxd4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.18
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 451988 | Teclaf, Pawel (2559) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. d4 Bb7 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. bxc4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Qd3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nf6 13. Rad1 Qe8 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qa4 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Ne4 18. Nc6 Rfe8 19. Be5 Bd6 20. Qd4 Nc5 21. Bxg7 Rxe2 22. Bh6 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 f5 24. Rd2 Rae8 25. Rfd1 Kf7 26. Nxa7 Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Ne4 28. Rc2 Re5 29. Nb5 Rxd5 30. Nxd6+ cxd6 31. Be3 b5 32. Rc7+ Kg6 33. Rc6 Kf6 34. Rc7 Kg6 35. Bf4 Nd2 36. Rc2 Ne4 37. f3 Nf6 38. Rc6 Ne8 39. Rb6 h5 40. Kf2 Kf7 41. Rb7+ Ke6 42. Rh7 Rc5 43. Rh6+ Kd7 44. Rxh5 Rc2+ 45. Ke3 Rxa2 46. Rxf5 b4 47. Rb5 Nc7 48. Rb8 Rxh2 49. Kd3 Nd5 50. Kc4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.16
Titled Tue 16th Jul Early
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| 456249 | Rangel, D (2193) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. e3 f5 8. Ne2 c6 9. O-O Re8 10. c4 dxc4 11. bxc4 Nd7 12. Nbc3 Nb6 13. c5 Nd7 14. Rb1 Nf6 15. h4 Re7 16. Qc2 Rc7 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Nf4 Qd7 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Ne2 Nd5 22. Rd2 Rb8 23. Rdb2 b5 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Nc3 Ra7 26. Nxd5 exd5 27. a4 Ra6 28. Bf1 Ra5 29. Qb4 Rba8 30. Ra2 Bf8 31. Qxb6 Rxa4 32. Rxa4 Rxa4 33. Qb8 Qd6 34. Qe8 Kg8 35. Rb7 Rb4 36. Qf7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.16
Titled Tue 16th Jul Early
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| 456490 | Merriman, J (2251) | Reprintsev, A (2230) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Bf4 Ne7 5. Nf3 Ng6 6. Bg3 h5 7. h3 c5 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. Ne4 Bf5 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. exd6 h4 12. Bh2 O-O 13. g4 hxg3 14. Bxg3 Nb4 15. Kd2 Qa5 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.16
Titled Tue 16th Jul Early
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| 456817 | Merriman, J (2251) | Mazurkiewicz, M (2224) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be2 Re8 8. a3 a5 9. O-O Ncxe5 10. Nd4 Nf6 11. Rb1 d6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Bxd4 14. exd4 Ng6 15. Bd3 c6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bd2 Nh4 18. Bf4 Bf5 19. Bg3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nh5 21. b5 Ra3 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Rb7 Qg5 24. Bxh4 Qxh4 25. Qf3 Nf6 26. Rc1 Qxd4 27. h3 Qxc4 28. Rc7 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Qxc1+ 30. Kh2 Rxf3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.16
Titled Tue 16th Jul Early
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| 457247 | Cofre Archibold, Nestor (2226) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c4 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Nb3 a6 13. Bxd7 Bxd7 14. Nxd4 Be6 15. Be3 Qd7 16. f4 Rac8 17. Qd3 Bc5 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Kh1 Bg4 20. Rc1 Bb4 21. Bd2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. h3 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Qc8 25. Bd2 Bxd2 26. Qxd2 Bd7 27. Kh2 h6 28. b3 Bf5 29. g4 Be4 30. Kg3 Qc5 31. h4 b5 32. h5 b4 33. Ne2 a5 34. Nd4 Qc3+ 35. Qxc3 bxc3 36. Kf2 c2 37. Ne2 d4 38. Nc1 d3 39. Ke3 f5 40. gxf5 Bxf5 41. a3 Kf7 42. b4 axb4 43. axb4 Ke6 44. b5 Kd5 45. b6 Kc6 46. e6 Bxe6 47. Kxd3 Bf5+ 48. Kc3 Kxb6 49. Ne2 Kc7 50. Kd2 Kd6 51. Nd4 Bg4 52. Nxc2 Bxh5 53. Ne3 Ke6 54. Ke1 Kf6 55. Kf2 Bf7 56. Kg3 Be6 57. Kh4 g6 58. Kg3 Bf5 59. Kh4 Be4 60. Kg3 Ke6 61. Kh4 Kf6 62. Kg3 Bd3 63. Kh4 Be2 64. Kg3 g5 65. fxg5+ Kxg5 66. Kf2 h5 67. Kxe2 h4 68. Kf1 h3 69. Kg1 h2+ 70. Kh1 Kf4 71. Nf1 Ke4 72. Nd2+ Kd3 73. Nb3 Ke2 74. Na5 Kd3 75. Nb7 Kd4 76. Nd8 Kd5 77. Nf7 Ke6 78. Nh6 Kf6 79. Ng4+ Kg5 80. Nf2 Kf4 81. Kg2 Ke5 82. Nh1 Kf6 83. Kh3 Ke7 84. Kg3 Kd6 85. Kf3 Kc5 86. Ke4 Kc4 87. Ke3 Kc3 88. Kf2 Kd4 89. Kg2 Ke4 90. Kxh2 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.16
Titled Tue 16th Jul Early
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| 457301 | Merriman, J (2251) | Diaz Garcia, Lianet (1992) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Qc2 Ne7 9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 Qg6 14. Qxg6 Nxg6 15. Nd2 f5 16. Nb3 Rfe8 17. f3 Rab8 18. Na4 Re7 19. Rac1 Rbe8 20. Kf2 f4 21. e4 dxe4 22. fxe4 Rxe4 23. Nac5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.16
Titled Tue 16th Jul Early
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| 457679 | Kriti, Mayur Patel (1775) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Rb1 Qxa2 11. dxc5 Rd8 12. Qc1 Qa5 13. c4 Ne4 14. Ra1 Qc7 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Bg5 Qe7 17. Qf4 e5 18. Qh4 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Nd2 f5 22. Rfe1 e4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Be6 25. Ra3 Rd4 26. Rg3+ Kf8 27. Bh7 Ke7 28. Rg7 Rad8 29. h3 Rd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 Bxc4 32. Rg3 Be6 33. Re3 a5 34. f4 Kf6 35. Bd3 a4 36. f5 Bxf5 37. Rf3 Nd4 38. Rf4 Ke5 39. Rh4 Bxd3 40. cxd3 Rd2 41. Rxh6 a3 42. Rh8 a2 43. Ra8 Nb3 44. c6 bxc6 45. d4+ Kxd4 46. Kg3 a1=Q 47. Kh4 Qxa8 48. g4 Qh8+ 49. Kg5 Qe5+ 50. Kh6 Rf2 51. g5 Qg3 52. h4 Rf5 53. h5 Nc5 54. g6 fxg6 55. hxg6 Ne6 56. Kh7 Qh3+ 57. Kg8 Qh6 58. g7 Qxg7# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.16
Titled Tue 16th Jul Early
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| 457862 | Merriman, J (2251) | Mestnikov, Aisen (2077) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. a3 Na5 14. Ne5 b5 15. f3 Nc4 16. Rc2 Qb6 17. Rfc1 Rfd8 18. Re2 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rc6 20. Rec2 Rdc8 21. Bg3 h6 22. Bf2 Qd8 23. g4 Bd6 24. Kg2 Bb8 25. Rh1 Rc4 26. h4 e5 27. g5 e4 28. Qe2 hxg5 29. hxg5 exf3+ 30. Qxf3 Ne4 31. Bh4 Nxc3 32. bxc3 Rxc3 33. Rf2 Qd7 34. g6 Rf8 35. Bg5 Qe6 36. Qh5 Qe4+ 37. Rf3 Rc2+ 38. Kg1 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 Rxh1 40. Qxh1 Qc2+ 41. Kf1 Qxg6 42. Rh3 Qb1+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 468178 | Merriman, J (2251) | Badelka, Olga (2398) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. O-O e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. Bf4 Nb4 14. Bb3 Nd3 15. Bg3 c5 16. Qe2 b5 17. e6 c4 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. Bc2 Bf6 20. Rad1 Re7 21. Qd2 a5 22. b3 c3 23. Qxd3 Bxd3 24. Bxd3 Qb6 25. Bc2 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Rd1 Rd7 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 468478 | Merriman, J (2251) | Shevchuk, Olexandr (2093) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. Be2 Nf6 8. e5 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. O-O a6 12. Ba3 O-O 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. Ne4 Nb6 16. Nd6 Rd8 17. f4 Rxd6 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Qe4 Nd5 21. f5 Rb8 22. fxe6 Bxe6 23. Rac1 a5 24. Qe5 Qxe5 25. dxe5 Rc8 26. Bf3 b4 27. cxb4 axb4 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Rfd1 Be6 30. Rd4 b3 31. Rc3 Ra8 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 468860 | Shakirov, Marat (2167) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. f3 O-O 7. e4 b6 8. Bd3 Na5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bf2 Ba6 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. h4 Nh7 14. e5 f5 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. hxg5 Nxg5 17. Nh3 Rf7 18. Be3 Rg7 19. Nf2 d5 20. Ng4 Qe7 21. cxd5 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 exd5 23. Nxh6+ Kf8 24. Nf5 Qf6 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Bxg5 Qxg5 27. Kf2 Rg8 28. Rae1 Kf8 29. g4 Nc4 30. Rh5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 469196 | Arias, M (2259) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. c4 e6 9. Nbd2 b5 10. cxb5 cxb5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. a4 a6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Bb4 a5 15. Bd6 Qb6 16. Bc7 Qa6 17. Re1 Rac8 18. Qc2 bxa4 19. bxa4 Nb6 20. Qb3 Na8 21. Be5 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. e3 Qb6 24. Bf1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Bb5 Qc7 28. Kg2 Nab6 29. Bd3 Bb7 30. Qb5 Bc6 31. Qxa5 Bxa4 32. h4 Bc6 33. h5 Qd6 34. Qc3 Nc8 35. Nb3 Ne7 36. Na5 Ba8 37. Bb5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 469586 | Merriman, J (2251) | Antoniou, Rafail (2027) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. c4 d6 4. e4 f5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nge2 f4 7. f3 g5 8. Qc2 a6 9. a4 a5 10. Bd2 Na6 11. Nc1 Nb4 12. Qd1 g4 13. Be2 h5 14. Nd3 Nxd3+ 15. Bxd3 h4 16. Qc2 h3 17. Bf1 hxg2 18. Bxg2 gxf3 19. Bxf3 Bg4 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. O-O-O Bxf3 22. Qxf3 O-O-O 23. Rdg1 Rh3 24. Qf1 Rxc3+ 25. Bxc3 Nxe4 26. Bxa5 Qxa4 27. Bxd8 f3 28. Bg5 f2 29. Rg4 Nxg5 30. Rxg5 Bh6 31. h4 Qa1+ 32. Kc2 Qa4+ 33. Kb1 Bxg5 34. hxg5 e4 35. g6 Qd7 36. Qxf2 Kb8 37. Qf7 Qg4 38. g7 Qe2 39. g8=Q+ Ka7 40. Qg3 e3 41. Qff3 Qd3+ 42. Kc1 Qxc4+ 43. Kd1 Qd3+ 44. Ke1 Qd2+ 45. Kf1 Qc1+ 46. Kg2 Qxb2+ 47. Kh3 Qh8+ 48. Kg4 Qg7+ 49. Kf4 Qe5+ 50. Kg4 Qg7+ 51. Kh3 Qh8+ 52. Kg2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 Qa1+ 54. Qf1 Qd4 55. Qe2 Qxd5 56. Qgxe3 Qg8+ 57. Qg2 Qc4 58. Qee2 Qd4+ 59. Qef2 Qd1+ 60. Kh2 Qh5+ 61. Qh3 Qe5+ 62. Qfg3 Qe2+ 63. Qhg2 Qh5+ 64. Kg1 Qd1+ 65. Qf1 Qd4+ 66. Qff2 Qd1+ 67. Kg2 Qd5+ 68. Qgf3 Qg5+ 69. Kf1 Qc1+ 70. Qe1 Qc4+ 71. Qee2 Qc1+ 72. Kf2 Qg5 73. Qa3+ Kb6 74. Rb1+ Kc7 75. Qa5+ Kc6 76. Qf3+ d5 77. Qb6+ Kd7 78. Qxb7+ Ke6 79. Qbxd5+ Qxd5 80. Qxd5+ Kxd5 81. Ke3 Kc4 82. Kd2 Kd4 83. Rc1 c4 84. Kc2 Kc5 85. Kc3 Kb5 86. Rh1 Kc5 87. Rh4 Kd5 88. Rxc4 Ke5 89. Rd4 Kf5 90. Rd8 Ke5 91. Kc4 Ke4 92. Re8+ Kf3 93. Kd3 Kf4 94. Rd8 Kf5 95. Rc8 Ke6 96. Rc1 Kd5 97. Rd1 Ke5 98. Re1+ Kd5 99. Rh1 Kc5 100. Rd1 Kd5 101. Rf1 Kd6 102. Rh1 Ke6 103. Rh5 Kd6 104. Ra5 Ke6 105. Ke4 Kd6 106. Kd4 Kc6 107. Kc4 Kd6 108. Rd5+ Ke6 109. Kd4 Kf6 110. Re5 Kg6 111. Ke4 Kf6 112. Kf4 Kg6 113. Rf5 Kg7 114. Kg5 Kh7 115. Rf6 Kg7 116. Kf5 Kh7 117. Rg6 Kh8 118. Kf6 Kh7 119. Kf7 Kh8 120. Rg1 Kh7 121. Rh1# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 469694 | Merriman, J (2251) | Bellissimo, Joseph F. (2203) | 0-1 | |
| 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 b5 3. e3 b4 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. a3 a5 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. Nbd2 d6 10. Nc4 Nbd7 11. axb4 axb4 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Qd2 Ne4 14. Qxb4 Ng5 15. Ra1 Qc8 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Ra7 Bd5 18. Qa5 Nb6 19. e4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 Be7 21. c5 dxc5 22. dxc5 Na8 23. h3 Qb8 24. Bd4 Qb1+ 25. Bf1 Qb8 26. Be5 Rc8 27. g3 f6 28. Ba1 Kf7 29. Bc4 Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qxc2 31. Qa2 Qxe4+ 32. Kh2 Bxc5 33. Ra6 Nb6 34. Bf1 Rd8 35. Bg2 Qe1 36. Qc2 Rd1 37. Qc3 Qg1# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 469978 | Hubner, Jessica Trindade (1845) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Bf5 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 Nbc6 10. c3 Qd7 11. Bc2 Rfe8 12. Nbd2 Bxc2 13. Qxc2 Nf5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Ne7 16. Nf1 c6 17. Re2 Ng6 18. Rae1 Rxe2 19. Qxe2 Kf7 20. N1d2 Re8 21. Qxe8+ Qxe8 22. Rxe8 Kxe8 23. Kf1 Ne7 24. g4 g5 25. Ne1 Kf7 26. f3 Ke6 27. Ke2 Ng6 28. Nd3 b6 29. Nf1 c5 30. Ne3 c4 31. Ne1 b5 32. Nf5 Bf8 33. g3 a5 34. Nc2 b4 35. Nce3 b3 36. axb3 cxb3 37. Kd2 a4 38. Kc1 Ne7 39. c4 dxc4 40. Nxe7 Bxe7 41. Nxc4 Bd6 42. Nb6 a3 43. bxa3 Bxa3+ 44. Kb1 Bd6 45. Kb2 Bxg3 46. Kxb3 Bc7 47. Kc4 Bxb6 48. d5+ Kd6 49. Kb5 Be3 50. Kc4 Bf4 51. Kd4 h6 52. Ke4 Be5 53. Kf5 Kxd5 54. Kg6 Kd4 55. Kxh6 Ke3 56. Kg6 Kxf3 57. Kf5 Kg3 58. Ke4 Kxg4 59. Kd5 Bb8 60. Ke4 f5+ 61. Ke3 f4+ 62. Kf2 f3 63. Kf1 Kf4 64. Kg1 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 470203 | Wendt, J (2262) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. b3 d5 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. d3 Re8 9. Nbd2 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. e3 Qe7 12. Rc1 b6 13. Rc7 Qd8 14. Rc2 Ba6 15. d4 e4 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. e6 Rxe6 19. Bxg7 Bxf1 20. Bd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Qg4 Qc2 24. Nf1 Ne5 25. Qf4 f6 26. g4 Kf7 27. g5 Nd3 28. Qg4 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxf1+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 470516 | Merriman, J (2251) | Pang, Ethan (2212) | 0-1 | |
| 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bb5 e6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ne5 Rc8 8. d3 Bd6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 h6 12. Ndf3 Nd7 13. Qe1 f6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. e4 Bh7 16. g3 Bc7 17. Rd1 Bb6 18. c4 d4 19. Qe2 Rce8 20. Bc1 Bc7 21. Ba3 Bb6 22. Rc1 Qd6 23. Rce1 Qb8 24. Kg2 f5 25. e5 Qc7 26. h4 Bg6 27. Ng1 Qf7 28. Qf3 Rc8 29. Qd1 Bh5 30. Qd2 Qc7 31. Rb1 Ba5 32. Qc2 Bb4 33. Bc1 Ba5 34. a3 Rb8 35. Nf3 Rb7 36. b4 Bxf3+ 37. Rxf3 cxb4 38. Qa4 c5 39. axb4 Bxb4 40. Rf2 a5 41. Kh3 Qd7 42. Qd1 Qc6 43. Rg2 Rbf7 44. g4 fxg4+ 45. Qxg4 Qd7 46. Rbb2 Ba3 47. Rbc2 Bxc1 48. Rxc1 Rxf4 49. Qg6 Kh8 50. Rcg1 Rf3+ 51. Kh2 Rf2 52. h5 Rxg2+ 53. Rxg2 Qf7 54. Qg4 Qf5 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 470657 | Siekanska, Maria (2156) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nf3 Na6 11. O-O Nb4 12. Re1 a6 13. Bc4 Re8 14. h3 Rb8 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Bb3 c4 18. Bc2 Qc7 19. e5 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Bf5 21. Qd2 dxe5 22. d6 Qc5+ 23. Kh2 exf4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rxa6 Nd7 26. Qxf4 Ne5 27. Nd4 Nd3 28. Qg5 Qxd4 29. Nb5 Qe5+ 30. Kh1 Qxb5 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Early
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| 470878 | Koridze, Lile (2099) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nc7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. Rfd1 a6 13. bxa6 Bxa6 14. a3 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Bf4 e5 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Nd5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Nb4 Qd7 21. Rac1 Rac8 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Qxd4 Qe6 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qd7 26. g3 Bf6 27. Qd2 g6 28. b4 Ra8 29. Rc6 Rxa3 30. Rdc1 Re8 31. b5 Rb3 32. b6 Qf5 33. Rxd6 Rb2 34. Qf4 Qxf4 35. gxf4 Bd4 36. Rf1 Bxb6 37. Rc6 Ree2 38. d6 Bxf2+ 39. Kh1 Rbd2 40. Rc8+ Kg7 41. f5 Bh4 42. f6+ Bxf6 43. Rfc1 Rxh2+ 44. Kg1 Bd4+ 45. Kf1 Rh1# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Late
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| 471052 | Antoniou, Rafail (2027) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 e6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Bc5 9. Ke2 e5 10. c3 O-O 11. Be3 Bd6 12. Kd2 Bg4 13. Be2 Rad8 14. Kc2 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5+ 16. Kc1 Be4 17. Bg5 Rde8 18. Re1 Bxf3 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Be3 Bg4 21. b4 Be6 22. Bd3 Ne7 23. Bd2 Rxf2 24. Re2 Rxe2 25. Bxe2 Rf8 26. Be3 Nd5 27. Bxa7 Nxc3 28. Bd3 e4 29. Bc2 Rf1+ 30. Kb2 Rxa1 31. Kxa1 b6 32. a4 Bxb4 33. Bb8 Bd6 34. Kb2 Nd5 35. Bxe4 Nf6 36. Bc6 Bd5 37. Bb5 g6 38. Kc3 Kg7 39. Kd4 Bb7 40. Ke3 Bc5+ 41. Ke2 Bd6 42. Ke3 Nd5+ 43. Kd4 Nf6 44. Ke3 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Late
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| 471374 | Tokman, A (2380) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d3 c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Rb1 Rb8 9. a3 Nd7 10. Bd2 a5 11. Qc1 Re8 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Nd5 b5 14. h4 e6 15. Nc3 b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bh6 Bb7 20. Ra1 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Bh3 f5 23. Bg5 Qf8 24. Ned2 Ra2 25. b3 h6 26. Be3 Bg7 27. Re1 Nde5 28. Nxe5 Nxe5 29. Bf4 Qa8 30. Nf1 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Nf3+ 32. Kh1 Nd4+ 33. Re4 fxe4 34. dxe4 Bxe4+ 35. Kh2 Nf3+ 36. Kh1 Nxh4+ 37. Kh2 Nf3+ 38. Kh1 e5 39. Be3 g5 40. Qd1 Nd4+ 41. Kh2 Bf3 42. Qb1 g4 43. Qg6 gxh3 44. Bxh6 Qf8 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Late
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| 471466 | Merriman, J (2251) | Askarov, Ba (2285) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 c6 9. Qd2 cxd5 10. cxd5 h5 11. Nge2 a6 12. Nc1 Nbd7 13. Be2 Nh7 14. O-O h4 15. b4 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. f4 Nhf6 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Bd4 Bd7 20. Nb3 Qe8 21. Kh1 Qg6 22. Qf4 Nfg4 23. Bxg4 fxg4 24. Qd2 h3 25. g3 Bf5 26. Rfe1 Nf3 27. Qd1 Nxe1 28. Qxe1 Rae8 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.09
Titled Tue 9th Jul Late
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| 471719 | Merriman, J (2251) | Dubkov, A (2340) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. e3 Na6 10. c6 bxc6 11. Bxc4 Nb4 12. Ne5 Nfd5 13. a3 Nxf4 14. exf4 Bxe5 15. fxe5 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3 Rxd3 17. Ke2 Ba6 18. Ke1 Rb8 19. Rc2 Bc4 20. f4 Rbd8 21. h4 Bb3 22. Rc1 h5 23. Rf1 Rg3 24. Kf2 Rdd3 25. Ne4 Rg4 26. Kg1 Bd5 27. Rfe1 Rxf4 28. Nf2 Rd2 29. Rf1 Rxb2 30. Rb1 Ra2 31. Rb8+ Kg7 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 476384 | Parkhov, Yair (2528) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. O-O Nc6 9. h3 Bf5 10. c5 b6 11. Qa4 Rc8 12. Ba6 bxc5 13. Bxc8 Qxc8 14. dxc5 Bxh3 15. gxh3 Qxh3 16. Ng5 Qc8 17. Qh4 h5 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bh2 d4 20. Nb5 Nd5 21. Nd6 Qd7 22. Qe4 Nf6 23. Qg2 Rb8 24. Ngxf7 Rxb2 25. Qxg6 d3 26. Bxe5 Rb4 27. Nh6+ Kf8 28. Bxf6 Bxh6 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Qh8# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 476805 | Goncalves, Samuel Jesus P (2209) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 Bf5 9. Re1 Nbc6 10. c3 Qd7 11. Bg3 Rfe8 12. Na3 a6 13. Nc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf5 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Rxe3 17. Qxe3 Re8 18. Qd2 Ne7 19. Re1 Nf5 20. Re2 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Qe7 23. Kf1 Kf7 24. Ne1 Qxe2+ 25. Kxe2 Ke6 26. Nc2 b6 27. g4 a5 28. Ne3 g6 29. Kd3 c6 30. b3 Bf4 31. Nd1 Bd6 32. g3 h6 33. Ne3 b5 34. a4 bxa4 35. bxa4 Bc7 36. Ng2 f5 37. Nh4 fxg4 38. Nxg6 Bd6 39. Nh4 Kf6 40. Ng2 Kf5 41. c4 dxc4+ 42. Kxc4 Ke4 43. Ne1 h5 44. Nd3 Kf3 45. d5 cxd5+ 46. Kxd5 Bb8 47. Kc4 Ba7 48. Kb5 Bxf2 49. Nxf2 Kxf2 50. Kxa5 Kxg3 51. Kb5 h4 52. a5 h3 53. a6 h2 54. a7 h1=Q 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 476983 | Merriman, J (2251) | Makarian, Rudik (2525) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Nh3 e5 8. d5 c6 9. Nf2 Qc7 10. Be2 Nh5 11. Qd2 Nf4 12. Bf1 h6 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Nd3 g5 15. h4 Ne5 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Be2 Nxc4 18. Qc1 Ne3 19. Rh2 cxd5 20. Nxd5 Qxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Nxd5 22. exd5 Bf5 23. Kf1 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Ne1 Rc1 26. Rh5 Bxb2 27. Rxg5+ Bg6 28. Bd3 Bc3 29. Bxg6 Rxe1+ 30. Kf2 fxg6 31. Rxg6+ Kf7 32. Rxd6 Ra1 33. Rd7+ Kf6 34. Rxb7 Rxa2+ 35. Kf1 Ke5 36. Rf7 a5 37. d6 Kxd6 38. Rxf4 a4 39. Rc4 Bf6 40. g4 a3 41. f4 Rb2 42. g5 a2 43. Ra4 Bc3 44. f5 Rb1+ 45. Ke2 a1=Q 46. Rxa1 Rxa1 47. f6 Ke6 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 477366 | Pacheco, Dan (2203) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nh3 O-O 9. O-O Bxh3 10. Bxh3 Na6 11. e4 Nc7 12. a4 a6 13. f4 Nd7 14. e5 dxe5 15. f5 Ne8 16. Ne4 Nef6 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. a5 Qxb2 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Rad8 23. d6 e4 24. Rf2 Qd4 25. d7 f5 26. Bf1 Rxd7 27. Qc1 Rfd8 28. Ra2 e3 29. Rfe2 Re7 30. Rac2 Re5 31. Rc3 Rde8 32. Qc2 Kh7 33. Rd3 Qe4 34. Rd7+ Kh6 35. Qb2 f4 36. gxf4 Qxf4 37. Rg2 e2 38. Bxe2 Rxe2 39. Qg7+ Kh5 40. Qxg6+ Kh4 41. Rh7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 477485 | Merriman, J (2251) | Da Silva, Li (2182) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 b6 6. Ne2 Bb7 7. O-O c5 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Nxc3 cxd4 10. exd4 d5 11. Bg5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rac8 15. Bd3 h6 16. Bh4 Qf4 17. Bg3 Qxd4 18. Rad1 Qc5 19. Bd6 Qc6 20. f3 Rfe8 21. Bb5 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rcd8 23. Bb5 Qa8 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Nc3 N5f6 26. Bc7 Rc8 27. Bxd7 Rxc7 28. Bxe8 Qxe8 29. Qd3 Qc6 30. Qd6 Qc4 31. Rd4 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 477811 | Babikov, I (2239) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Ne2 Be6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bc2 Re8 11. a3 Bf8 12. f4 Bg4 13. Qd3 g6 14. Ng3 Bg7 15. f5 Nxd4 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Kh1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Ne2 19. Bb2 Qh4 20. Bb3 Rad8 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Bd5 Nxg3+ 23. Qxg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Rxd5 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 477990 | Merriman, J (2251) | Dobrowolski, P (2412) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. f3 a6 8. a4 Ne7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Be2 f5 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Nh3 g5 14. Bf2 f4 15. g3 fxg3 16. hxg3 Ne5 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. f5 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Be3 Qa1+ 23. Qc1 Qxc1+ 24. Bxc1 b4 25. Nb5 Bf3 26. Rf1 Bg2 27. Nxd6 Bxh3 28. Rf2 Be5 29. Nc4 Bxg3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 478272 | Jaque Gutierrez, Matias (2201) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. c4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 f5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 d6 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Nd7 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. h4 Ne4 15. Qc2 c5 16. h5 Rac8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. h6 g6 19. b3 Nxd3+ 20. Qxd3 b5 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 bxc4 23. b4 Bd5 24. Ng5 Rfd8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rd7 27. e4 Bc6 28. Rxd7 Bxd7 29. e5 Bc6 30. g3 Bd5 31. Kb2 Kh8 32. Kc3 Kg8 33. Kd4 Kh8 34. f4 Kg8 35. Nh3 Kf7 36. Nf2 Ke7 37. Nd1 Kd7 38. Ne3 Kc6 39. Nxc4 Kb5 40. Nd6+ Ka4 41. Nf7 Kxa3 42. Ng5 Kxb4 43. Nxh7 a5 44. Nf6 a4 45. Nxd5+ exd5 46. h7 a3 47. h8=Q a2 48. Qh1 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 478489 | Merriman, J (2251) | Korol, D (2287) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 bxc4 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bxc4 Bg7 8. f4 O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O a5 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. e6 fxe6 14. dxe6 Nde5 15. Bd5 Ba6 16. Re1 Nd3 17. Bxa8 Bd4+ 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Nxd4 Nxd1 20. Nc6 Qxa8 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. Rexd1 Qd8 23. Nc6 Qd6 24. e7 Re8 25. Rxd3 Bxd3 26. Nxa5 Qd4+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 478663 | Todev, Simeon (2138) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Qg4 g6 8. Bb5 Qa5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Bd2 Ne7 11. h4 Ba6 12. h5 O-O-O 13. Ne2 Nf5 14. Ng3 Qa4 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Qh4 Qc4 17. O-O-O Qxc3 18. Bxc3 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Early
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| 478924 | Merriman, J (2251) | King Rodriguez, Os Misael (2005) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bf4 Re8 11. h3 Nf8 12. g4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O-O Ng6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6 Be6 17. g5 Bf7 18. Qf5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Ne5 Bxa2 21. Rhg1 h5 22. Qxe4 c5 23. f4 Rac8 24. d5 c4 25. Kd2 Qb4+ 26. Ke2 Qxb2+ 27. Kf3 c3 28. Rg2 c2 29. Rdd2 Bb1 30. Nd3 Rxe4 31. Nxb2 c1=Q 32. Nd3 Qf1+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 479131 | Mkrtchyan, Mikayel (2136) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Bxc3 5. Bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Bd7 9. O-O-O Bc6 10. Nh3 Nbd7 11. d5 Rg6 12. Qh4 Nxd5 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Be1 Ne5 15. Be2 e3 16. fxe3 Nxe3 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Nf4 Rg8 19. Bd2 Nxg2 20. Rd1 Nxf4 21. Bxf4+ Nd7 22. Bh5 Ke7 23. Bxc7 Rg2 24. Bd6+ Ke8 25. Rf1 Be4 26. Bxf7+ Kd8 27. Bxe6 Rxc2+ 28. Kd1 Rxb2 29. Rf7 Nb6 30. Rf8# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 479327 | Azar, Sebastien (1998) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Be3 Re8 11. g4 Bg6 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Bd2 Qf6 15. Kg2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Be4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Ng1 Rad8 19. Qe3 Na5 20. Rab1 Nc4 21. Qg3 Qc6 22. Kh2 Nxa3 23. Rb2 e3 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 Nc4 26. Qc1 Nxb2 27. Qxb2 Re8 28. Qc1 Qxc3 29. Qf4 Qxc2 30. Kg3 Qc6 31. Nf3 Qd6 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 479564 | Merriman, J (2251) | Tokman, A (2380) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 Na6 8. Qd2 Nc7 9. Nge2 b5 10. cxb5 a6 11. Nc1 axb5 12. Nxb5 Nxb5 13. Bxb5 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. O-O Qa8 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Rab6 19. Qd2 Nd7 20. f4 Qa4 21. Re1 c4 22. e5 Nc5 23. e6 fxe6 24. dxe6 Rf8 25. g4 c3 26. Qxc3 Qxf4 27. Qg3 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Rxb2 29. Ne2 Qe4+ 30. Qg2 Rxb1 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 479801 | Merriman, J (2251) | Ghimoyan, Narek (2207) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 Qe7 14. Bd2 Rad8 15. Be1 Nc5 16. Rd4 a5 17. Rad1 b6 18. Qd2 Rxd4 19. Qxd4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nxa4 21. Bb3 Nc5 22. Ba2 Bh5 23. Rd2 h6 24. Qd6 Qa7 25. Bb1 Qb7 26. Bh4 Bg6 27. Bxg6 fxg6 28. Be7 Re8 29. Bh4 Ne4 30. Qd7 Qxd7 31. Rxd7 Nxc3 32. Rc7 c5 33. Rc6 a4 34. Rxb6 a3 35. Ra6 a2 36. Be1 Nd5 37. Rxa2 Nxe3 38. Kf2 Nf5 39. Rc2 Rc8 40. Bb4 c4 41. g4 Nd4 42. Rc1 Nb5 43. Ke3 g5 44. f5 Nc7 45. Rxc4 Nd5+ 46. Kd4 Rxc4+ 47. Kxc4 Ne3+ 48. Kd3 Nd5 49. fxe6 Nxb4+ 50. Kc4 Nc6 51. Kd5 Ne7+ 52. Kd6 Kf8 53. Kd7 g6 54. h3 h5 55. Kd6 hxg4 56. hxg4 Ke8 57. Kc5 Nc8 58. Kc6 Ke7 59. Kd5 Nb6+ 60. Kc5 Na4+ 61. Kd5 Nc3+ 62. Kc4 Ne2 63. Kd5 Nf4+ 64. Ke4 Nxe6 65. Kd5 Nf4+ 66. Ke4 Ke6 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 480054 | Pacheco, Dan (2203) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Ng3 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Qc7 12. f4 Re8 13. Kh1 c4 14. Bc2 Rb8 15. a5 Nc5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Ng4 18. e6 f5 19. d6 Qd8 20. d7 Bxd7 21. exd7 Nxd7 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Qxc4 Qh4 24. h3 Nde5 25. Qf4 Bh6 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Qxf5 Bxc1 28. Raxc1 Rf8 29. Qxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxf8+ Kg7 31. Rb8 Qg3 32. Rxb7+ Kf6 33. Rf1+ Ke6 34. hxg4 Nxg4 35. Rxh7 Nf2+ 36. Kg1 Ng4 37. Bf5+ Kd6 38. Ne4+ Kd5 39. Nxg3 Ne3 40. Rd7+ Kc6 41. Rc1+ Kb5 42. Rd3 Nc4 43. Rb3+ Kc5 44. Rxc4+ Kxc4 45. Rb6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 480211 | Guo, Anni (1883) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 Ne4 8. Nbd2 d5 9. c4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd2 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qxd2 e5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Ba6 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Qb6 18. Be2 a5 19. Bf3 Rd8 20. h3 a4 21. bxa4 d4 22. exd4 exd4 23. a5 Qa7 24. a3 h5 25. Rc6 Bf5 26. Rb6 Rb8 27. Bxd4 Rd8 28. Qb4 Rxd4 29. Qb5 Qc7 30. Rb8+ Kh7 31. Qe8 Rc4 32. g3 h4 33. Qd8 hxg3 34. Qxc7 Rxc7 35. fxg3 Bxh3 36. a6 Bd4+ 37. Kh2 Bf5 38. a4 Rc2+ 39. Kh1 Rc3 40. Bg2 Ra3 41. Rb7 Be6 42. a7 Rxa4 43. Rxf7+ Bxf7 44. a8=Q Rxa8 45. Bxa8 Be5 46. Be4 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 480385 | Merriman, J (2251) | Gulamirian, K (1890) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 b4 5. Nd2 a5 6. e4 d6 7. f4 g6 8. Ngf3 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rb1 e6 12. b3 exd5 13. cxd5 Ba6 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Bb2 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Ng4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 f5 21. h3 Nh6 22. Qe3 Rac8 23. e6 Qe7 24. Qe5+ Qf6 25. Rfe1 Rfe8 26. d6 Rcd8 27. Qxc5 Bc8 28. d7 Bxd7 29. exd7 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxd7 31. Bb1 Nf7 32. Qxa5 Qc3 33. Qb5 Rc7 34. a5 Ng5 35. Rf1 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Nxf3 37. gxf3 Re7 38. Qd5 Qe2 39. Qd4+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 480472 | Minina, V (2057) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 c5 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. e4 Qc7 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. f3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be6 14. b3 Rab8 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Rfd1 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 b4 20. Na4 Ng4 21. Bxb8 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 480648 | Merriman, J (2251) | Mesquita, Eduardo Barbosa (1958) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 Bg4 7. e3 c6 8. Be2 Nh5 9. Be5 f6 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 e6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Be2 Nd7 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nc5 18. Qd1 b4 19. d6 Qe6 20. Nb1 Ne4 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Bxe6 Bxe6 23. O-O Bd5 24. Nd4 Nxd6 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Qxd6 Be4 27. Qxb4 Rfe8 28. Rfe1 f5 29. f3 Rab8 30. Qa4 Bxb2 31. fxe4 Bxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxe4 33. Qc6 Rbe8 34. Nd2 R4e6 35. Qc3+ Kg8 36. Nf3 R8e7 37. Nd4 Rf6 38. Nc6 Ref7 39. Rd1 Kg7 40. Ne5 Re7 41. Rd7 Re6 42. Rxe7+ Kf8 43. Rxe6 f4 44. Qc7 fxg3 45. Qf7# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 480783 | Merriman, J (2251) | Vargas, M (2000) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e4 b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O Nf6 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. bxc3 Nxe4 12. Bxc4 Nxc3 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Qxc3 O-O 15. Bd3 Rfc8 16. Bb2 Qf4 17. d5 e5 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Bb7 21. Rac1 Re8 22. Bc4 Re7 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rc7+ Kg6 26. Rxb7 Kh6 27. Rxg7 Rb8 28. Ba1 a5 29. Rg3 a4 30. h3 Ra8 31. Re1 a3 32. Re6+ Kh5 33. Re7 h6 34. Re5+ Kh4 35. Rg4# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.02
Titled Tue 2nd Jul Late
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| 480973 | Kaganskiy, G (2180) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5 9. Nb1 cxd4 10. cxd4 g4 11. Ne1 h5 12. Be3 Nf8 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. f3 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. fxg4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. gxh5 Qb6 19. Kh1 Qxb2 20. Bg6+ Nxg6 21. hxg6 Qxc3 22. g7 Rg8 23. Qh5+ Kd8 24. Rf8+ Kc7 25. Qe5+ Kb6 26. Rb1+ Ka6 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Nf3 Qc2 29. Qd6+ Bc6 30. Qa3+ Ba4 31. Re1 Nxf3 32. Qxf3 Qxa2 33. Rxe6+ Bc6 34. h3 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 d4 36. Qf6 d3 37. Rxc6+ bxc6 38. Qxc6+ Ka5 39. Qc5+ Ka4 40. Qc6+ Ka3 41. Qxa8 Qe5+ 42. Kh1 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qe5+ 44. Kh1 Qe1+ 45. Kh2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.06.24
Arona Open 2024
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| 483946 | Pakleza, Z (2489) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne8 11. a4 a6 12. f4 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. h3 Rb8 15. a5 Nc7 16. Nc4 Nf6 17. Nb6 Bd7 18. Qc2 Nb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Bd3 Nh5 21. Re1 c4 22. Be2 Be8 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 639139 | Rendle, T (2376) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Ne2 Nf5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Qb6 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Be3 Be7 14. f4 f6 15. Qd2 f5 16. gxf5 exf5 17. Kh1 Be6 18. Rg1 Rf7 19. Rg2 g6 20. Rag1 Kh8 21. Bf2 Rg8 22. h4 Rfg7 23. Bb1 Qd8 24. h5 Bh4 25. Bxh4 Qxh4+ 26. Rh2 Qe7 27. Rg5 Qb4 28. Qxb4 Nxb4 29. Ng3 gxh5 30. Rxg7 Rxg7 31. Nxf5 Bxf5 32. Bxf5 Rf7 33. Rxh5 Nc6 34. Kg2 Nxd4 35. e6 Re7 36. Bxh7 Kg7 37. f5 Kf6 38. Bg6 Rg7 39. Kf2 Nxf5 40. Bxf5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 639362 | Ismayil, Malak (2200) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. dxc5 Rd8 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd4 f6 12. Bc4 e5 13. Bxd5+ Rxd5 14. Be3 Bxc5 15. c4 Rd4 16. Bxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Rfd1 Bxc4 20. Rac1 Be6 21. b3 Bg4 22. Re1 Rd8 23. h3 Bh5 24. g4 Bg6 25. Nb5 Bb6 26. Red1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 a6 28. Nd6 Kf8 29. Nxb7 Ke7 30. Nd6 Bc2 31. Nc8+ Ke8 32. Rc1 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 639821 | Merriman, J (2251) | Elgersma, Onno (2323) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6 6. Nge2 Bg7 7. Ng3 exd5 8. cxd5 h5 9. Be2 h4 10. Nf1 Na6 11. Bg5 h3 12. g3 O-O 13. Nd2 Re8 14. O-O Nc7 15. a4 Na6 16. Nc4 Nb4 17. f4 Qd7 18. Bf3 Nh7 19. Bh4 a6 20. Nb6 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Qc7 22. Nxa8 Qb8 23. Nb6 f5 24. Nxc8 Qxc8 25. Re1 Nf6 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Qd2 Bd4 28. exf5 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxf5 30. Be4 Qg4 31. Qe2 Qd7 32. Bxg6 Kg7 33. Bb1 Qf7 34. Qe7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 640002 | Merriman, J (2251) | Ronka, E (2300) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Qb6 12. exf6 Bb7 13. Bg2 O-O-O 14. O-O c5 15. d5 b4 16. Na4 Qb5 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. Qf3 Rxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qxf3 21. exd7+ Kxd7 22. Nxc5+ Bxc5 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 640336 | Jovic, Sta (2097) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Qd7 15. Qh4 Rac8 16. Bh3 Rxc1 17. Bxd7 Rxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Nxd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qxe7 Nf6 21. Qxd6 Re8 22. f3 Re3 23. Qc5 Re5 24. e4 Rh5 25. Kg2 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 640796 | Tilahun, Abel Mathewos (1953) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c5 Nd7 11. Qh4 Nxc5 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Nd5 Bf8 14. Rac1 Be6 15. b4 Na6 16. a3 Qd7 17. Nf4 Bf5 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Nf4 Rac8 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bh3 Nc7 22. Qe4 d5 23. Qe3 Bg7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. h4 Qd6 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Qxa7 Rc3 29. Qxb7 Rxg3+ 30. fxg3 Qxg3+ 31. Kh1 Qh3+ 32. Kg1 Bd4+ 33. e3 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Qh3+ 35. Kg1 Qg3+ 36. Kh1 Qh3+ 37. Kg1 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 640904 | Merriman, J (2251) | Hernandez, Elve (1947) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Bf4 Bb4 11. Qc2 Qa5 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rac1 Bb4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Ng5 Qc7 17. Bxc7 Na6 18. Nxf7# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 641336 | Lancman, Kyle (2075) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. dxc5 Rd8 9. Qxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd4 Nc6 11. O-O-O b6 12. cxb6 Bxa3 13. bxa3 axb6 14. Bb5 Bb7 15. Kb2 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Nc7 17. Be2 Rxd4 18. cxd4 Nd5 19. g3 Rc8 20. Nd2 Nf4 21. Re1 Nxe2 22. Rxe2 Bd5 23. Nb3 Kf8 24. Rc2 Rxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Ke7 26. Kc3 Kd6 27. a4 Kc7 28. a3 Kc6 29. Kb4 h5 30. Nd2 g5 31. a5 bxa5+ 32. Kxa5 f5 33. Kb4 h4 34. Kc3 h3 35. f4 g4 36. a4 Kb6 37. Nc4+ Ka6 38. Kb4 Kb7 39. Ne3 Be4 40. Kc5 Ka6 41. d5 exd5 42. Nxd5 Ka5 43. Nc3 Bc2 44. Kc4 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 641610 | Osiecki, S (1932) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. e5 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Qb6 6. Ne2 e6 7. Nbc3 Nge7 8. Qd3 Nf5 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Rb1 Bb4 11. g4 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Na5 13. Bg2 Nc4 14. Qc1 Rc8 15. O-O O-O 16. Rd1 Bb5 17. Nxb5 Qxb5 18. Nc3 Qa6 19. Rd3 Nxb2 20. Rh3 Nd3 21. Qg5 Bxc3 22. Qh5 h6 23. Rf3 Qxa2 24. Rf1 Qd2 25. h4 Nf4 26. Rxf4 Qxf4 27. g5 Bxd4 28. gxh6 Qxh6 29. Qg4 Bxe5 30. f4 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Bf6 32. h5 Rc2 33. Bf3 Rfc8 34. Bd1 Rd2 35. Rg1 Rc3 36. Rf1 Rdd3 37. Rg1 Rh3+ 38. Kg2 Rcg3+ 39. Qxg3 Rxg3+ 40. Kxg3 e5 41. fxe5 Bxe5+ 42. Kf2 Bd4+ 43. Kg2 Bxg1 44. Kxg1 Qd2 45. Bf3 Qe3+ 46. Kg2 d4 47. Bg4 d3 48. h6 Qxh6 49. Bf3 d2 50. Kf2 Qf4 51. Ke2 Qxf3+ 52. Kxf3 d1=Q+ 53. Ke4 Qc1 54. Kf5 b5 55. Kg4 b4 56. Kh3 b3 57. Kg2 b2 58. Kf3 b1=Q 59. Kg4 Qe4+ 60. Kh3 Qch1+ 61. Kg3 Qg1+ 62. Kh3 Qh7# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 641708 | Merriman, J (2251) | Shodikulov, D (2044) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 b4 5. Nd2 g6 6. e4 d6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Ngf3 O-O 9. Bd3 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Re8 12. Rb1 a5 13. b3 Ra7 14. Bb2 Rae7 15. h3 Nbd7 16. Qc2 Bh6 17. f5 Nh5 18. fxg6 Be3+ 19. Kh2 fxg6 20. Bxg6 Bf4+ 21. Kg1 Be3+ 22. Kh1 Ng3+ 23. Kh2 Nxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Ne5 25. Bxe8 Qxe8 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Ne4 Qg6 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Qxg6+ Kxg6 30. d6 Rf7 31. Bxe5 Bg5 32. d7 Bxd7 33. Nxd7 Rxf1 34. Nxc5 Rf5 35. Bd4 Bf4+ 36. Kg1 Bg3 37. Nd3 Rf8 38. Bf2 Bxf2+ 39. Nxf2 Re8 40. Nd3 Re3 41. Nc5 Kf5 42. Kf2 Rc3 43. Ke2 Kf4 44. Kd2 Rg3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
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| 642052 | Miszler, Levente (2269) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O a5 9. Re1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. a3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nf3 Qb6 14. Qa4 O-O 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Rac1 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Bd4 Bd7 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Qd2 Bd6 21. Qg5 Qe7 22. Ne5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Re1 Be8 25. Ng4 Nxg4 26. Qxg4 Bd7 27. Qh5 g6 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. h4 Qf7 31. Qh6+ Ke7 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. h5 Rc4 34. Qd8+ Qe8 35. Qf6+ Qf7 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. h6 Qf4 38. Qg7+ Kd8 39. Bf6+ Kc7 40. Be5 Bxe5 41. Qxe5+ Qxe5 42. Rxe5 Rh4 43. Rg5 Rxh6 44. g4 Kd6 45. Kg2 e5 46. Kg3 Rf6 47. Rh5 d4 48. g5 Rg6 49. Kh4 d3 50. Rh6 Rxh6+ 51. gxh6 Bf5 52. Kg5 Bh7 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
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| 642548 | Merriman, J (2251) | Serban, Cristian-Stefan (2309) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Ne2 e5 5. d5 f5 6. Nbc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Qc2 f4 9. f3 O-O 10. g4 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bf2 a5 13. Nc1 Kf7 14. Nd3 c6 15. Be2 Qc7 16. O-O-O Rb8 17. Kb1 cxd5 18. cxd5 b5 19. Rc1 Ba6 20. h4 Rfc8 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. Nd1 Qxc2+ 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Kxc2 b4 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. Bxa6 Ne5 27. Be2 a4 28. Bd4 Nfd7 29. Nf2 a3 30. b3 Rc8+ 31. Kb1 Nxg4 32. Nxg4 Bxd4 33. Rh7+ Ke8 34. Bb5 Rc7 35. Bc6 Kd8 36. Nh6 Ne5 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38. Nf5+ Kf6 39. Nxd4 g4 40. fxg4 Nxg4 41. Rf8+ Ke5 42. Ne6 Rh7 43. Rxf4 Ne3 44. Kc1 Rh2 45. Rf8 Rxa2 46. Nc7 Ra1+ 47. Kd2 a2 48. Re8+ Kd4 49. Nb5+ Kc5 50. Rc8 Rd1+ 51. Kxe3 a1=Q 52. Be8+ Kb6 53. Rc6+ Kb7 54. Nxd6+ Ka7 55. Nb5+ Kb7 56. Nd6+ Kb8 57. Rc8+ Ka7 58. Nb5+ Kb7 59. Rc7+ Kb8 60. Rd7 Re1+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
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| 642698 | Merriman, J (2251) | Burke, Paul | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 a6 2. e4 d6 3. c4 g6 4. f4 h6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Rad1 f5 12. e5 Qe8 13. Rfe1 b6 14. d5 exd5 15. e6 Nc5 16. cxd5 Bb7 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Bc4 Rd8 19. h4 c6 20. Qd3 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Qe7 24. b3 Bf6 25. h5 Rg8 26. Re2 gxh5 27. Qxf5+ Kh8 28. Qxh5 Qg7 29. Rde1 Bd4+ 30. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 31. Kh1 Qg7 32. Qh3 Rde8 33. f5 Qf6 34. e7 Rg5 35. Re6 Qg7 36. Rxh6+ Kg8 37. f6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
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| 642945 | Gurevich, D (2357) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. f3 Nd7 14. Qd2 Nde5 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. f5 e6 18. f6 Bh8 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. h3 Bh5 21. c5 Bxf6 22. Qxd6 Bxb2 23. Rc2 Be5 24. Qxd8 Rbxd8 25. g4 Rd3 26. Re2 f5 27. exf5 exf5 28. gxh5 f4 29. Bf2 Rxh3 30. hxg6 f3 31. Rxe5 Nxe5 32. Bd4 Nd3 33. Nd7 Rf5 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Nxh7+ Ke8 36. g7 Rg3+ 37. Kh2 Rg2+ 38. Kh3 Rh5# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
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| 643079 | Merriman, J (2251) | Pinheiro, I (2270) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qc3+ 12. Qd2 Qxa1 13. O-O Bd7 14. e4 Rc8 15. e5 Nd5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Qd3 Rxc1 19. h4 Rxf1+ 20. Kh2 Rh1+ 21. Kg3 Qc3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
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| 643281 | Kotlyar, K (2390) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 Rb8 12. Nc4 a6 13. Bf4 Nfe8 14. a5 f5 15. e5 Nb5 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Nxd6 Nxd6 18. exd6 g5 19. Be3 Qxd6 20. Bxg5 Bxb2 21. Bxb5 Bxa1 22. Qxa1 f4 23. Re1 Qg6 24. Qe5 f3 25. d6 fxg2 26. Bc4+ Rf7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
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| 643562 | Merriman, J (2251) | Solcan, Martin (2204) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. cxd5 Ne4 9. Be5 Nxc5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Qd4+ f6 12. b4 Qa3 13. Rc2 Nca6 14. b5 Nb4 15. Rd2 Qc1+ 16. Nd1 Nc2+ 17. Rxc2 Qxc2 18. e4 Bg4 19. Be2 Nd7 20. Qe3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rfc8 22. h4 Ne5 23. h5 g5 24. h6+ Kh8 25. f4 gxf4 26. Qxf4 Rg8 27. d6 Qxa2 28. dxe7 Qf7 29. Ne3 Qxe7 30. Nd5 Qd6 31. f3 Rg6 32. Kf2 Rag8 33. Rh2 Qc5+ 34. Ne3 Qd4 35. b6 axb6 36. Bf1 b5 37. Bxb5 Qb2+ 38. Be2 Nd3+ 39. Kf1 Nxf4 40. Nf5 Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qg1# 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
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| 643739 | Merriman, J (2251) | Kniazev, I (2036) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 b4 6. Bc1 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Ngf3 e6 11. Bd3 Ng4 12. Qe2 f5 13. O-O Qd8 14. h3 Nh6 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Bb7 17. d6 Nc6 18. b3 Nf7 19. Bb2 Nxd6 20. exd6 Bxb2 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Rae1 Nd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 24. Kh1 Qe8 25. Nf3 Qc6 26. d7 Rad8 27. Qxc6 Bxc6 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Re7 Rxd7 30. Rfe1 Rf7 31. Re8+ Kg7 32. c5 Rd5 33. Bc4 Bxe8 34. Rxe8 Rxc5 35. Bxf7 Kxf7 36. Ra8 Rc7 37. Rd8 Ke6 38. Rxd4 a5 39. Kg1 Ke5 40. Rd2 Rc3 41. Rb2 Kd4 42. Kf2 Kd3 43. g4 Rc2+ 44. Rxc2 Kxc2 45. Kg3 Kxb3 0-1 | ||||
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2024.02.13
Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
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| 643867 | Sabar, Ethmane Daouda (2040) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. g3 f5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. e3 Re8 9. Nge2 d6 10. O-O Be6 11. d4 Bd7 12. a3 Rb8 13. b4 Qg5 14. Nf4 Ne7 15. h4 Qh6 16. Ncd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 c6 18. Nf4 Be6 19. Rc1 Rbd8 20. Qa4 a6 21. b5 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 axb5 23. Qb4 Bf8 24. a4 d5 25. Qb3 bxa4 26. Qxb7 a3 27. Qxc6 Qg7 28. Nxd5 Re6 29. Qc7 Rde8 30. Qa7 g5 31. hxg5 Qxg5 32. Nc7 Rh6 33. Nxe8 Qh5 34. Rfd1 f4 35. exf4 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Re6 37. Qd7 Re7 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Qg4+ Kxf6 40. Qg5+ Ke6 41. Rc6+ Kd7 42. Qd5+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
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| 700083 | Merriman, J (2251) | Nikulina, A (1844) | 1-0 | |
| 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 O-O 7. Ne2 d6 8. O-O Be6 9. b3 Qd7 10. Re1 a5 11. Qc2 Bf5 12. e4 Bh3 13. Bh1 Ng4 14. f3 Nf6 15. Be3 Be6 16. Red1 a4 17. Bg2 b6 18. g4 Qe7 19. Ng3 axb3 20. axb3 Ra5 21. Rxa5 Nxa5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rd8 24. Bg5 h6 25. Bh4 Qd7 26. Bf1 Re8 27. Bd3 Nh7 28. Be4 Ng5 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. b4 Nc6 31. Qd2 f6 32. Qd5+ Kh7 33. Qxc6 Qe7 34. Qd5 Rd8 35. Kg2 Qd7 36. h4 gxh4 37. Rh1 Kh6 38. Rxh4+ Kg5 39. Rh5+ Kf4 40. Qd2# 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
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| 700259 | Merriman, J (2251) | Dominguez Pons, E (2327) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 Ngxe5 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 a6 9. b3 Bf5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Qd2 h6 15. h3 a5 16. Na4 Bb4 17. Bc3 Rab8 18. f4 Nd7 19. f5 Bh7 20. Bd3 Rfe8 21. Rce1 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Qe5 23. Be4 Rb6 24. Bc2 Nc5 25. f6 Bxc2 26. Qxc2 g6 27. Rf3 Re6 28. Ref1 Rb8 29. Ne2 Qe4 30. Qb2 Re5 31. Nd4 Ne6 32. Ne2 Ng5 33. Rg3 Rbe8 34. Nf4 Kh7 35. h4 Ne6 36. Qe2 Nxf4 37. Qg4 Nh5 38. Qd7 Kg8 39. Rgf3 Qxh4 40. Qxc7 R5e6 41. Qxc6 Kf8 42. Qb6 Rxf6 43. Rxf6 Nxf6 44. Qxd6+ Kg7 45. Qd4 Re4 46. Qc3 Qg5 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
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| 700328 | Deveci, Huseyin Said (2184) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ne2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. f4 Nf5 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. g4 Nh4 11. Nfg1 O-O 12. Kf2 f6 13. Kg3 fxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nh3 Rf3# 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
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| 700594 | Begunov, K (2325) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 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 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
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| 700686 | Merriman, J (2251) | Kostov, Deyan Samuil (2233) | 0-1 | |
| 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 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
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| 700773 | Kotlyar, K (2390) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bxc5 8. Bd3 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. Re1 g6 13. Qe2 Nh5 14. Rad1 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qf6 16. Na4 Nd4 17. Qd2 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bxa4 19. b3 Bc6 20. Be2 Rad8 21. Qa5 Bb6 22. Qb4 Qg5 23. Kg2 d4 24. Qc4 Qf5 25. Rd3 Bb5 26. Qb4 Bxd3 27. cxd3 Ba5 28. Qxb7 Bxe1 29. g4 Qe5 30. Kf1 Bd2 31. Qxa7 Rc8 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
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| 700949 | Merriman, J (2251) | Rangel, D (2176) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 c6 6. Ng3 d6 7. Be2 e5 8. d5 a5 9. h4 h5 10. Bg5 Na6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. Nxh5 Nc7 13. Qf3 Nce8 14. Nd1 Bg4 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Qg3 Bf3 17. gxf3 Kh7 18. Ne3 Rg8 19. Qh3 Qc8 20. Qf5+ Qxf5 21. Nxf5 cxd5 22. cxd5 Rgc8 23. Kd2 Ne8 24. Rac1 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Nxd6 Rf8 27. Nxb7 Rfb8 28. Rc7 Ra7 29. Rc6 Raxb7 30. Rxf6 Rxb2+ 31. Kd3 Rxa2 32. Rxf7+ Kg6 33. Rc7 Rxf2 34. Rg1+ Kh6 35. Rg3 a4 36. d6 a3 37. Ra7 a2 38. d7 Rd8 39. Kc4 Rxd7 40. Ra6+ Kh5 41. Rg5+ Kxh4 42. Rxe5 Rd1 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Early
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| 701047 | Stojanovski, Sa (2179) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Na6 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. Rc1 Rb8 12. b3 Re8 13. O-O Ne4 14. Nxe4 Rxe4 15. Nd2 Re8 16. Nc4 Bf8 17. Qf3 Bf5 18. Qg3 Bd3 19. Rfd1 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Qd7 21. Rxc5 dxc5 22. Bxb8 Qb5 23. Bf4 Qe2 24. Qf3 Qxa2 25. e4 Bg7 26. d6 Bd4 27. Bg5 f6 28. Bxf6 Rf8 29. e5 Qc2 30. Qd5+ Rf7 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Qxd4 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qc6 34. Qc4 Qxc4 35. bxc4 Rd7 36. c5 a5 37. c6 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Late
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| 701216 | Merriman, J (2251) | Crevatin, Leo (2300) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. Ng3 a5 12. O-O-O a4 13. Bd3 a3 14. b3 Bb4 15. Nce2 Nb6 16. h4 Nc8 17. Nf4 Bd6 18. h5 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Rg8 21. Rh3 Nd6 22. Rf1 Ke7 23. Nf4 Rae8 24. h6 Kd8 25. Nh5 Ne4 26. Nxf6 Nxf6 27. Rxf6 Ke7 28. Rf3 Rg5 29. Rh4 Reg8 30. Rhf4 f5 31. Rxf5 Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxg3 33. Rf2 Rxe3 34. Kd2 Re6 35. Kc3 Rxh6 36. Kb4 Rh4 37. Rd2 Kd6 38. Kxa3 Rg4 39. Kb2 h5 40. Kc3 Rg3+ 41. Kb4 b6 42. a4 Rg4 43. Kc3 c5 44. dxc5+ bxc5 45. a5 Kc6 46. Kb2 d4 47. Rc2 Rg5 48. Ka3 Kb5 49. Rf2 Kxa5 50. Kb2 Kb4 51. Kc2 Rg3 52. Kd2 Rxb3 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Late
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| 701337 | Merriman, J (2251) | Aashman, Gupta (2235) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 c5 2. d5 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nge2 h5 7. Bg5 a6 8. a4 h4 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. f3 Nbd7 11. Nc1 Ne5 12. Be2 Qb4 13. b3 Nh7 14. N1a2 Qxb3 15. Rb1 Qa3 16. Bxh4 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Qxa4 19. Nc7+ Kf8 20. Nxa8 Qxa8 21. O-O Bd7 22. Nc3 Nf6 23. Bg5 Ne8 24. Rb2 f6 25. Be3 Nc7 26. Rfb1 Kf7 27. h3 g5 28. Rb7 Qa5 29. Qb2 Bc8 30. Rb8 Na6 31. Rb6 Nb4 32. Rb5 Qa7 33. Rxb4 f5 34. Rb8 f4 35. Bd2 c4+ 36. Kf1 Rxh3 37. gxh3 Bxh3+ 38. Ke1 Qg1+ 39. Bf1 Qxf1# 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Late
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| 701545 | Cruz, Jon (2323) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 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 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Late
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| 701653 | Merriman, J (2251) | Quirke, J (1986) | 1-0 | |
| 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O e5 7. c4 Nc6 8. Nc3 a5 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rad1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bf3 Bd7 15. Ne2 Rb8 16. Qxa5 Ra8 17. Qd2 Rxa2 18. Qc1 Qb8 19. Nc3 Ra7 20. Qc2 c5 21. Ra1 h5 22. h3 Be6 23. Rxa7 Qxa7 24. Ra1 Qb6 25. Nb5 Nd7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qc3+ Ne5 28. Be2 Kg8 29. Qa5 d5 30. Nxc7 Qxb3 31. Nxe8 Qb2 32. Bf1 dxc4 33. Qa3 Qd2 34. Qc1 Qd8 35. Qb2 Nd3 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Qc3 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Late
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| 701841 | Aliakbarov, A (2154) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. f3 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nxc7 Qxc7 15. Nc4 Nd7 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Qb3 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Rb8 19. Rfc1 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bf1 c4 22. Qb4 Rb6 23. Be3 Rb7 24. Ra6 Rd8 25. Rc6 Qe7 26. Ra1 f5 27. Bf4 Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Bc5 29. Qe1 fxe4 30. fxe4 Qf6 31. Qd2 Rf8 32. g3 Bd7 33. e5 Qf5 34. exd6 g5 35. Rxc5 gxf4 36. Qxf4 Qxf4 37. gxf4 Rxf4 38. Rc7 Rxc7 39. dxc7 Rd4 40. Bg2 Kf7 41. h3 Ke7 42. Ra8 Kd6 43. c8=Q Bxc8 44. Rxc8 Rd2 45. Rc6+ Ke5 46. Re6+ Kf4 47. d6 Rxb2 48. d7 Rd2 49. Bc6 c3 50. Bxb5 c2 51. Rc6 Rd1+ 52. Kg2 Rd2+ 53. Kf1 Rxd7 54. Rc4+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Late
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| 701961 | Merriman, J (2251) | Feliz, D (2048) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e3 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bf6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Nb3 Be6 13. Nc5 b6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qa4 Ne5 16. Rd1 Qe8 17. Qb3 Rc8 18. Bd2 Qh5 19. e4 Nc4 20. exd5 Bd4 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 exd5 23. Bxd5+ Kh8 24. Bxc4 Qc5 25. Rd4 Rce8 26. Rad1 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 h6 28. Bb3 Qf5 29. Rf4 Qc8 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Re1 Qb4 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Bc2+ g6 34. Qxg6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Late
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| 702106 | Merriman, J (2251) | Balla, Ta (2277) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Rc1 Ba6 13. Bf3 Bb6 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. Rc2 Rad8 18. h4 d4 19. Nb1 c5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Na3 Nd5 22. Bc1 Qd7 23. Qc4 Qg4 24. Qd3 Rd6 25. Nc4 Rf6 26. e4 Nb4 27. Qe2 Qg6 28. Rcd2 Rxe4 29. Qf1 Rg4 30. Ne5 Rxg3+ 31. fxg3 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Qxg3+ 33. Rg2 Qxe5 34. Bxh6 g6 35. Rgf2 Qg3+ 36. Rg2 Qxh4 37. Bg5 Qe4 38. Bf6 Bc7 39. Bh4 Qxh4 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.26
Titled Tue 26th Dec Late
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| 702277 | Dias, J (1746) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Nbd7 9. Bb2 b6 10. Ne2 Bb7 11. Ng3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Rg1 Kb8 14. h3 c5 15. Bb5 Ka8 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. Qe3 f5 18. a4 Rc8 19. Ne2 Nf6 20. c4 Ba6 21. Qc3 cxd4 22. Qxd4 Rgf8 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxc4 25. Nf4 Bb3 26. Nxe6 Bxc2 27. Nxf8 Bxa4+ 28. Kb1 Bc2+ 29. Ka2 Ne8 30. Rd2 Bd3 31. Nd7 Nd6 32. Rc1 Nc4 33. Rxc4 Bxc4+ 34. Ka3 Be6 35. Ne5 Kb7 36. Rd6 Bg8 37. Rd7+ Rc7 38. Rxc7+ Kxc7 39. Kb4 a5+ 40. Kb5 Bd5 41. Bd4 Kd6 42. Kxb6 a4 43. g3 a3 44. Kb5 a2 45. Kb4 Ke6 46. Ka3 h5 47. h4 Kd6 48. Kb2 Ke6 49. Ng6 Kd6 50. Nf4 Bf7 51. Bc3 Kc6 52. Kc1 Kb5 53. Kb2 Kc4 54. Bf6 Kb4 55. Ne2 Kc4 56. Nc1 Kb4 57. Nxa2+ Kc4 58. Nc1 Kd5 59. Kc2 Kc4 60. Be5 Kd5 61. Bf4 Ke6 62. Kd2 Kf6 63. Ke3 Ke6 64. Ne2 Kd5 65. Nd4 Bg6 66. Ne2 Ke6 67. Nc3 Bf7 68. Kd4 Kf6 69. Nd5+ Kg6 70. Ne3 Kf6 71. Be5+ Kg6 72. Bf4 Be6 73. Kc5 Kf7 74. Kd6 Ba2 75. Ke5 Kg6 76. Nxf5 Bb1 77. Ne3 Bd3 78. Nd5 Bb1 79. Kd4 Bc2 80. Nc3 Bb1 81. Nxe4 Bc2 82. Nd2 Ba4 83. Ke5 Bd7 84. f3 Be8 85. Be3 Bc6 86. Ne4 Bd7 87. Nf2 Bc6 88. g4 Bxf3 89. g5 Be2 90. Ne4 Bf3 91. Bd4 Be2 92. Nf6 Bf1 93. Ne8 Be2 94. Nd6 Bd1 95. Ne4 Bc2 96. Ng3 Bd1 97. Ne4 Bg4 98. Kf4 Bd1 99. Nf6 Bc2 100. Nd7 Bd1 101. Ne5+ Kh7 102. Kf5 Bc2+ 103. Kf6 Bd1 104. g6+ Kh6 105. Nf7# 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 708202 | Tomb, M (2090) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O a5 9. Re1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. a3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nf3 Qb6 14. Qa4 O-O 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Qg4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qg3 Bd6 19. Qh4 e5 20. Ng5 e4 21. Bd4 h6 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Bc4+ Kh7 25. Qxe4+ Bf5 26. Qd5 Qc7 27. Bc3 Rad8 28. Kh1 Bxh2 29. Qf3 Qxc4 30. Kxh2 Bg6 31. Qxb7 Qf4+ 32. Kh1 Rf7 33. Qb6 Rd5 34. f3 Rh5+ 35. Kg1 Qh2+ 36. Kf2 Rg5 37. Rg1 Qg3+ 38. Kf1 Bd3# 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 708333 | Merriman, J (2251) | Taboas Rodriguez, D (2365) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. c5 Be7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. b4 a5 13. a3 a4 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne1 Bg6 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Qd2 Nd5 19. Nc2 f5 20. f4 Qe8 21. Bf2 Bh5 22. g4 fxg4 23. hxg4 Qg6 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 708579 | Merriman, J (2251) | Hirneise, J (2270) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 f5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nge2 f4 7. f3 g5 8. g3 h5 9. h4 g4 10. Bg2 gxf3 11. Bxf3 Bg4 12. Qd3 Na6 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Nc5 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Nxh5 Ne5 18. O-O-O Qe7 19. Rhf1 Bg7 20. Rf5 O-O-O 21. b4 Ncd7 22. Rdf1 Bh6+ 23. Kb1 Nb6 24. Nb5 Kb8 25. Na3 Qd7 26. Nf6 Qa4 27. Qb2 Nexc4 28. Nxc4 Nxc4 29. Qc3 Nd2+ 30. Ka1 Nxf1 31. Rxf1 Bg7 32. g4 Qb5 33. g5 Qxf1+ 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 708778 | Rama, Tejas (2221) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Re1 Rb8 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bf1 b5 15. axb6 Rxb6 16. Nc4 Rb4 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. f4 exf4 20. e5 Ng4 21. d6 Qc6 22. Nd5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Nxb4 cxb4 25. Rc1 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Bd7 27. Qd5 Qxd6 28. Qxd6 Bxd6 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Rc8 Kf8 31. Bxa6 Ke7 32. Bc4 Bd7 33. Rh8 h5 34. Ra8 Be6 35. Ra7+ Kf6 36. Bxe6 Kxe6 37. Kg1 Kd5 38. Rxf7 g5 39. Rf5+ Ke4 40. Rxg5 Kd3 41. Rd5+ Kc2 42. Rxd6 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 708958 | Kanter, E (2344) | Merriman, J (2251) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. a4 Na6 11. Bg5 Nb4 12. Rc1 h6 13. Bf4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Nb5 Nxg3 17. Nxg3 Bxb2 18. Rc2 Be5 19. Na3 Bd7 20. Nf5 Qf6 21. Qh3 Kh7 22. Nc4 Bxa4 23. Ra2 Bd7 24. g4 Bxf5 25. gxf5 Bf4 26. Qd3 b5 27. Na5 Qe5 28. f3 c4 29. Qb1 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 a6 31. Nc6 Qc5 32. Ra5 f6 33. Qa2 Qe3 34. Nb4 Qb3 35. Qxb3 cxb3 36. Rxa6 Rxa6 37. Nxa6 Rc8 38. Rb1 Rc1+ 39. Rxc1 Bxc1 40. Nb4 b2 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 709129 | Merriman, J (2251) | Bellissimo, Joseph F. (2203) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O Bf5 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. exd4 Ne4 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. axb3 b5 15. b4 Rfc8 16. Nb3 e6 17. Na5 Ne7 18. Ne5 Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. f3 Nf6 21. Be5 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nb7 Rc6 24. Nc5 Nb6 25. Ra6 Rc7 26. b3 g5 27. Rea1 Nc8 28. R1a5 Rb8 29. Ra1 Rb6 30. R6a5 f6 31. Ra6 Kf7 32. Kf2 e5 33. Ke3 f4+ 34. Kd3 Rcc6 35. Rxb6 axb6 36. Na6 Nd6 37. Nb8 e4+ 38. fxe4 dxe4+ 39. Ke2 Rc7 40. Ra8 Rxc3 41. Na6 Rxb3 42. Ra7+ Kg6 43. Nc7 Rxb4 44. Ne6 Rb2+ 45. Ke1 Nc4 46. Rg7+ Kh6 47. Rg8 f3 48. Rh8+ Kg6 49. Rg8+ Kf7 50. Rg7+ Kxe6 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 709292 | Merriman, J (2251) | Krzywda, A (2234) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qc2 Nh5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Nbd2 O-O-O 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. Nbd4 e6 16. O-O-O Kb8 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. g4 Nb4 19. Qd2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 e5 21. Nb3 Be6 22. Qd2 Rhd8 23. Rhe1 Rd7 24. Ka1 Rc4 25. Qc2 Ra4 26. Nc5 Rxa2+ 27. Kxa2 Qxc5 28. Kb1 Bxg4 29. e4 dxe4 30. Qxe4 f5 31. Qa4 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 a6 33. Rd8+ Ka7 34. Rd7 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Bf6 36. Qb3 Qc6 37. Qf7 e4 38. fxe4 Qxe4+ 39. Ka1 Qc6 40. Rc7 Qb6 41. Kb1 f4 42. Rd7 h5 43. Qd5 h4 44. f3 h3 45. Rh7 h2 46. Rxh2 Qg1+ 47. Ka2 Qxh2 48. Qe6 Qh8 49. Qd6 Qg8+ 0-1 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 709398 | Egorov, K (2118) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Bd3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. Nxb5 Qa5+ 13. Nc3 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15. O-O Re8 16. Bd4 Bh6 17. Re1 Bd7 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. Bc3 Qb6 21. Nh2 f5 22. Nd2 Qc5 23. Qe2 Qxd5 24. Nxc4 Bf7 25. b3 Re8 26. Qb2 Nc5 27. Ne3 Qc6 28. Nhf1 Nd3 29. Qd2 d5 30. Qxd3 Rc8 31. Bb2 f4 32. Qd4 Be6 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qxh7+ Ke8 35. Qxh6 fxe3 36. Nxe3 Bf7 37. Qh8+ Kd7 38. Qe5 d4 39. Bxd4 Be6 40. Rd1 Ke8 41. b4 Qa4 42. Bc5 Rc6 43. Qh8+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 709508 | Merriman, J (2251) | Saim, M (2169) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. a3 Be7 7. d5 Bb7 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. e4 Nbd7 11. Be2 a5 12. O-O Re8 13. Rb1 Bf8 14. f3 g6 15. Be3 Bg7 16. Bd4 Nc5 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ncd7 19. Qd2 c5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Rxb7 Ne5 23. f4 Nd7 24. Rxd7 Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Bxc3 26. Rxd6 f5 27. e5 Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Ra2 29. Bc4 Rc2 30. Bb5 Rb8 31. Bc6 g5 32. e6 gxf4 33. e7 fxg3 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. e8=Q Rf2 36. Qe7+ Kh6 37. Rd6+ Kh5 38. Qxh7+ Kg5 39. Rg6+ Kf4 40. hxg3+ Ke3 41. Rxf2 Kxf2 42. Qh5 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Ke3 44. Qf3+ Kd2 45. Qf4+ Kc3 46. Qf3+ Kb4 47. Qxf5 Bg1+ 48. Kh3 Bd4 49. Qxb1+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 709640 | Gerbelli Neto, E (2114) | Merriman, J (2251) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 f5 7. f3 exf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Bxc7 Nc6 14. c3 f4 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Bf3 Be4 17. Rde1 Rae8 18. Rhf1 g5 19. h4 h6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. b4 Rf7 22. Bd6 Re6 23. b5 Rxd6 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxe4 Rxc3+ 27. Kb2 Rfc7 28. Rf2 Kg7 29. Re5 Kg6 30. d5 Rd3 31. Rfe2 g4 32. Re6+ Kf7 33. R6e4 f3 34. Rf4+ Kg6 35. Rxg4+ Kf5 36. gxf3 Rxf3 37. Rg8 Rcc3 38. Rf8+ Kg4 39. Rg2+ Kh3 40. Rxf3+ Rxf3 41. Rd2 Rf7 42. Kc3 Kg4 43. Kc4 Kf5 44. Kc5 Rd7 45. Re2 Kf6 46. d6 Rd8 47. Kd5 Rd7 48. Rf2+ Kg7 49. Ke6 1-0 | ||||
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2023.12.19
Titled Tue 19th Dec Late
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| 709685 | Merriman, J (2251) | Ivanov, Aleksandr (2068) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e4 b5 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nxe4 10. Qc2 Nf6 11. Ba3 Bb7 12. Ne5 a6 13. Rab1 Qc8 14. Qb2 Nbd7 15. Nxc4 c5 16. Nd6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 765447 | Titichoca Daza, Daniel (2157) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. c3 dxe4 6. dxe4 e5 7. Bc4 Bc5 8. Qe2 a5 9. h3 O-O 10. Nf1 Qe7 11. g4 Be6 12. Ng3 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Nd7 14. Nf5 Qe6 15. Qe2 Nb6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 a4 18. O-O Na5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qb5 Nac4 21. Nxc4 Nxc4 22. Qxb7 Rdb8 23. Qxc7 Rxb2 24. Rd8+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 765784 | Estrada Nieto, J (2212) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 a5 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. O-O Na6 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bxa6 Rxa6 11. Nb3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bf4 a4 14. Nbd4 Bxc5 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Qb5 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qc8 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Kg2 Re5 22. Qxa4 Rxf3 23. Rh1 Ref5 24. Rd2 Qe6 25. Kf1 Kh7 26. Qg4 R3f4 27. Qe2 Re4 28. Qd1 Rfe5 29. Kg2 Qg6+ 30. Kf1 Qe6 31. Kg2 Rg5+ 32. Kf1 Rge5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 765937 | Merriman, J (2256) | Manukian, Ar (2196) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. c3 e6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc2 f5 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Nbd2 Rc8 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Be7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rad1 Bb5 14. Bg3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. f3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bf6 19. f4 Bxe5 20. fxe5 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Rxb7 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 766312 | Merriman, J (2256) | Kopczynski, M (2225) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nfd7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. dxe5 Ndxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. c3 Be6 13. Nf3 Bg7 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Rad1 c5 17. Nc2 Qe7 18. e4 Bc6 19. Ne3 f5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rbe8 22. Bb5 Rd8 23. Rfe1 Qc7 24. Qe3 a6 25. Bf1 Rde8 26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kf7 28. Rde1 Be5 29. Re6 f4 30. Bc4 b5 31. R6xe5 bxc4 32. R5e4 g5 33. Rxc4 Qb7 34. b3 Qxd5 35. Rce4 Kf6 36. Re7 Qd2 37. R1e6+ Kf5 38. Rh6 Qxc3 39. Rhxh7 d5 40. Rhf7+ Kg6 41. Rg7+ Qxg7 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. Kf1 f3 44. gxf3 Kf6 45. Ke2 Kf5 46. Kd3 Kf4 47. b4 cxb4 48. Kd4 Kxf3 49. Kxd5 Kxf2 50. Kc4 Kg3 51. Kxb4 Kxh3 52. Ka5 g4 53. Kxa6 g3 54. Kb6 g2 55. a4 g1=Q+ 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 766406 | Reprintsev, A (2227) | Merriman, J (2256) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Nxe4 h6 9. Nxf6+ Nxf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qf3 Qd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. f3 Rad8 17. Be3 Nd5 18. Bf2 Nf4 19. Bf1 Rd7 20. Bg3 Nd5 21. Be2 Ne3 22. Rd3 Nf5 23. Bf2 Ba6 24. Rd2 Bxe2 25. Rxe2 Nxd4 26. Rd2 Rfd8 27. Rhd1 Ne2+ 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 766635 | Perossa, Nicolas (2285) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O c5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 Bg4 9. h3 Bf5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Qd7 12. Kh2 h5 13. e4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Be6 15. Nf3 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Nxe4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rfe1 Nf6 19. Ng5 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Nxe6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 766904 | Merriman, J (2256) | Belov, Alexe (2421) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Nh3 Bxf4 5. Nxf4 Nf6 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Ba6 8. Nd2 Bxd3 9. Nxd3 Nbd7 10. Nf3 c5 11. Nfe5 Rc8 12. c3 O-O 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Ne5 Qb5 15. Qc2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nd7 17. a4 Qa6 18. Nxd7 Rfd8 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nf3 Rd6 21. Rfe1 Qc4 22. Qe2 Qc7 23. Qd3 Qb7 24. Re2 a6 25. Rae1 Rcc6 26. Nd2 g6 27. h4 Kf7 28. h5 Rd8 29. hxg6+ hxg6 30. Re3 Rg8 31. Rh3 Rg7 32. Ree3 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Nb3 Rb6 35. Nc5 Qc7 36. Rh8 b4 37. cxb4 Ke7 38. b5 Kf7 39. Reh3 Rb8 40. R8h7 Ra8 41. Rxg7+ Kxg7 42. Nxe6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 767139 | Merriman, J (2256) | Zeltsan, Joseph (2421) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Qc2 c4 7. Be2 Bf5 8. Qc1 e6 9. Nf3 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Bg7 13. Nbd2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O 15. b3 cxb3 16. axb3 Rac8 17. O-O e5 18. Qb2 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Rc2 22. Qb1 Rxd2 23. Qxf5 Rxe2 24. Qxd5 Rd8 25. Qf3 Rb2 26. Rab1 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Rxd4 28. Re1 Rd7 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Qc3+ Qf6 31. Qc8 Re7 32. Rg8+ Kh7 33. Qd8 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Qxd8 35. Rxd8 Rb1 36. Rd3 Kg6 37. g4 Kf6 38. Kg3 Ke5 39. Kf3 b5 40. Ke3 a5 41. Kd2 Rb2+ 42. Ke3 a4 43. bxa4 bxa4 44. Ra3 Rb3+ 45. Rxb3 axb3 46. Kd3 Kf4 47. f3 Kg3 48. Kc3 Kxg2 49. Kxb3 Kxf3 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 767281 | Lund, Gunnar (2300) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1-0 | |
| 1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. a3 a5 5. b5 b6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bb7 9. d3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. a4 Qe7 12. Ne5 Rad8 13. f4 Nfd7 14. Ndf3 f6 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. bxc6 Nb8 17. Nd4 Qe8 18. f5 e5 19. Bh5 Qe7 20. Re1 e4 21. Kh1 Qe5 22. g3 Nxc6 23. Nxc6 Qxb2 24. d4 Nxa4 25. Rxa4 Qb5 26. Nxd8 Qxa4 27. Ne6 Rb8 28. Qg4 Qd7 29. c4 c6 30. Rb1 b5 31. c5 Bc7 32. Qd1 a4 33. Be2 a3 34. Qb3 b4 35. Qa4 g6 36. Rxb4 Rxb4 37. Qxb4 gxf5 38. Nf4 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 767466 | Merriman, J (2256) | Feliz, D (2035) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O Ba6 13. e5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc6 15. Rac1 Nb4 16. Qb3 Nd5 17. Nd2 Nf4 18. Rc4 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nxd4 20. Qb2 Nf5 21. Rfc1 Qd5 22. Nf3 h6 23. Rc7 Rfd8 24. h3 Qe4 25. Qa3 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Qxd4 27. Qe7 Rf8 28. Re1 Qxf2 29. Rd1 Qxa2 30. Rdd7 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Qxe5+ 32. Kh1 b5 33. Rxa7 Rxa7 34. Rxa7 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qe3 36. Rb7 Qf4+ 37. Kh1 Rc8 38. g3 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Rc2+ 40. Kg1 Qf2+ 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.24
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early
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| 767582 | Guzman Lozano, C (1837) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Bf4 g6 6. f3 Nf6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Nc3 Na6 9. Qd2 h5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxa6 bxa6 12. Nh3 Rb8 13. Rb1 Bb5 14. Nf2 Nd7 15. a4 Bc4 16. b3 a5 17. Ne2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 O-O 19. O-O Qb6 20. Kh1 Ne5 21. Nd1 c4 22. Ne3 cxb3 23. cxb3 Qd4 24. Rfd1 Qb4 25. Nc2 Qb6 26. Be3 Qb7 27. Nd4 Nd7 28. Nc6 Rbc8 29. Nxe7+ Kh8 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Rdc1 Re8 32. Qb5 Qxb5 33. axb5 f5 34. Rc7 Nf6 35. Bxa7 fxe4 36. b6 exf3 37. gxf3 Nxd5 38. Rxg7 Kxg7 39. b7 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 774986 | Merriman, J (2256) | Grinev, V (2418) | 0-1 | |
| 1. b3 a5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O Nd7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. d3 Ne7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. a4 Qc7 13. Rac1 Rfb8 14. Nd1 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 b5 16. c4 bxc4 17. bxc4 Qd6 18. Rc2 Rb3 19. Rfc1 Rab8 20. d4 Qb4 21. Nd1 Qxa4 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Rc7 R3b7 24. Nc3 Qb4 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Na4 Qb5 27. Bd1 Nf5 28. Nc5 Nxc5 29. Rxc5 Qb4 30. Qxb4 axb4 31. Bb3 Nd6 32. Kf1 Ne4 33. Ke2 Nxc5 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 775181 | Willy, Stephen (2072) | Merriman, J (2256) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 Be7 10. Be2 Qb6 11. Nd1 a5 12. O-O Ba6 13. c3 O-O 14. Nf2 b4 15. axb4 cxb4 16. g4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 a4 18. f5 Qa6 19. Qd2 Qb5 20. h4 Nb6 21. Bg5 Nc4 22. Qc1 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Nd3 exf5 26. g5 Rf7 27. Qf4 Re8 28. Rfe1 Re4 29. Qh2 Ne3 30. Nde5 Rf8 31. Re2 Ng4 32. Nxg4 Rxe2 33. Nf2 bxc3 34. bxc3 Qb2 35. Rf1 Qxc3 36. Qd6 Qxf3 37. Qxc6 Qg3+ 38. Kh1 Rxf2 39. Qxd5+ Kh8 40. Rxf2 Qxf2 41. Qc5 Qxh4+ 42. Kg1 Qxg5+ 43. Kf2 Re8 44. Qc6 Qe3+ 45. Kf1 f4 46. d5 f3 47. Qc2 Qe1# 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 775357 | Merriman, J (2256) | Womacka, M (2371) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 Bc5 10. Ng3 d6 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nce4 Qh4 16. b4 Bb6 17. Nxd6 Ng4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. Qd2 Qf6 20. Nxb7 h5 21. Nc5 h4 22. Nge4 Qe5 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. Nxg5 Rad8 25. h3 Rxd5 26. Nge4 Bf5 27. Rfd1 Rfd8 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Rc1 f6 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Ke2 g5 32. a4 a5 33. b5 Re5 34. f3 Bg6 35. Kd2 Rd5+ 36. Ke2 Re5 37. Kd2 Rd5+ 38. Ke2 Re5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 775534 | Merriman, J (2256) | Morris-Suzuki, Alan H (1652) | 0-1 | |
| 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Bb5 Ne7 5. Bxe5 a6 6. Bxc6+ Nxc6 7. Bb2 Qg5 8. g3 h5 9. h4 Qg6 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Nce2 O-O-O 12. d4 Nb4 13. Kd2 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. f3 Bf5 16. Rc1 Bd6 17. Nh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 Rhe8 19. Qg1 Ne7 20. Nf4 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Qe6 22. Rh2 Nf5 23. Re1 Rd7 24. Rhe2 Rde7 25. dxc5 Nxh4 26. Qg3 Nf5 27. Qg5 f6 28. Qxh5 Ng3 29. Qg6 Nxe2 30. Rxe2 Qc6 31. Bd4 Qe6 32. Qd3 Qh3 33. a4 Kb8 34. c6 Qxf3 35. Bc5 Re6 36. cxb7 Kxb7 37. Qc3 Qe4 38. Bd4 Rc8 39. Qb4+ Ka8 40. Kc1 Rec6 41. Qa5 Rxc2+ 42. Kd1 Rc1+ 43. Kd2 R8c2# 0-1 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 775613 | Ventura Bolet, M (2233) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 c4 5. d4 Bxb4+ 6. c3 Bf8 7. Ba3 Bxa3 8. Nxa3 Qa5 9. Qc1 Ne7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Nb5 Nbc6 12. Nd6 Nf5 13. Qd2 Nxd6 14. exd6 Rd8 15. Be2 Rxd6 16. O-O Rd8 17. Bd1 Qc7 18. Bc2 f6 19. Rfe1 Qf7 20. Qf4 Rb8 21. Bxh7+ Kf8 22. Qg3 b5 23. Bg6 Qg8 24. Qc7 Bd7 25. Qd6+ Ne7 26. Nh4 Be8 27. Qa3 Bf7 28. Nf5 Rb7 29. Rxb5 Bxg6 30. Rxb7 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 775776 | Aadit, Bhatia (2080) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. O-O Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Qc2 a6 14. Nc4 Rb8 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bxd6 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Na5 c4 20. Nc6 Rb6 21. Ra7 Qd6 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Rd1 Qg6 24. Ne7+ Rxe7 25. Rxe7 Bxh3 26. Re8+ Bf8 27. f4 Kg7 28. Qf2 Bc5 29. Rd4 Bxg2 30. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bxd4 32. e5 b4 33. Nd1 Rg6+ 34. Kf3 Rg1 35. Ne3 Bxb2 36. Nxc4 Bd4 37. Nd6 b3 38. Ke4 Bc3 39. Nf5+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 775944 | Merriman, J (2256) | De Souza, Arthur Olintho (2113) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. Nc3 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nb4 7. e4 dxe4 8. Ne5 Be6 9. Bc4 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 Nd3+ 11. Nxd3 exd3 12. O-O Be7 13. Qb5+ Kf8 14. Qxd3 Nf6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Bg5 Rd8 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bh4 Re8 19. Bg3 Qd7 20. Re2 Bd6 21. Rde1 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Bxg3 23. hxg3 g6 24. Qf3 Kg7 25. Qxb7 Qxd4 26. Qxc7 Re8 27. Rxe8 Nxe8 28. Qe7 Nf6 29. Qe2 a5 30. a3 Nd5 31. Nxd5 Qxd5 32. Qc2 Kh7 33. Kh2 h5 34. f3 Qe5 35. Qc3 Qd6 36. Qxa5 h4 37. Qg5 hxg3+ 38. Qxg3 Qd2 39. Qe5 Qh6+ 40. Kg3 Qd2 41. a4 f5 42. a5 Qc2 43. b4 g5 44. Qe7+ Kg6 45. Qe6+ Kh7 46. Qf7+ Kh6 47. Qf6+ Kh5 48. Qh8+ Kg6 49. Qg8+ Kh5 50. Qh7# 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 776051 | Santos Flores, A (2198) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Qd2 Nge7 9. a4 Bd7 10. Bd3 c4 11. Be2 O-O-O 12. O-O f6 13. Ba3 Ng6 14. Bd6 Nce7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rfb1 Rhf8 17. Qe3 f5 18. Qg5 Rf7 19. Qd2 h6 20. h4 Rg8 21. h5 f4 22. Nh4 Be8 23. Bg4 Qa6 24. a5 g5 25. hxg6 Rff8 26. Rb2 Nxg6 27. Nxg6 Bxg6 28. Rab1 Rg7 29. Rb5 Be8 30. Rc5+ Kb8 31. f3 h5 32. Bh3 b6 33. axb6 axb6 34. Bxe6 Re7 35. Bxd5 Ka7 36. Bxc4 Qa3 37. Rd5 Bf7 38. Qd3 Bxd5 39. Bxd5 Rc7 40. Qb5 Qa5 41. Qxa5+ bxa5 42. c4 Rb8 43. Ra1 Kb6 44. c5+ Ka7 45. Rxa5# 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 776167 | Merriman, J (2256) | Wu, Derek (2255) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. d5 e6 9. Qd2 h5 10. Nge2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nc1 Ne5 14. Be2 Bd7 15. O-O b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 20. Be2 Qb7 21. b3 Ne8 22. h3 Nc7 23. f4 Nd7 24. Bc4 Re8 25. e5 dxe5 26. f5 Nb5 27. d6 gxf5 28. Rxf5 Re6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rf1 Nd4 31. Bh6 Nf6 32. Qg5 Nf5 33. Bxg7 Qxg7 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 35. Nd3 e4 36. Nxc5 Nxd6 37. Nxe6+ Kg6 38. Nf4+ Kg5 39. b4 e3 40. Ne2 Nb5 41. Rc1 Kg6 42. Rc5 Nd6 43. Re5 Nfe4 44. b5 Kf6 45. Rxh5 Ke6 46. Rh6+ Kd7 47. h4 Nxb5 48. Rh7+ Ke6 49. h5 Kf6 50. Rb7 Nbc3 51. Nxc3 Nxc3 52. Kf1 Kg5 53. Rb3 Nd5 54. Rb5 Kxh5 55. Rxd5+ Kg4 56. Re5 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 776243 | Pereira, Fa PAR (2049) | Merriman, J (2256) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 O-O 8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. c5 Ne4 12. Bb5 Qf6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ne5 h5 18. gxh5 Rab8 19. b3 Rbd8 20. Qg4 Re6 21. Re3 Rxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Rae1 Qd4 24. f3 f5 25. Qh4 Rf8 26. fxe4 f4 27. exd5 Qxc5 28. Qe7 Qb6 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. h6 fxe3 31. hxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rxe3 cxd5 33. Qxb6 axb6 34. Re7+ Rf7 35. Re8 Rd7 36. Kf2 c5 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Rb8 Rd6 39. a4 Kg5 40. Kd3 Kf4 41. Rh8 Rg6 42. h4 Rg3+ 43. Kc2 d4 44. h5 Ke4 45. h6 Rg2+ 46. Kc1 d3 47. h7 1-0 | ||||
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2023.10.17
Titled Tue 17th Oct Late
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| 776349 | Merriman, J (2256) | Simonovic, M (2072) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 bxc4 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Bxc4 g6 8. f4 Bg7 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Ba6 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O Bxb5 14. axb5 Qb7 15. Bc3 Nb6 16. Bd3 c4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Rfc8 19. Qd3 Rc5 20. Ra5 Rac8 21. Bd4 Nxd5 22. Bxc5 Nxf4 23. Qe3 Rxc5 24. Qxf4 Qb6 25. Ra6 Qxb5 26. Rxa7 Rc8 27. Rxe7 Rf8 28. h3 d5 29. e5 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qxe7 31. Qd4 Qe6 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. b4 h6 34. b5 Kh7 35. b6 Rb8 36. Rb1 Qc6 37. Qb4 Rb7 38. Qb5 Qxb5 39. Rxb5 Bf8 40. Nd4 Be7 41. Rxd5 Rxb6 42. Rd7 Bc5 43. Nf3 Rb1+ 44. Kh2 Be3 45. Rxf7+ Kg8 46. Rf6 Kg7 47. Kg3 Rb4 48. Re6 g5 0-1 | ||||
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2023.07.30
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870546 | Pollack, Oscar (2096) | Merriman, J (2274) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. Nf3 Nb4 10. Bb1 Bb5 11. O-O Qa6 12. Re1 Nd3 13. Bxd3 Bxd3 14. Ng3 Rc8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rc1 O-O 18. Qd2 Bg6 19. Nh4 Bh7 20. Nh5 Qd3 21. Qf4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Re1 Bg6 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Qf6+ Kf8 26. h3 Ng8 27. Qh8 Qxd4 28. Nxg6+ fxg6 29. g3 Rc7 30. Re3 Rf7 31. Kg2 Qxb2 0-1 | ||||
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2023.07.29
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870521 | Merriman, J (2274) | Volovich, Julia (1811) | 1-0 | |
| 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb7 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. a4 d5 11. N2f3 Rc8 12. Nxc6 Rxc6 13. Bd3 Ne4 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. a5 bxa5 16. Qe1 Nc5 17. Be2 e5 18. Nf3 d4 19. Rxa5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 dxe3 21. fxe3 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Qxe3 23. Bc4 Qxe1 24. Rxe1 Rc7 25. Bxe5 Re8 26. Bxc7 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bd4 28. Rxa7 Ne6 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. c4 Re2+ 32. Kg3 Bg1 33. Kh3 Rc2 34. Be5+ Kh6 35. Ra1 Bc5 36. Re1 Kg5 37. Bg3 Kf6 38. Re4 Ke7 39. Re5 Bd4 40. Rb5 Rc3 41. Kg4 h6 42. Kf4 Bg1 43. Kg4 Bd4 44. Bc7 Kd7 45. Bb6 Bf6 46. Kf4 Rc2 47. Kg3 Kd6 48. Be3 Be5+ 49. f4 Bf6 50. Rb6+ Kd7 51. Rb7+ Kd6 52. c5+ Kd5 53. Kf3 Rc3 54. Rd7+ Kc6 55. Rd6+ Kc7 56. b4 Rb3 57. b5 Be7 58. b6+ Kb8 59. Rc6 Bf6 60. Rxe6 Bd4 61. Kf2 Rb2+ 62. Kg1 Re2 63. Re8+ Kb7 64. Re7+ Kb8 65. Re8+ Kb7 66. Re7+ Kb8 67. Bxd4 Rxe7 68. c6 Re8 69. Be5+ Ka8 70. Kf2 h5 71. Kg3 h4+ 72. Kg4 g5 73. b7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.28
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870487 | Jackson, Edward (1942) | Merriman, J (2274) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. Ndf3 Qc7 8. Ne2 f6 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nexd4 f5 12. b4 Rc8 13. Qb3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 a6 15. Rac1 Nh6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qd1 O-O 18. Qh5 Bg5 19. Rc2 Rc7 20. Kh1 Ba4 21. Nb3 Rfc8 22. h4 Be8 23. Qf3 Bxh4 24. Nc5 Bg6 25. g4 Rf8 26. Rg1 f4 27. Bf5 exf5 28. Qxd5+ Kh8 29. Nd7 Rxd7 30. Qxd7 Bxf2 31. Rf1 Bg3 32. e6 fxg4 33. e7 Re8 34. Re2 f3 35. Re6 Qb5 36. Qd4+ Kg8 37. Kg1 Qh5 38. Re2 fxe2 39. Rf8+ Rxf8 40. Qh8+ Kf7 41. exf8=Q+ Ke6 42. Qhf6+ Kd5 43. Qc5+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.27
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870457 | Merriman, J (2274) | Stoica, Savas Marin (2156) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. Rd1 cxd5 11. exd5 N8d7 12. Nh3 e4 13. fxe4 Ne5 14. Nf2 Bd7 15. b3 Rc8 16. Rc1 f5 17. Be2 fxe4 18. O-O Nd3 19. Nxd3 exd3 20. Bf3 Qh4 21. Ne4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Be5 23. g3 Qd8 24. Bg5 Qe8 25. Qxd3 Bb5 26. Qd1 Kg7 27. Bg2 Qf7 28. a4 Bd7 29. Qd2 Rc8 30. Rf1 Qxd5 31. Bh6+ Kh8 32. Qxd5 Nxd5 33. Rd1 Bc6 34. Ng5 Nc3 35. Re1 Bg7 36. Bxg7+ Kxg7 37. h4 h6 38. Ne6+ Kf6 39. Nf4 Bxg2 40. Kxg2 g5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.07.26
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870419 | Claridge-Hansen, William (2332) | Merriman, J (2274) | 1-0 | |
| 1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O b6 8. b3 Bb7 9. Ne5 a5 10. Bb2 Na6 11. e4 Rc8 12. Rc1 Re8 13. a3 Bf8 14. Re1 g6 15. Qd3 dxc4 16. bxc4 Bg7 17. f4 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Nb5 exd5 20. exd5 Nf8 21. Qc2 Nb8 22. Bh3 f5 23. Bg2 Bf6 24. Rcd1 Ba6 25. d6 Bxb5 26. cxb5 Kg7 27. Qc4 Re6 28. Bb7 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.25
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870394 | Merriman, J (2274) | Smith, O (2042) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Na5 9. Nc1 c5 10. d5 b5 11. cxb5 Nd7 12. Rb1 Ne5 13. b3 axb5 14. Bxb5 c4 15. b4 Nb7 16. a4 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. O-O Rfc8 19. a5 Nd8 20. Be3 h5 21. h3 f6 22. f4 Nef7 23. N1e2 e5 24. f5 g5 25. Ra1 g4 26. h4 Kh7 27. Na4 Qb5 28. Nb6 c3 29. Nxc3 Qxb4 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Rfc1 g3 32. a6 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Qxe4 34. a7 Qxh4 35. Kf1 Ng5 36. a8=Q Ne4 37. Qd3 Nf7 38. Qe8 Nf2 39. Bxf2 gxf2 40. Qh3 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.24
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 878390 | Jackson, J (2390) | Merriman, J (2274) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 a6 12. Qe3 Qc7 13. Bd3 b5 14. Ne2 b4 15. Qh3 g6 16. Qh6 Re8 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 a5 19. Nf3 Rf8 20. h4 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Kb1 a4 23. f5 exf5 24. Rxd5 Ne4 25. Ng5 f6 26. Rhd1 Rc8 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.23
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 878359 | Merriman, J (2274) | Willow, Jonah B (2421) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. Ba2 Nbd7 13. c4 cxd4 14. exd4 Qf4 15. d5 Nc5 16. Be5 Qf5 17. Qd4 Ncd7 18. Bd6 Rfe8 19. Rfd1 exd5 20. cxd5 Rac8 21. h3 Re2 22. Bb1 Qh5 23. Bd3 Ree8 24. Bf1 Re4 25. Qb2 Bxd5 26. Rac1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Re8 28. Nd4 Ne4 29. Bf4 Ndc5 30. f3 Ng5 31. Rd1 Qg6 32. Kh1 Nge6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd4 Bb3 35. Rc1 h6 36. Bb5 Rf8 37. Bg3 a6 38. Bf1 Qg6 39. Bc7 Rc8 40. Bf4 Qe6 41. Be5 f6 42. Bg3 a5 43. Re1 Qd5 44. Qxd5+ Bxd5 45. Rd1 Bc6 46. Rb1 Na4 47. Bf2 Be8 48. Re1 Bd7 49. Bd4 b5 50. Re7 Rc7 51. Kh2 Kf8 52. Re1 Rc2 53. Rb1 Rd2 54. Be3 Rb2 55. Rxb2 Nxb2 56. Bd2 a4 57. Bc3 Nc4 58. Bxc4 bxc4 59. Kg3 Kf7 60. Kf4 Kg6 61. Bd2 Bf5 62. Be1 Bd3 63. g3 Kf7 64. h4 Ke6 65. Ke3 Kf5 66. g4+ Ke6 67. h5 Bc2 68. Bb4 Bd1 69. Bc3 Kf7 70. Kf4 g6 71. hxg6+ Kxg6 72. Bd4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.07.22
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 878347 | Koiza, Peter (1963) | Merriman, J (2274) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Nxb5 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Re8 12. Nd2 Ba6 13. a4 Qa5 14. Nxd6 Rd8 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. axb5 Qxa1 17. d6 Nd7 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. O-O Qa5 20. Qe2 Rb8 21. Re1 Bf8 22. Nc4 Qxb5 23. Bg5 h6 24. Be7 Bg7 25. Qe4 Bd4 26. Qd5 Qb4 27. Re4 Qb7 28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Bd8 Bxb2 30. Re7 Bf6 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Bxf6 Kf8 33. Be7+ Ke8 34. Na5 a6 35. Kf1 Ra7 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Nc4 Rb7 38. Kd3 Rb3+ 39. Kc2 Rb5 0-1 | ||||
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2023.06.18
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922253 | Cave, Iwan (1828) | Merriman, J (2277) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Bf4 b5 12. Nxb5 Nxb5 13. Bxb5 Nxe4 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Bh2 Qc7 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Qf3 Rb4 19. Nc4 Bb7 20. Ne3 Rd4 21. Bc4 Ne4 22. Qe2 Rd2 23. Qe1 Rd4 24. Qe2 Nd2 25. Nc2 Nxf1 26. Nxd4 Nxh2 27. Nb5 Qb6 28. Kxh2 Be5+ 29. Kg1 a6 30. Na3 Re8 31. Qc2 Bc8 32. Bd3 Qc7 33. Qa4 Qe7 34. Nc2 Bd7 35. Qb3 a5 36. Ne1 a4 37. Qc4 Rb8 38. b3 Rb4 39. Qc2 axb3 40. Rxb3 Ba4 41. Nf3 Bxb3 42. axb3 Rb8 43. Qa2 Bf6 44. g3 Kg7 45. Kg2 Qb7 46. Bc4 Ra8 47. Qd2 Ra1 48. h4 h5 49. Qf4 Qe7 50. Bd3 Rd1 51. Bc4 Bd4 52. b4 Qf6 53. Qg5 Qxg5 54. hxg5 Rc1 55. Bd3 cxb4 56. Nxd4 Rd1 57. Nc6 Rxd3 58. Nxb4 Rd4 59. Nc6 Rxd5 60. f4 Rd3 61. Nb4 Rd1 62. Kf3 f6 63. gxf6+ Kxf6 64. Ke2 Rb1 65. Nd5+ Ke6 66. Nc3 Rb2+ 67. Ke3 Rb3 68. Kd4 Rxc3 69. Kxc3 Kf5 70. Kd4 0-1 | ||||
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2023.06.18
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922282 | Merriman, J (2277) | Riis, S (2220) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. Ng3 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. f3 b6 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Qd2 Rb8 15. Rab1 Qc7 16. Rfc1 c4 17. b3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. Qa5 Qe7 22. Bxc4 Bd7 23. Bf1 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rbc8 25. Rcb1 Nfd7 26. Rb7 Qh4 27. Qd2 h6 28. Bb5 Nc5 29. Bxe8 Nxb7 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rxb7+ Kg8 33. Nf1 Bc3 34. Qd3 Qf6 35. Rb1 Bd4+ 36. Kh1 Rc3 37. Qd2 Qg7 38. Ng3 Be3 39. Qd1 Ra3 40. Qc2 Ra1 41. Ne2 Qc7 42. Qd1 Ra2 43. Nd4 Rd2 44. Qe1 Qc3 45. Nb3 Rb2 46. Qd1 Rc2 47. h3 Bf4 48. Qd4 Qc7 49. Qf6 Kh7 50. Qxf4 1-0 | ||||
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2023.06.17
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922187 | Merriman, J (2277) | Baer, Bruce L (1992) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 g6 2. c4 d6 3. e4 e5 4. Ne2 Bg7 5. Nbc3 Nc6 6. d5 Nce7 7. h4 h5 8. Ng3 f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Nge4 Nf6 11. Ng5 Qd7 12. g3 O-O 13. Bg2 a6 14. a4 Kh8 15. O-O Rae8 16. Re1 Neg8 17. Qb3 c5 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Qb6 e4 20. Qxa6 Ng4 21. Qa5 N8f6 22. Bf4 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Ng4+ 24. Ke2 Rb8 25. Rad1 Rxb2+ 26. Kf1 Qb7 27. Ne2 Ra8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nxd6 Rxa5 30. Nxb7 Rxb7 31. Rd6 c5 32. Rc6 Rb2 33. Bc1 Rc2 34. Rd1 Rxa4 35. Rxc5 Raa2 36. Nf4 Bd4 37. Rd5 Nh2+ 38. Ke1 Bf2# 0-1 | ||||
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2023.06.17
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922225 | Merriman, J (2277) | Vijayakumar, Rishi (1861) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 c6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f3 Nf8 12. Bd2 Bd6 13. Nfe2 Ng6 14. Rc1 Be6 15. Be1 Rc8 16. Bf2 c5 17. Nb5 b6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Ba6 Rcd8 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Rxc5 Qd6 23. Qa5 Ne5 24. Nd4 Ned7 25. Rc6 Qe5 26. Rc7 Qg5 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Rxa7 Rf8 29. h4 Qg6 30. Bb5 Ne5 31. Be1 Nh5 32. Ra8 f5 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Bb4+ Kf7 35. Qc7+ Kf6 36. Qd8+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.06.16
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922161 | Ackley, P (1920) | Merriman, J (2277) | 0-1 | |
| 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Be6 10. Nc3 Re8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nb5 Qb6 13. Nbd4 Ne4 14. e3 Bg4 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Bd6 18. Bd4 c5 19. Ba1 Bf8 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Rcd8 22. h3 Bf5 23. Rfd1 Be4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Rc3 Qe6 26. Rd3 d4 27. Qc2 Re8 28. Kh2 dxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Qxe3 31. Rd2 h5 32. Qc3 Qe1 33. a4 Re3 0-1 | ||||
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2023.05.29
English Open 2023
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| 945354 | Jakhria, Kushal (1815) | Merriman, J (2297) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 Nd7 12. Nc4 Ne5 13. Ne3 a6 14. f4 Nd7 15. Nc4 Ne8 16. a5 Rb8 17. Bd3 Ndf6 18. h3 Nc7 19. Be3 Nb5 20. Ne2 Re8 21. Qc2 Qe7 22. Ng3 h5 23. Nd2 Nxd5 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. exd5 Nd4 26. Qb1 Qe3+ 27. Kh2 Qxd2 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Qxg6 Bf5 30. Nxf5 Nxf5 31. Qxf5 Re2 32. Rg1 Rf8 33. Qxh5 Qxf4+ 34. Kh1 Be5 0-1 | ||||
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2023.05.28
English Open 2023
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| 945292 | Boswell, Jacob Connor (2119) | Merriman, J (2297) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Bf4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 f5 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Ra3 Qb4 17. Qe2 fxe4 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. Bg3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qxa4 21. Rb6 Ra7 22. Qxe4 Qa5 23. Rxd6 b5 24. Be2 Nxd6 25. Bxd6 Rd8 26. Bxc5 Rf7 27. Bd4 Qc7 28. Bd1 Bb7 29. Bb3 Qd6 30. Be5 Qc5 31. Bd4 Qd6 32. Be5 Qc5 33. Qh4 Re8 34. Bd4 Qd6 35. Rd1 Rf5 36. g4 Rf4 37. h3 Rfe4 38. Qf6 Qxf6 39. Bxf6 Kf7 40. g5 Re1+ 41. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 42. Kh2 Ke8 43. d6 a5 44. c4 Bc6 45. cxb5 Bxb5 46. Bc3 Rb1 47. Bg8 a4 48. Bxh7 Kf7 49. h4 Rb3 50. Be5 Bd7 51. h5 Rh3+ 52. Kg2 Rxh5 0-1 | ||||
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2023.05.28
English Open 2023
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| 945316 | Merriman, J (2297) | Harvey, Marcus R (2462) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 c6 6. a3 Ba5 7. c5 d6 8. cxd6 Qxd6 9. b4 Bc7 10. g3 a5 11. b5 cxb5 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. e4 e5 16. Rb1 b4 17. d5 Nb8 18. Na2 Na6 19. Nec1 Bd7 20. axb4 axb4 21. Nd3 Bb5 22. Naxb4 Nxb4 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. Rxb4 Qa6 25. Nxe5 Bxf1 26. Bxf1 Qd6 27. Nd3 Rfe8 28. e5 Rxe5 0-1 | ||||
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2023.05.27
English Open 2023
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| 945230 | Badacsonyi, Stanley (1914) | Merriman, J (2297) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 c6 9. O-O Bf5 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. f4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Rfe8 13. Ne2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qe7 15. c3 Bd6 16. Ng3 g6 17. Rae1 Qc7 18. h4 f6 19. Nxg6 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Qf7 21. Nf5 Qxg6 22. h5 Qxh5 23. Qg3+ Qg6 24. Qxg6+ hxg6 25. Nxd6 Na4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.05.27
English Open 2023
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| 945263 | Merriman, J (2297) | Pert, Max (1848) | 1-0 | |
| 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. d3 Be7 10. O-O Qc7 11. c4 O-O 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Rac1 Bf6 14. Qe2 Qa5 15. Na4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Nb6 17. Nc3 Rab8 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. f4 d4 20. exd4 cxd4 21. Ne4 Rd8 22. Qf2 f6 23. Rce1 Rb7 24. Re2 Re7 25. Rfe1 c5 26. Ng3 Kf7 27. Qf3 g6 28. f5 e5 29. Ne4 Nd7 30. Nd6+ Kg7 31. Nb7 Qc7 32. Nxd8 Qxd8 33. Rf1 Qc7 34. h4 Rf7 35. g4 Nf8 36. Qg3 Qd7 37. Rg2 Kh8 38. g5 Qe7 39. fxg6 Nxg6 40. gxf6 Rxf6 41. Rxf6 Qxf6 42. h5 Ne7 43. Re2 Nc6 44. Rg2 Ne7 45. Qg5 Qxg5 46. Rxg5 e4 47. dxe4 Nc6 48. Kf2 d3 49. Ke3 1-0 | ||||
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2022.10.16
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1159038 | Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (2576) | Merriman, J (2308) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nge7 9. Na3 Nf5 10. Nc2 Be7 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Nxb4 Bxb4 13. a3 Be7 14. Bc2 Rc8 15. Kh1 h5 16. Re1 Rg8 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Bg5 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxa3 20. Rxb7 Bb4 21. e6 Bxe6 22. Re3 Qa5 23. g3 Kf8 24. Ne5 Bd6 25. Rxf7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2022.10.16
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1159054 | Merriman, J (2308) | Wells, P (2373) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. Ng3 d5 8. b4 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 g6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qb3 h5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2022.10.15
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1159011 | Merriman, J (2308) | Varley, Joe (1830) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e4 d6 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Nge2 Ne5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rab1 a6 15. b4 c4 16. Bc2 h5 17. h3 Qe7 18. Bg5 Bc8 19. f4 Ned7 20. Nd4 Nf8 21. Qf2 Qc7 22. f5 N8h7 23. Be3 Rf8 24. Qg3 Kh8 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Nce2 g5 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 h4 29. Qf3 Nd7 30. Nd4 Ne5 31. Qe2 Rxf5 32. exf5 Qe7 33. Ne6 Nf8 34. Bxg5 Bf6 35. Bf4 Nxe6 36. fxe6 b5 37. Rf1 Rf8 38. Bxe5 dxe5 39. d6 Qg7 40. Qh5+ Kg8 41. Be4 Bg5 42. Bh7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2022.10.15
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1159024 | Kovalskyi, Roman (2153) | Merriman, J (2308) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1 Rc8 9. h4 Nh6 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Qd2 a6 12. Re2 Bg7 13. Qf4 O-O 14. Nh2 f6 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Qg3 e5 17. Ng4 Bxg4 18. Qxg4 Rcf8 19. Nd2 dxc3 20. bxc3 Rxf2 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Rb1 Qc5 23. Kh2 e4 24. Rxf2 Qxf2 25. Rf1 Be5+ 26. Kh1 Qxh4+ 27. Qh3 Qxh3+ 28. gxh3 Rxf1+ 29. Bxf1 Bxc3 30. Nb3 Bb4 31. Bg2 Kg7 0-1 | ||||
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2022.10.14
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1158997 | Mesesan, Mircea-Marius | Merriman, J (2308) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. a3 O-O 8. Bf4 Be6 9. Na4 Re8 10. O-O Bd6 11. c3 Na5 12. Nc5 Bc8 13. b4 Nc4 14. Qc1 b6 15. Nb3 Be6 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. Qg5 Qd7 18. f3 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Kf2 Ne3 22. Rfc1 Nxg2 23. Rg1 Ne3 24. Nbc1 Nc4 25. Ng3 Kf8 26. Nce2 a5 27. h4 Ra7 28. h5 c6 29. Rge1 Rea8 30. b5 cxb5 31. Nf4 Rc7 32. Nf5 g6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Rh1 Ng8 35. Nxd5 Rd7 36. Nfe3 Rad8 37. Nxc4 Rxd5 38. Ne3 R5d6 39. Rab1 Rc8 40. Rhc1 Ne7 41. Rc2 Nd5 42. Nd1 b4 43. axb4 Nxb4 44. Rd2 Nd5 45. Rd3 Ke7 46. Rb5 Rcc6 47. Kg3 Kd7 48. Kg4 a4 49. Kg3 Rc8 50. f4 f5 51. Rf3 Nf6 52. Nf2 a3 53. Rb3 Ra8 54. Rb1 a2 55. Ra1 Rc6 56. Nd3 Ne4+ 57. Kg2 Rxc3 58. Ne5+ Kd6 59. Rxc3 Nxc3 60. Kf3 b5 61. Nxg6 b4 62. Ke3 b3 63. Ne5 Rc8 64. Nd3 Nd5+ 65. Kd2 Rc2+ 66. Kd1 Nc3+ 67. Ke1 Rh2 68. Rc1 Rh1+ 69. Kd2 Rxc1 70. Nxc1 a1=Q 71. Nxb3 Qb2+ 72. Kd3 Nb5 73. Nd2 Qxd4+ 74. Kc2 Na3+ 75. Kb3 Qxd2 76. Kxa3 Qd3+ 77. Kb2 Kc5 78. Ka2 Kb4 79. Kb2 Qd2+ 80. Kb1 Kb3 81. Ka1 Qb2# 0-1 | ||||
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2022.08.21
108th ch-GBR 2022
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| 1205901 | Merriman, J (2297) | Dishman, S (2248) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. b3 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Be3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bg4 13. Be2 Rc8 14. Qd2 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2022.08.20
108th ch-GBR 2022
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| 1205870 | Jackson, J (2406) | Merriman, J (2297) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1 Rc8 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Nb3 dxc3 11. bxc3 Na5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Bb6 Qxc3 16. Re3 Bc5 17. Rb3 Bxb6 18. Rxc3 Rxc3 19. Re2 Bc6 20. Rb2 Bc5 21. Qd2 d4 22. Rb3 Rxb3 23. axb3 Ne7 24. b4 Bb6 25. Ng5 Ng6 26. f4 Bd5 27. g3 O-O 28. Qc1 f5 29. exf6 gxf6 30. Ne4 Ne7 31. Nc5 Rc8 32. Qd1 f5 33. Nd7 Bd8 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Ne8+ Kh8 36. Nd6 Rb8 37. Qh5 Ng6 38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. Nxd8 Rxd8 40. h4 h6 41. Qd1 Ne7 42. Qe2 Nc6 43. g4 Be4 44. g5 Bd5 45. h5 b5 46. Qc2 Rh8 47. Bxf5 exf5 48. Qxf5 Rd8 49. gxh6+ Kg8 50. Qg6+ Kf8 51. Qg7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2022.08.19
108th ch-GBR 2022
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| 1205839 | Gormally, D (2466) | Merriman, J (2297) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 a5 7. Ngf3 Na6 8. e5 Nd7 9. c3 Naxc5 10. Bc2 Qc7 11. O-O b5 12. Re1 Ba6 13. Nd4 b4 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. Qg3 O-O 16. cxb4 axb4 17. N2b3 Rfe8 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Rad1 Nxb3 20. Bxb3 Bc5 21. Ba4 Qa7 22. Bh6 Bf8 23. Be3 Bc5 24. b3 Qb7 25. h4 Rc7 26. h5 Bf8 27. Bxd7 Rxd7 28. Nf3 Bb5 29. h6 g6 30. Nh2 Ra8 31. Ng4 Be7 32. Qf4 Rc7 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. Nxh7 Bd8 35. Ng5 Rxa2 36. Qxb4 Be7 37. Qf4 Bd8 38. Rc1 Rd7 39. Bc5 Ra8 40. Bf8 Bxg5 41. Qxg5 f5 42. Bd6 d4 43. Rc5 d3 44. Rec1 Ra2 45. Rc8+ Kh7 46. Qf6 1-0 | ||||
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2022.08.18
108th ch-GBR 2022
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| 1205812 | Merriman, J (2297) | Derakhshani, Borna (2374) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 c6 6. c5 d5 7. cxd6 Qxd6 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 Bc7 10. g3 e5 11. Bg2 Re8 12. O-O e4 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Rb1 Nbd7 15. b5 c5 16. Rd1 Rac8 17. a4 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. Bb2 Be5 20. Rdd1 Nb6 21. Rbc1 Qb4 22. Ba1 Bg4 23. Rb1 Qc4 24. Rdc1 Nbd5 25. Qd2 Nxc3 26. Nxc3 Bxc3 27. Bxc3 Qxa4 28. Bf1 Qa3 29. Ra1 Qb3 30. Rxa7 Red8 31. Bd4 Rxc1 32. Qxc1 Rc8 33. Qa1 Bf3 34. Rxb7 Qc2 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Qxf6 Qb3 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40. b6 Qe6 41. Rc7 Rb8 42. Qc5+ Kg7 43. b7 Rd8 44. Qg5+ 1-0 | ||||
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2022.08.17
108th ch-GBR 2022
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| 1205783 | Merriman, J (2297) | Hebden, M (2476) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Nge2 Nbd7 13. Nd1 Ne5 14. Nec3 Nh5 15. Bxh6 Qh4+ 16. Nf2 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Bd7 18. Qd2 b5 19. Be2 Qf4 20. Qc2 c4 21. O-O b4 22. Ncd1 Qg5 23. Re1 Nf4 24. Ne3 Kg7 25. g3 Nh3+ 26. Nxh3 Qxe3+ 27. Nf2 Rh8 28. Qc1 Nxf3+ 29. Bxf3 Qxf3 30. Qxc4 Rxh2 31. Qd4+ f6 32. Kxh2 Rh8+ 33. Kg1 Qxg3+ 34. Kf1 Rh2 35. Qe3 Bh3+ 36. Ke2 Qe5 37. Rab1 f5 38. Rh1 Bg4+ 39. Kf1 Rxh1+ 40. Nxh1 f4 41. Qa7+ Kh6 42. Nf2 Bh5 43. Qxa6 f3 44. Qd3 g5 45. Qe3 Qg3 46. Rc1 Be8 47. b3 Kh5 48. Ke1 Kh4 49. Kd2 Qe5 50. Rh1+ Kg3 51. Rh3+ Kg2 52. Qxf3+ Kg1 53. Rh1# 1-0 | ||||
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2022.08.16
108th ch-GBR 2022
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| 1205762 | Finn, Peter (2033) | Merriman, J (2297) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. h5 Bb7 14. Re1 Rc8 15. g4 Qa5 16. f5 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 b4 18. Bd3 bxc3 19. f6 gxf6 20. exf6 cxb2+ 21. Kb1 Qc3 22. Qa7 Nc5 23. Re3 Nxd3 0-1 | ||||