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2025.07.21
English Open 2025
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| 10619 | Merry, Alan B (2400) | Merriman, James (2048) | 1-0 | |
| 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 Re8 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. Qd2 b5 13. Rfe1 a6 14. e4 b4 15. Nd1 Bxd1 16. Raxd1 Nh5 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. f4 Nd7 20. Nf3 Ng7 21. b3 a5 22. Bh3 Ra7 23. Qf2 Qd8 24. e5 Nb6 25. e6 a4 26. Ng5 f6 27. Nf7 Qe7 28. f5 axb3 29. axb3 g5 30. Nxg5 fxg5 31. f6 Qf8 32. f7+ Rxf7 33. exf7+ Qxf7 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Qf6 Nd7 36. Be6+ Kh8 37. Bxd7 Qe3+ 38. Qf2 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.20
English Open 2025
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| 10538 | Badacsonyi, Stanley (2318) | Merriman, James (2048) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 Rb8 11. Rd1 b6 12. e4 Nd7 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Ba6 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. b3 Bxb5 17. cxb5 Qd7 18. h3 Qc7 19. Rac1 Qb8 20. f4 Nd7 21. Rc6 Nc5 22. Qc2 a5 23. a3 Rxc6 24. bxc6 Rc8 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Rxc6 27. e5 Rc8 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. exd6 exd6 30. Bd5 Re8 31. Bf2 Qb2 32. Qxb2 Bxb2 33. Bc4 Re4 34. Bd5 Re7 35. Kf1 h6 36. Rb1 Bf6 37. Rb6 Rd7 38. Ke2 g5 39. Kf3 gxf4 40. gxf4 Kg7 41. Kg4 Kg6 42. Be4+ Kg7 43. Kf5 Bd8 44. Rb7 Rxb7 45. Bxb7 Kf8 46. Bd5 Kg7 47. Be1 Bf6 48. Ba5 Be7 49. Bc3+ Kg8 50. Bf6 Bf8 51. Kg4 Bg7 52. Bxg7 Kxg7 53. Kf5 f6 54. h4 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.20
English Open 2025
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| 10585 | Merriman, James (2048) | Norris, Zack (2032) | 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 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Qa5 12. Ra3 Ne5 13. Nf2 h5 14. Be2 Re8 15. O-O Nh7 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. f4 Nd7 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Nb1 Qxd2 20. Rg3+ Ng5 21. Nxd2 Kh7 22. Bxg5 b5 23. b3 Bd4 24. f5 Ne5 25. Rh3 c4 26. Rxh5+ Kg7 27. Bh6+ Kf6 28. Bg5+ Kg7 29. bxc4 bxa4 30. Bh6+ Kf6 31. Bg5+ Kg7 32. Rh3 Rb8 33. Be3 Bxe3 34. Rxe3 Rb2 35. Rd1 Bd7 36. Nd3 Rc2 37. Nxe5 Rxe5 38. g4 Re8 39. Kf1 Rb8 40. Ra3 Rbb2 41. Ke1 Kf6 42. h4 Kg7 43. g5 Kh7 44. h5 Be8 45. Rg3 f6 46. g6+ Kg7 47. h6+ Kg8 48. h7+ Kg7 49. Rh3 Bxg6 50. h8=Q+ Kf7 51. fxg6+ Ke7 52. Rh7# 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.19
English Open 2025
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| 10459 | Watson, Jacob (1918) | Merriman, James (2048) | 0-1 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O b6 8. Nbd2 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. c4 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nb4 13. a3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Nf3 dxc4 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. bxc4 Qc7 18. Qb3 Bd6 19. Qb2 Ne4 20. Ng4 f6 21. f3 h5 22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. fxe4 e5 24. c5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Qe2 Qf7 27. Rf5 c4 28. Rxh5 Kh7 29. Rh3 c3 30. Rc1 Rc7 31. Qe1 c2 32. Qh4 h5 33. Qg4 Kh6 34. Qe2 Rfc8 35. Kh1 Rb7 36. Rf3 Rb1 37. Rff1 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Qb7 39. Qf1 Kg7 40. Qd3 Qb2 41. Qd2 Rd8 0-1 | ||||
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2025.07.19
English Open 2025
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| 10492 | Merriman, James (2048) | Emms, J (2417) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Nf3 b6 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O a5 11. b3 Qb8 12. Bb2 Be4 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qb7+ 15. Qf3 Qxf3+ 16. Kxf3 c5 17. e4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Rfb8 19. b4 Kf8 20. b5 Rc8 21. Rac1 Ke7 22. a4 Ra7 23. Ke2 Rac7 24. f4 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Rc3 Nd7 27. Rfc1 R5c7 28. Nb3 Nc5 29. Nxc5 Rxc5 30. Kd3 g5 31. Kd4 gxf4 32. gxf4 Rh5 33. R1c2 e5+ 34. fxe5 dxe5+ 35. Ke3 Rh3+ 36. Kf2 Rxh2+ 37. Kg3 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Ke6 39. Kf3 h5 40. Ke3 h4 41. Kf3 h3 42. Kg3 Rh8 43. Kh2 Rh4 44. c5 bxc5 45. b6 Kd6 46. b7 Rh8 47. Rf2 Rb8 48. Rxf7 c4 49. Kxh3 Kc5 50. Rc7+ Kb4 51. Kg4 c3 52. Kf5 Kxa4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.07.18
English Open 2025
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| 10426 | Merriman, James (2048) | Salmons, Calum (2085) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Be7 7. b3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bb5 O-O-O 16. Bb2 Kb8 17. Bxd7 Rxd7 18. Be5 Bd6 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. Rac1+ Bc6 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Nd4 Kd7 23. Bxd6 Kxd6 24. Rxc6+ Kd7 25. Rc1 1-0 | ||||
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2025.07.18
English Open 2025
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| 10393 | Hertog, Alexander (1950) | Merriman, James (2048) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 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 Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. e4 Rb8 13. a5 Ne5 14. Qc2 Nh5 15. h3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nde4 Nf6 18. Bg5 Nf7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qa4 Ne5 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 Qxf3 25. Qd7 Qf6 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.06.08
Milton Keynes Open 2025
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| 61654 | Merriman, James (2001) | Baer, Bruce L (1944) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 g6 2. c4 d6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d5 Nce7 6. f4 exf4 7. Bxf4 Bg7 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O Re8 12. Bg5 Nd7 13. Qf4 f6 14. Nd4 Nf5 15. exf5 fxg5 16. Qf2 Ne5 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. fxe6 c5 19. Kh1 h5 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Qe3 g4 22. Qg5 Rad8 23. Rf2 Qxg5 24. Nxg5 Bf8 25. Nf7 Rb8 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Bd3 1-0 | ||||
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2025.06.08
Milton Keynes Open 2025
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| 61658 | Verma, Aditya (2091) | Merriman, James (2001) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 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. h4 Qa5+ 10. c3 b4 11. Kf2 bxc3 12. Nxc3 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.06.07
Milton Keynes Open 2025
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| 61638 | Czopor, Maciej (2423) | Merriman, James (2001) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. d5 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O Na6 9. Re1 Nc7 10. Bf1 a6 11. a4 Nd7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 e6 14. Bd2 exd5 15. exd5 f5 16. a5 Qf6 17. Ra3 Ne5 18. Qd1 g5 19. Na4 g4 20. b4 f4 21. hxg4 cxb4 22. Bxb4 f3 23. gxf3 Nxf3+ 24. Rxf3 Qxf3 25. Qxf3 Rxf3 26. Bxd6 Ne8 27. Bc5 Rf4 28. Nb6 Rxg4+ 29. Kh2 Rb8 30. Bh3 Rg6 31. Be6+ Kh8 32. d6 Nxd6 33. Bc8 Bf8 34. Bd4+ Bg7 35. Bc5 Bf8 36. Bd4+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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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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| 99195 | Baker, CW (2161) | Merriman, James (2012) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d4 c5 6. a4 b4 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 a5 9. Nbd2 d5 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Ndf3 Bd6 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Qd3 Ba6 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. b3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Qc1 Bb7 22. Bf1 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.05.04
4NCL Div 2 2024-25
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| 99156 | Merriman, James (2012) | Saunders, Aron (2131) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. a5 c5 14. a6 Nb6 15. axb7 Qxb7 16. Ba6 Qe7 17. Na2 cxd4 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. Rxd4 Qe1+ 20. Bf1 e5 21. Qd1 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rfc8 23. Bd2 Rc2 24. Bc3 Ne4 25. Bxe5 Nxf2 26. Rdc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Ng4 28. Bd4 Nf6 29. Ra1 Nc8 30. Ba6 Nd6 31. Be2 Nf5 32. Rxa7 Rb8 33. Bc4 Nxd4 34. exd4 Rxb2 35. Bxf7+ Kh7 36. h3 Rd2 37. Ra4 Kh6 38. Kh2 Kg5 39. d5 Kf5 40. Ra6 g5 41. Be6+ Ke5 42. Ra7 Nxd5 43. Bxd5 Rxd5 44. Rxg7 Kf6 45. Ra7 Rd3 46. Ra4 Kf5 47. Rg4 Ra3 48. Rg3 Ra4 49. Rf3+ Kg6 50. Kg3 Rb4 51. Rd3 Ra4 52. Kf3 Rb4 53. g3 Ra4 54. Rd6+ Kf5 55. Rd5+ Kf6 56. Rd3 Kf5 57. Re3 Rb4 58. Ra3 Rc4 59. Ra5+ Kf6 60. Ra6+ Kf5 61. g4+ Ke5 62. Ra5+ Kf6 63. Rf5+ Kg6 64. Kg3 Rc3+ 65. Rf3 Rc6 66. h4 gxh4+ 67. Kxh4 Ra6 68. Rc3 Rb6 69. Re3 Ra6 70. Kg3 Rb6 71. Re5 Rb3+ 72. Kf4 Rb4+ 73. Re4 Rxe4+ 74. Kxe4 Kg5 75. Kf3 Kg6 76. Kf4 Kf6 77. g5+ Kg6 78. Kg4 Kg7 79. Kf5 Kf7 80. g6+ Kg7 81. Kg5 Kg8 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.05.03
4NCL Div 2 2024-25
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| 85177 | Terler, Bohdan (1906) | Merriman, James (2012) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 a5 7. a4 Be7 8. Bb5 Na7 9. Bd3 b6 10. c3 c5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Bb5 Qc7 13. Be2 O-O 14. Be3 Ba6 15. O-O Qb7 16. Ne1 Rab8 17. f4 f5 18. Nf3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 c4 20. Nbd2 b5 21. axb5 Qxb5 22. Rab1 a4 23. Qd1 Na5 24. Qc2 Nb3 25. Kh1 Rb6 26. Rg1 Nb8 27. g4 Nc6 28. gxf5 Rxf5 29. Nf1 Rf7 30. Ng3 Nd8 31. f5 exf5 32. Nxf5 Rg6 33. Nxe7+ Rxe7 34. Rxg6 hxg6 35. Qxg6 Qe8 36. Qg2 Ne6 37. Rg1 Qf7 38. Ng5 Nxg5 39. Bxg5 Re6 40. Bf6 g6 41. Qxd5 Nd2 42. Qa8+ Re8 43. Qg2 Nb3 44. Qc2 Kh7 45. Rg4 Kg8 46. Rxg6+ Kf8 47. Qg2 Nxd4 48. cxd4 c3 49. Bg7+ Ke7 50. Qb7+ Kd8 51. Rd6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2025.02.16
4NCL Div 2 2024-25
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| 148818 | Merriman, James (2012) | Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon (2068) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 h6 9. Bh4 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Qa4 Qd7 12. Qxd7 Nbxd7 13. e3 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ke2 Nb3 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Nd4 Nxd4+ 20. Rxd4 Rc2+ 21. Rd2 Rfc8 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. Kf3 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Ke7 25. e4 Rc5 26. Ke3 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.02.15
4NCL Div 2 2024-25
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| 148806 | Hill, Alistair (2155) | Merriman, James (2012) | 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 h5 10. Be3 g4 11. Ne1 Qb6 12. Na3 c4 13. Be2 Qxb2 14. Nec2 Qb6 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. d5 Qa6 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. Nd4 Qd5 19. Qa4 O-O 20. Rad1 Nb6 21. Qc2 Qxe5 22. Rfe1 Bd7 23. Qd2 Rfd8 24. Bf4 Qb5 25. Bf1 Bf6 26. Be5 Bg7 27. Qg5 f6 28. Bxf6 Qxg5 29. Bxg5 Re8 30. Rc1 Rac8 31. Ne2 Nd5 32. Ng3 Bxc3 33. Red1 Ba4 34. Rxd5 exd5 35. Rxc3 Re1 36. Nxh5 d4 37. Rc1 Rxc1 38. Bxc1 Kf7 39. Nf4 d3 40. Nd5 Bc6 41. Ne3 Bd7 42. f3 gxf3 43. gxf3 b5 44. Kf2 a5 45. Nd5 Be6 46. Nf4 Bf5 47. Nd5 c3 48. Ne3 d2 49. Bxd2 cxd2 50. Bxb5 Be6 51. Ke2 Rd8 52. Bd3 Bxa2 53. Kxd2 Bb1 54. Nc2 Bxc2 55. Kxc2 Rh8 56. Kb3 Rxh2 57. Be4 Ke6 58. Ka3 Ke5 59. Kb3 Rd2 60. Kc3 Rd4 61. Kb3 Rb4+ 62. Ka3 Kd4 63. Bf5 Kc3 64. Bg6 Rb2 65. Bf5 Rf2 66. Be4 Rf1 67. Ka2 a4 68. Bc6 Kb4 69. Kb2 a3+ 70. Ka2 Rf2+ 71. Ka1 Kc3 72. Bd5 Rd2 73. Be6 Rd6 74. Bg8 Rd3 75. Be6 Rxf3 76. Bd5 Rf2 77. Be6 Kb4 78. Bd5 Rb2 79. Be6 Kc3 80. Bf7 Kc2 81. Bg6+ Kc1 82. Bf7 Rd2 83. Be6 Rd6 84. Bf7 Rd7 85. Be6 Re7 86. Bd5 Re5 87. Bf7 Ra5 88. Bg8 Kd2 89. Bf7 Kc3 90. Bg8 Rg5 91. Bf7 Rg2 92. Be6 Rg1+ 93. Ka2 Re1 94. Bf7 Re2+ 95. Ka1 a2 96. Bxa2 Re1+ 97. Bb1 Rg1 98. Ka2 Rg5 99. Ka1 Kb3 100. Ba2+ Ka3 101. Bb1 Rg2 102. Bf5 Ra2+ 103. Kb1 Rf2 104. Be4 Kb3 105. Ka1 Re2 106. Bf5 Rf2 107. Be4 Rf4 108. Bd5+ Kc2 109. Bg8 Rh4 110. Bf7 Rh6 111. Bd5 Rf6 112. Bg8 Rf1+ 113. Ka2 Rh1 114. Be6 Re1 115. Bf7 Rf1 116. Bd5 Kc3 117. Bg8 Rf2+ 118. Ka1 Rf8 119. Ba2 Ra8 120. Kb1 Rf8 121. Ka1 Rb8 122. Be6 Ra8+ 123. Ba2 Kb4 124. Kb2 Rf8 125. Ka1 Rf2 126. Bg8 Ka3 127. Bh7 Ra2+ 128. Kb1 Rh2 129. Be4 Kb3 130. Ka1 Ra2+ 131. Kb1 Re2 132. Bd5+ Ka3 133. Bf7 Re7 134. Bg8 Rg7 135. Be6 Rb7+ 136. Kc2 Rb2+ 137. Kc3 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2025.02.08
48th Blackpool Conference
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| 186112 | McAtear, Jacob B (1892) | Merriman, James (2073) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 Nbd7 6. Ne2 Bd6 7. Ng3 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. Nc3 exd4 10. Qxd4 Ne5 11. Be4 Nxe4 12. Ncxe4 Nc6 13. Qa4 Be5 14. c3 Re8 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Bxg3 18. Nxg3 Ne5 19. Re1 Be6 20. Qc2 Qf7 21. b3 a5 22. c4 Rad8 23. Rad1 Nc6 24. h3 b6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qe4 Bd7 27. Rd1 Qe6 28. Qxe6+ Bxe6 29. Rxd8+ Nxd8 30. Bf4 c6 31. Bc7 Nb7 32. Bxb6 a4 33. Kf1 axb3 34. axb3 Kf7 35. Ke2 f5 36. Ke3 g5 37. Kd4 Kf6 38. Bc7 h6 39. b4 f4 40. Ne4+ Kf7 41. c5 f3 42. g4 Kg6 43. b5 Bd7 44. b6 Kf7 45. Nd6+ Nxd6 46. cxd6 1-0 | ||||
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2025.02.07
48th Blackpool Conference
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| 186105 | Merriman, James (2073) | Bakhtiyarov, Kamronbek (1657) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 c6 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxh4 11. Nxh4 Qxh4 12. Nd6+ Ke7 13. Qc5 Ke6 14. g3 Qh5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.11.30
London Classic Masters
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| 272507 | Merriman, James (2084) | Balaji, Aaravamudhan (2377) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 Qa5 8. Qd2 a6 9. a4 e6 10. Ra3 exd5 11. cxd5 Nbd7 12. Nh3 Ne5 13. Nf2 Nh5 14. Be2 f6 15. Be3 f5 16. f4 Ng4 17. Nxg4 fxg4 18. O-O Qb4 19. Bd3 Bd4 20. g3 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Qxb2 22. Rfa1 Qb6 23. Bc4 Bd7 24. e5 Bf5 25. Rb3 Qc7 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Rae8 28. Rab1 Rf7 29. e6 Rg7 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Bxa6 Nf6 33. Qc2 Rb4 34. Bb5 Rb8 35. e7 Kf7 36. Qe2 Ne8 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qxg4 c4 39. Bxe8 Rxe8 40. Qd7 Rbb8 41. Qxd6 c3 42. Qe5+ Kf7 43. Qxc3 Rxe7 44. d6 Rd7 45. Qc4+ Kf8 46. Qd4 Rbd8 47. Qh8+ Kf7 48. Qxh7+ Kf6 49. Qh4+ Kf7 50. a5 Rxd6 51. a6 Ra8 52. Qh7+ Kf6 53. a7 Ra6 54. f5 Ra1+ 55. Kg2 gxf5 56. Qh6+ Kf7 57. Qf4 Ra2+ 58. Kh3 Rh8+ 0-1 | ||||
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2024.11.29
London Classic Masters
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| 272423 | Thorfinnsson, Bj (2370) | Merriman, James (2084) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. Qc2 d5 8. h3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nc6 11. O-O Qd7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Ne4 c4 15. Nxf6+ exf6 16. Qc2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Rfd1 Qc6 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Rad1 f5 21. b3 Rac8 22. b4 a5 23. a4 axb4 24. cxb4 c3 25. Rd3 Qc4 26. b5 d4 27. f4 Ra8 28. fxe5 Qxa4 29. Rxc3 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 dxe3 31. Rb1 Rd2 32. Rxd2 exd2 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Ke2 Rd8 35. b6 Ke6 36. b7 d1=Q+ 37. Rxd1 Rb8 38. Rb1 Kxe5 39. h4 h6 40. Ke3 g5 41. h5 f4+ 42. Kf3 Kd5 43. Rb6 Ke5 44. Kg4 Ke4 45. Rxh6 Rxb7 46. Re6+ Kd5 47. Re2 Rf7 48. h6 f3 49. gxf3 Rf4+ 50. Kg3 Rf8 51. h7 Rh8 52. Re7 Kd6 53. Ra7 Ke6 54. Kg4 Kf6 55. Kh5 Kf5 56. Rf7+ Ke6 57. Kg6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.04
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429528 | Merriman, James (1974) | Verma, Aditya (2118) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 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 Bg6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 Qc7 14. Bd2 Rfd8 15. Be1 Nb6 16. Bb3 Qe7 17. a5 Rxd1 18. Bxd1 Nd7 19. Bc2 Bxc2 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.08.03
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429486 | Hryshchenko, Kamila (2181) | Merriman, James (1974) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Be2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. c3 b5 8. O-O a5 9. a4 b4 10. Qe1 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. d4 Bb7 14. Bb5 O-O-O 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxe6+ Kb7 17. Nd2 c4 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Ne5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Rde8 21. Qh3 b3 22. Be3 Ra8 23. Ra4 Rhe8 24. Rfa1 Qb6 25. Qg3 g6 26. Qh4 Rf8 27. Qh6 Qxb5 28. f5 gxf5 29. Qg7+ Bc7 30. Bg5 Ne4 31. Bf4 Rg8 32. Qxh7 Rh8 33. Qxf5 Raf8 34. Nf7 Bxf4 35. Qxf4 Rh7 36. Nd6+ Nxd6 37. Qxf8 Qe8 38. Qxd6 Qe3+ 39. Kh1 Rd7 40. Qxd7+ Kb8 41. Qb5+ Kc8 42. Rxa5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.02
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429448 | Merriman, James (1974) | Arnott, J (2089) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Kg2 O-O 12. a4 Ra6 13. Qc2 e6 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Re1 Ng4 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qe2 Rb6 19. Nb5 d5 20. h3 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Ne5 23. Ra3 Nf7 24. Qe2 e5 25. Kg2 e4 26. Nh2 Ng5 27. Rf1 Qe6 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. h4 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Nf7 31. Qg4 1-0 | ||||
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2024.08.01
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429405 | Lentzos, Ioanis (2119) | Merriman, James (1974) | 1-0 | |
| 1. c4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. f3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qe7 8. Qa4 c5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Ne2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb4+ 12. Qxb4 Nxb4 13. Bb1 Rc8 14. a3 Nc6 15. Bd2 Ba6 16. Ba2 Nge7 17. f4 O-O 18. Rc1 d6 19. Kf2 Nd8 20. Bb4 Nb7 21. Rhd1 Rfd8 22. g4 Nc6 23. d5 exd5 24. cxd5 Nxb4 25. axb4 Bxe2 26. Kxe2 a5 27. Rc6 Re8 28. Bb1 axb4 29. Rxb6 Nc5 30. Rxb4 h5 31. Kf3 hxg4+ 32. Kxg4 g6 33. h4 Nxe4 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 f5+ 36. Kg5 fxe4 37. Kxg6 Rc2 38. Re1 Rg2+ 39. Kf6 Rg4 40. Rxe4 Rxh4 41. Ke7 Rh6 42. Re6 Rh4 43. f5 Rf4 44. f6 Rf5 45. Rxd6 Re5+ 46. Re6 Rxd5 47. f7+ Kh7 48. Rh6+ Kxh6 49. f8=Q+ Kh7 50. Qf7+ Kh8 51. Qxd5 Kh7 52. Qg5 Kh8 53. Kf7 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.31
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429363 | Merriman, James (1974) | Pal, Rohan (2077) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 d4 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qb1 Nbd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. O-O Nxf4 15. exf4 Qf6 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. Bd3 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.30
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 429322 | Merriman, James (1974) | Beaumont, C (2198) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. d5 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Nc1 a6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Be2 Kh7 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rb1 c4 17. b4 h5 18. b5 Ne5 19. b6 Qe7 20. h3 Ng8 21. f4 Nd7 22. Bd4 Bxd4+ 23. Qxd4 Nc5 24. Bf3 Nf6 25. Re1 Bf5 26. N1e2 Nfxe4 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Ng3 Qf6 29. Nxf5 gxf5 30. Rxe4 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.29
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 439915 | Kalaiyalahan, Akshaya (2137) | Merriman, James (1974) | 1-0 | |
| 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 Re8 10. Bf4 a6 11. a4 h6 12. Qc1 g5 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. h4 g4 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. a5 Qc8 18. Bf4 Bb5 19. Nde4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bd7 21. Na4 Qc7 22. Nb6 Rad8 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Bf5 Qb5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Bxg4 Rxd5 27. Bf3 Rd4 28. b3 Rb4 29. Ra3 d5 30. Rd1 d4 31. Be4 Re8 32. Bh7+ Kh8 33. Bd3 Qc6 34. Rc1 Re5 35. Qd2 Qe6 36. Bc4 Qg4 37. Ra2 Re3 38. Bd5 Rc3 39. Kg2 Kg8 40. Rac2 Qf5 41. Bc4 Qe4+ 42. Kg1 Rxc2 43. Rxc2 Qe5 44. Qd3 Bf6 45. Qf3 h5 46. Kg2 Kg7 47. Bd5 Rb5 48. Ra2 b6 49. Bc4 Rxa5 50. Rxa5 bxa5 51. Qb7 Be7 52. Qf3 f6 53. Qa8 f5 54. Qe8 Kh6 55. Bf7 f4 56. gxf4 Qe4+ 57. Kg1 Qb1+ 58. Kh2 Bxh4 59. Qf8+ Kh7 60. Bg8+ Kg6 61. f5+ Kg5 62. Qe7+ Kg4 63. f3+ Kf4 64. Qxh4+ Ke3 65. Qe4+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.28
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 439871 | Banerjee, Supratit (2161) | Merriman, James (1974) | 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. b4 Bd7 13. a3 f6 14. Bf4 fxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bb5 17. a4 Bxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Rc8 19. g3 Bf6 20. Bxf6 O-O 21. a5 Qc6 22. Ne3 Rxf6 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Kg2 Qc2 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Rhf1 Rcf8 27. Qe1 Rf3 28. a6 b6 29. Kg1 Qb2 30. Rd1 Qa2 31. Rc1 Qxa6 32. Rc7 Qd3 33. Qe5 Qg6 34. Rxa7 R3f5 35. Qe3 Qd6 36. b5 R8f6 37. Kg2 Re6 38. Qd3 Ref6 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. Re1 Kh6 41. Rh8+ Kg6 42. Re5 Qd7 43. Rb8 Qc7 44. Rxf5 Qxb8 45. Rxd5+ Kf7 46. Rd7+ Kg8 47. Qc4+ Kh8 48. Qd5 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.27
110th ch-GBR 2024
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| 439826 | Merriman, James (1974) | Kalavannan, Koby (2265) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 b4 6. Qc2 g6 7. e4 d6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Nf3 e6 11. O-O exd5 12. exd5 Nbd7 13. f5 Qd8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bf4 Ng4 16. Re1 Nde5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Nd2 b3 20. Qxb3 Bd7 21. Qc2 Rb8 22. Rab1 Qf6 23. Nf3 Bxb2 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Bxg6 Rb4 26. Qe4 Kg7 27. Bh5 Bf5 28. Qe7+ Qxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kg8 30. Rbe1 Rxa4 31. Rb7 Bf6 32. Re8 Rxe8 33. Bxe8 Ra1+ 34. Kf2 Bd3 35. Bf7+ Kh8 36. Be6 a5 37. Rf7 Bg7 38. Rd7 Bf6 39. Rf7 Bc3 40. Rf8+ Kh7 41. Ke3 Bxc4 42. Rf7+ Bg7 43. Nh4 Re1+ 44. Kd2 Re2+ 45. Kd1 h5 46. Bf5+ Kg8 47. Be6 Rxe6 48. dxe6 Bxe6 49. Ra7 a4 50. Kc1 Bb3 51. Nf5 Bf8 52. Ne7+ Kf7 53. Nd5+ Ke6 54. Nc3 Bh6+ 55. Kb1 Bf4 56. g3 Be5 57. Nxa4 c4 58. Nb2 d5 59. Rh7 d4 60. Rxh5 d3 61. Rh6+ Kd5 62. Rh7 Ke6 63. Rh6+ Ke7 64. Rh7+ Kd6 65. Rh6+ Kc5 66. Rh5 Kd4 67. Kc1 Bd6 68. Rh4+ Kc3 69. Nxc4 Bxc4 70. Rxc4+ Kxc4 71. Kd2 Bb4+ 72. Kd1 Kc3 73. h4 d2 74. g4 Be7 75. g5 Bd8 76. g6 Bf6 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.25
Glorney Cup 2024
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| 450054 | Szakmany, Bence (1881) | Merriman, James (1974) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. h3 Bd6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. c4 Nf6 7. Qb3 O-O 8. c5 Re8+ 9. Be2 Bf8 10. Be3 b6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Bb5 Ne7 14. c6 Bf5 15. Ne5 Ng6 16. Nxg6 Bxg6 17. Ba6 Rb8 18. Nc3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rfe1 Re6 23. Rac1 Rg6 24. Bf1 a5 25. Qb5 h6 26. a3 Qf6 27. Qa4 Bxg2 28. Bxg2 Qf3 29. Kf1 Rxg2 30. Qc2 Rh2 0-1 | ||||
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2024.07.24
Glorney Cup 2024
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| 450029 | Barnes, Oliver (1932) | Merriman, James (1974) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Bxc3 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.24
Glorney Cup 2024
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| 450049 | Merriman, James (1974) | Vadalia, Jainill (1917) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nb6 12. f3 Be6 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bc4 15. Rad1 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rf3 Nf6 18. e5 Nfd5 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Nf4 Nb6 22. Rg3 Qh4 23. Qf5 Qe7 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Nh5+ Kh8 26. Nf6 Qxf6 27. Qxf6+ Kh7 28. Rd3 Rg8 29. Rh3 Rg6 30. Qxf7+ Rg7 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Qe6+ Rf7 33. Rg3+ Kf8 34. Qxh6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.23
Glorney Cup 2024
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| 450014 | Merriman, James (1974) | Kovalskyi, Roman (1989) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Ndb5 Kd8 11. Bxc4 a6 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Ng6 14. O-O Nf4 15. Bc4 Ke7 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. f4 Rhd8 19. f5 Nc5 20. e5 Ng8 21. Nd5+ Kf8 22. e6 Ne7 23. Nxc7 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rc8 25. exf7 Nxf5 26. Ne6+ Nxe6 27. Bxe6 Ne3 28. Rd3 Rc1+ 29. Kf2 Rf1+ 30. Ke2 h6 31. Rxe3 Rb1 32. Bb3 Rxb2+ 33. Kf3 Rxb3 34. Rxb3 Kxf7 35. Rxb7+ Kg6 36. Ra7 Kf5 37. Rxa6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.23
Glorney Cup 2024
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| 450004 | Evans, Ruben (1954) | Merriman, James (1974) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. a4 Re8 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. h3 Rb8 14. a5 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Ra3 Nfxd5 17. exd5 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Rxe2 19. Nf3 Bb7 20. Rd1 Rbe8 21. Be3 Bxd5 22. Rxa6 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qb7 24. Bh6 R2e5 25. Rxb6 Qxb6 26. f4 Qc6 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Rc1 Qe6 29. Kh2 Rc8 30. Be3 c4 31. b3 f5 32. bxc4 f4 33. Bd2 Rc5 34. Qf3 Rxc4 35. Qb3 Rc6 36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. Qb7+ Kh6 38. Qxc6 Qa2 39. Rc2 Qb1 40. Bc1 Qb3 41. Qc3 Qd5 42. Qc4 Qd1 43. Qe2 Qd6 44. Bb2 e4 45. Qxe4 f3+ 46. Be5 Qd1 47. Qh4# 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.22
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433631 | Merriman, James (1974) | Josse, Mar (2150) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. Bf4 Nd3+ 6. Bxd3 cxd3 7. Qxd3 c6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Nf3 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rfd1 O-O 12. dxc6 Qxd3 13. Rxd3 bxc6 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.21
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433612 | Banerjee, Supratit (2161) | Merriman, James (1974) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Bb3 c6 13. Qd3 Nfd5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 Bf7 16. Nh4 Qd7 17. Bc2 g6 18. Qf3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bd5 20. Qd3 Bc4 21. Bb3 Qf7 22. Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Bh6 Rfe8 24. a4 Bf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Reb1 a5 27. Nf3 Re7 28. Rb3 Rd8 29. Rab1 Ne5 30. Qe3 Nxf3+ 31. Qxf3 Rde8 32. Kh2 Rd7 33. Rb6 Qe7 34. Qf4 Kg7 35. Qg3 h5 36. h4 Qf7 37. Qf4 Qe7 38. R6b2 Qf7 39. Qg3 Qe7 40. f4 f5 41. d5 Rxd5 42. Rxb7 Rd7 43. R7b6 Rd6 44. c4 Red8 45. c5 Rd3 46. Rb7 R3d7 47. Rxd7 Rxd7 48. Rb6 Qxc5 49. Rb8 Rd1 50. Rb7+ Kf8 51. Rb8+ Kg7 52. Rb7+ Kf8 53. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.20
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433602 | Merriman, James (1974) | Dupuis, Denis K (2013) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nge2 Na6 10. Nf4 Nc7 11. h4 h5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Bd6 14. Nf4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Ne6 16. Qf3 Qe7 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Kb1 Kb8 19. Ne2 Nc7 20. Nf4 Nb5 21. Nxh5 Qb4 22. Ka1 a5 23. Nf4 a4 24. Nd3 Qa5 25. a3 Nd6 26. Qxf6 Ne4 27. Qe7 Nd2 28. Qb4 Qxb4 29. Nxb4 Ne4 30. Nd3 Rdg8 31. g3 Rh6 32. Rh2 Ng5 33. Ne5 Ne4 34. Nxf7 Rf6 35. Ne5 Rxf2 36. Rxf2 Nxf2 37. Rf1 Ne4 38. g4 Rh8 39. h5 Rh7 40. Rf7 Rh6 41. Ng6 Kc8 42. Kb1 Nd2+ 43. Kc2 Nc4 44. Rf3 Kd7 45. Ne5+ Nxe5 46. dxe5 Ke6 47. Rf5 c5 48. Kd3 Rh7 49. Ke2 b5 50. Kf3 b4 51. Kf4 c4 52. Rf6+ Ke7 53. Rd6 Rf7+ 54. Kg3 c3 55. bxc3 bxa3 56. Ra6 Rf1 57. Rxa4 Ra1 58. Kg2 Re1 59. Kf2 Ra1 60. Kg2 Re1 61. Rxa3 Rxe3 62. Kf2 Rxe5 63. Ra6 Re4 64. Kf3 Rc4 65. h6 Rxc3+ 66. Kf4 Kf7 67. g5 d4 68. g6+ 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.20
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433572 | Willmoth, R (2115) | Merriman, James (1974) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. d5 e6 7. Be2 exd5 8. cxd5 d6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Na6 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. b3 b5 14. Bb2 b4 15. Na4 Nc7 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Rbd1 Nb5 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. Rfe1 Rb7 21. f3 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Ng3 23. Qf2 Nf5 24. Nb2 Qf6 25. Nc4 h5 26. e4 Nd4 27. Qg3 Rd7 28. h4 Kh7 29. Kh2 Red8 30. Rd2 Nb5 31. Qg5 Qxg5 32. hxg5 Nc3 33. Re3 Kg7 34. a4 f6 35. gxf6+ Kxf6 36. Nxd6 Rxd6 37. e5+ Kf5 38. exd6 Rxd6 39. Re7 Nxd5 40. Rxa7 Ke5 41. Rb7 Ne3 42. Re7+ Kf6 43. Rxd6+ Kxe7 44. Rc6 1-0 | ||||
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2024.07.19
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433558 | Merriman, James (1974) | Payne, Matthew J (2067) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 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 Re8 11. Nge2 Kh7 12. Ng3 a6 13. a4 Qa5 14. Ra3 Nbd7 15. Be2 Ne5 16. O-O Bd7 17. h3 g5 18. Rc1 c4 19. Nd1 Qxd2 20. Bxd2 Nd3 21. Rxc4 Nc5 22. Bb4 b5 23. Rc2 bxa4 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Ne3 Bb5 26. Ngf5 Bf8 27. Nc4 Rad8 28. Re3 Nh5 29. g3 Ng7 30. Nxg7 Bxg7 31. Kf1 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.18
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433541 | Murawski, Jan (2121) | Merriman, James (1974) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. g3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. a4 Nc6 10. Ne1 Na5 11. Bxb7 Nxb7 12. f3 c5 13. Qd3 Na5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ng2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. d5 Rcd8 19. e4 Rfe8 20. Ne3 Qb7 21. Rb1 Qa6 22. Rb5 Qc8 23. Rbb1 Qa6 24. Rbd1 Nb3 25. Qe2 Na5 26. Rfe1 Qc8 27. Kg2 e5 28. g4 Qd7 29. h4 g6 30. Rh1 Qe7 31. Kf2 Kh7 32. Rh2 Rd7 33. h5 g5 34. Qa2 f6 35. Nf5 Qd8 36. Kg3 Qc8 37. Rb2 Qa6 38. Rb5 Qc8 39. Rdb1 Qa6 40. Ne3 Rb8 41. Qe2 Qc8 42. Qd3 Rdb7 43. Nf1 Qe8 44. Ra1 Kh8 45. Nd2 Qd8 46. Rab1 Qc7 47. R5b2 Qd7 48. Ra1 Qd8 49. Nb3 Nxb3 50. Rxb3 a5 51. Rb5 Qc7 52. Rab1 Kg7 53. Qc2 Kf7 54. R5b2 Ke7 55. Qd1 Qd7 56. Qb3 Kd8 57. Qb5 Qxb5 58. Rxb5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2024.07.18
IV Mindsports Int Open
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| 433521 | Merriman, James (1974) | Pal, Rohan (2077) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nge2 a5 11. O-O Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. f3 Ne6 14. Bf2 b5 15. Kh1 Ba6 16. b4 Bb7 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 Bd6 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Bc7 21. e5 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Nc3 Qd7 24. Rbd1 Nf4 25. Bf5 Qe7 26. Be3 Ne6 27. Ne4 Ra3 28. Bc1 Ra7 29. Rfe1 Rea8 30. Nc5 Nxc5 31. dxc5 Bc8 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. e6 fxe6 34. Qg6 Qf7 35. Qxf7+ Kxf7 36. Rd7+ Kg8 37. Bb2 Bb8 38. Rxa7 Bxa7 39. Rxe6 Kf7 40. Rd6 Rc7 41. Kg1 Bb8 42. Rd8 Rb7 43. g3 Kg6 44. Kf2 Rf7+ 45. Ke2 Bc7 46. Re8 Kf5 47. Rg8 Be5 48. Bxe5 Kxe5 49. Rd8 Rf6 50. Ke3 g6 51. h4 h5 52. Rd4 Rf3+ 53. Kxf3 Kxd4 54. Kf4 Kc4 55. Ke5 Kxb4 56. Kd6 Ka5 57. Kxc6 b4 58. Kd6 b3 59. c6 b2 60. c7 b1=Q 61. c8=Q Qd3+ 62. Kc6 Qxg3 63. Qc7+ Qxc7+ 64. Kxc7 Kb5 65. Kd6 Kb6 66. Ke5 Kc6 67. Kf6 Kd6 68. Kxg6 Ke6 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.07.30
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870554 | Alldritt, N (1962) | Merriman, James (2067) | 1-0 | |
| 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. Bf4 Nc7 11. a4 Re8 12. Re1 Rb8 13. e4 Nh5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bc1 a6 16. h3 Bf8 17. a5 Ng7 18. Nd2 b5 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. Nc4 Rb4 21. b3 Nb5 22. Na2 a5 23. Nxb4 axb4 24. Bb2 Bd7 25. f4 Be7 26. g4 h5 27. e5 fxe5 28. fxe5 hxg4 29. e6 gxh3 30. Qg4 Bh4 31. Qxg6 Re7 32. Be4 Bf2+ 33. Kh1 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.29
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870523 | Merriman, James (2067) | Pollack, Oscar (2096) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 b4 6. Qc2 g6 7. e4 d6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Nf3 e6 11. O-O exd5 12. cxd5 c4 13. Qxc4 Ba6 14. Qb3 Qb6+ 15. Rf2 Ng4 16. Be1 Qe3 17. Bc2 Qxb3 18. Bxb3 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Nd7 20. Nbd2 Nc5 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Nxe4+ 23. Ke3 Rac8 24. Rc1 Rfe8 25. Nfe5 dxe5 26. Kxe4 exf4+ 27. Kd3 Red8 28. d6 Rxd6+ 29. Nxd6 Rxc1 30. Bxb4 Bxb2 31. Nc4 Bf6 32. Bc5 Rc3+ 0-1 | ||||
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2023.07.28
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870485 | Eggleston, D (2358) | Merriman, James (2067) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 b6 9. Bb5 Qc7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. c3 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Ng3 Ng4 15. Rae1 a6 16. Bd3 Rae8 17. Ne2 Bd6 18. g3 c4 19. Bc2 b5 20. h3 Nf6 21. g4 Ne7 22. Ng3 Ng6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Ng5 Ne4 25. N3xe4 dxe4 26. Qf2 Be7 27. Nxe6 Qb8 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. d5 Bxd5 30. Rd1 Bc6 31. Ba7 Qc7 32. Qb6 Qc8 33. Qe3 Qc7 34. Bb6 Qb8 35. Rd2 Bd6 36. Rdf2 g5 37. f5 Bf4 38. Rxf4 gxf4 39. Rxf4 Qd6 40. Bd4 Qh6 41. Kh2 Qd6 42. Kg2 Qd5 43. Rf1 Rf7 44. h4 Kf8 45. h5 Ke8 46. Rh1 b4 47. h6 gxh6 48. Rxh6 bxc3 49. bxc3 Rb7 50. Kg3 Rf7 51. Qg5 Kd7 52. Qg6 Re7 53. Qxc6+ Qxc6 54. Rxc6 Kxc6 55. f6 Rc7 56. g5 Kd7 57. g6 Ke8 58. Kf4 Kf8 59. Kxe4 a5 60. a4 Rc6 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.27
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870454 | Merriman, James (2067) | Kanyamarala, Trisha (2344) | 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 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Ba6 11. Ng3 Re8 12. f3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. Bb2 h5 15. Rae1 c4 16. Qc2 b5 17. e4 h4 18. Nf5 Nh5 19. Bc1 a5 20. e5 b4 21. Nd6 Rf8 22. f4 bxc3 23. Qe2 g6 24. f5 Ra7 25. Bh6 Ng7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. f6+ Kh7 28. Qg4 Rh8 29. e6 Qxd6 30. e7 Nxe7 31. fxe7 Rxe7 32. Qxh4+ Kg7 33. Qxe7 Qxh2+ 34. Kf2 Qf4+ 35. Ke2 Qg4+ 36. Kf2 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.07.26
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870432 | Weersing, Abigail Riis (1919) | Merriman, James (2067) | 0-1 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 b6 9. f3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qe2 Qb7 12. Nh3 Nd5 13. Bd2 c5 14. e4 Ndb4 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Nf2 Rd4 19. a3 Nc6 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Rc2 Rd6 22. Qe3 Nd4 23. Rd2 Rad8 24. Rfd1 c4 25. Kh1 e5 26. Ng4 f6 27. Qc3 Qb3 28. Qxb3 cxb3 29. Ne3 Rc8 30. h3 Rdc6 31. Nd5 Kf7 32. Nc3 g5 33. Kg1 h5 34. Rf1 h4 35. Rfd1 a5 36. Kf2 Rc4 37. a4 Rxc3 38. bxc3 Rxc3 39. Rb1 Ke6 40. Kf1 Kd6 41. Ra1 Kc5 42. Kf2 Kb4 43. Kf1 Rc2 44. Ke1 Kc3 45. Rad1 Rxd2 46. Rxd2 b2 47. Rd1 Kc2 48. Rd2+ Kb3 49. Rd1 Ka2 50. Kd2 b1=Q 51. Rxb1 Kxb1 52. Kc3 Ka2 53. Kc4 Ka3 0-1 | ||||
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2023.07.25
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 870393 | Rudd, J (2276) | Merriman, James (2067) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Qc2 f5 11. f3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Bd3 Qh4+ 14. Qf2 Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nc6 16. Bd2 Ne5 17. Be2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bc3 Nc6 20. Rhd1 Rad8 21. b4 d4 22. exd4 cxd4 23. Bb2 a6 24. Rac1 Rd6 25. Rc5 g6 26. Bc4+ Kg7 27. Bd5 Rfd8 28. Bxd4+ Nxd4 29. Bxb7 Ne6 30. Rcd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Bxd5 Nc7 33. Bc4 Kf6 34. Ke3 Ke5 35. f4+ Kd6 36. a4 a5 37. bxa5 Kc5 38. Kd3 Kb4 39. a6 Kxa4 40. a7 Ka5 41. Bd5 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.24
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 878398 | Merriman, James (2067) | Pigott, J (2347) | 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. Bd3 b6 11. e4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Ba6 13. Bg5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nbd7 15. O-O Rac8 16. Rac1 Qb7 17. Nc3 h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. f3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rd7 21. Ne2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Qc8 24. Rc6 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.07.23
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 878374 | Merriman, James (2067) | Kolbus, D (2270) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Ne2 e5 8. e4 c5 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ng3 g6 11. f4 h6 12. Qf3 Rh7 13. Bc2 Kd8 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qe6 17. Rad1 Ne8 18. h4 a5 19. Rd5 a4 20. Rfd1 Ke7 21. Bd6+ Nxd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Kxd6 24. e5+ Ke7 25. Qd5 Ra6 26. Ne4 Rh8 27. Nd6 Rf8 28. h5 Rc6 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Bxg6 Nb6 31. Qe4 Rxd6 32. exd6+ Kxd6 33. Qd3+ Kc7 34. Qg3+ Kd8 35. Qh4+ Kc7 36. Qh2+ Kd8 37. Qxh6 Nd7 38. Bc2 Rf6 39. Qh8+ Kc7 40. Bxa4 Ra6 41. Qh2+ Kd8 42. Bb5 Ra5 43. a3 Rxa3 44. Qf4 Ra2 45. Qd6 Ra1+ 46. Kh2 Rf1 47. g4 Rf6 48. Qd3 Re6 49. g5 Kc7 50. Bxd7 Bxd7 51. g6 Rd6 52. Qg3 Be6 53. g7 Bxc4 54. g8=Q Bxg8 55. Qxg8 Rc6 56. Qf7+ Kb6 57. Qb3+ Kc7 58. Kg2 c4 59. Qb4 Kc8 60. Kf3 Kc7 61. Ke4 Kc8 62. Kd5 Kc7 63. Qf8 Kb6 64. Qd8+ Kb5 65. Qd7 Kb6 66. Kd4 Ka6 67. Ke3 Ka7 68. Kd2 Kb6 69. Kc2 Ka7 70. Kb2 Kb8 71. Ka3 Ka7 72. Qd8 Ka6 73. Kb4 Ka7 74. Kb5 Ra6 75. Kxc4 Rc6+ 76. Kd4 Ra6 77. c4 Ra1 78. Kc5 Ra6 79. Kb5 Rc6 80. c5 Ra6 81. Qe7 Rc6 82. Qd7 Rh6 83. Qd2 Rc6 84. Qd4 Kb8 85. Kc4 Ra6 86. Kd5 Rc6 87. Qf4+ Ka7 88. Qa4+ Ra6 89. Qd7 Rh6 90. Qd6 Rh1 91. Qb6+ Ka8 92. Qg6 Rd1+ 93. Kc4 Rd8 94. Kb5 Rd2 95. Kb6 Rd8 96. Qf6 Rg8 97. Qa1+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.07.22
109th ch-GBR 2023
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| 878338 | Derakhshani, Borna (2341) | Merriman, James (2067) | 1-0 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a3 b5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. b4 Nd7 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. O-O Nc4 15. Qe1 h6 16. Kh1 O-O 17. Ne2 f5 18. Ned4 Bd7 19. Nb3 a5 20. c3 Ra7 21. Nc5 Rfa8 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rb1 axb4 24. axb4 Ra2 25. Qe3 Nd8 26. Nd4 Kf7 27. Qf3 Be8 28. g4 fxg4 29. Qxg4 Qe7 30. Rg1 Kg8 31. Ncxe6 Nxe6 32. Nxe6 Bh5 33. Qxg7+ Qxg7 34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Rg3 Rf2 36. Nd4 Raa2 37. f5 Rxh2+ 38. Kg1 Rh4 39. Rg2 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Rg4+ 41. Kh3 Re4 42. b5 Re3+ 43. Kh4 Rxc3 44. Kxh5 Rh3+ 45. Kg6 Rd3 46. b6 Rxd4 47. b7 Rg4+ 48. Kf6 Rg8 49. b8=Q 1-0 | ||||
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2023.06.18
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922251 | Sooraj, M R (1836) | Merriman, James (1996) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 Be7 3. Nf3 d5 4. d3 Nf6 5. g3 dxe4 6. dxe4 Nc6 7. e5 Nd7 8. h4 Nc5 9. Be3 b6 10. Bxc5 Bxc5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. Qd3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qxd3 0-1 | ||||
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2023.06.18
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922280 | Merriman, James (1996) | Valdepenas Octavio, Javier (2218) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 h5 7. Be2 a6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. d5 c5 10. a4 Nh7 11. Bf4 Qa5 12. Bd2 h4 13. Nf1 f5 14. Ne3 f4 15. Ng4 Nhf6 16. O-O Nxg4 17. Bxg4 Ne5 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. Ne2 Qb6 20. Nxf4 Qxb2 21. Rc1 Qd4 22. Qe2 Bh6 23. Rfd1 Rxf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf4 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Rd1 Rxc4 27. g3 hxg3 28. hxg3 d3 29. Rxd3 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Be5 32. Qb3 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Qxb5 Bf6 35. Qd7 Rc2 36. Qe6+ Kf8 37. e5 Bxe5 38. Qxg6 Rb2 39. Qf5+ Ke8 40. Kh3 Kd8 41. f4 Bf6 42. Qd3 Rb4 43. Kg4 Kc7 44. Qc2+ Kb6 45. Qc6+ Ka5 46. Kf5 Rb6 47. Qc7 Ka6 48. g4 Rb5 49. Qc6+ Ka5 50. g5 Bb2 51. g6 Rb4 52. Qc7+ Kb5 53. Qxe7 Kc5 54. g7 Bc1 55. Qc7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2023.06.17
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922195 | McKenna, Joshua (1642) | Merriman, James (1996) | 0-1 | |
| 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a3 b5 9. f5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ndxe5 11. fxe6 Bxe6 12. Bf4 Bc5 13. Ncxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Bxd4 15. Bxe5 Qa5+ 16. b4 Qxb5 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 O-O 19. a4 Rxa4 20. Rxa4 Qxa4 21. O-O Qxc2 22. Rf2 Qc4 23. Qb6 Rc8 24. Rf1 d4 0-1 | ||||
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2023.06.17
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922217 | Merriman, James (1996) | Davies, Ni (2380) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 h6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nb5 Qe7 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Qe2 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Bd7 17. Nd6 Ne7 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Nxe8 Rxe8 20. Nd7 Nxd7 21. Rxd7 Nc6 22. Qh5 Re7 23. Rxe7 Nxe7 24. Qb5 Qxb5 25. Bxb5 Nf5 26. Kf1 Nd6 27. Bd3 e5 28. f3 f6 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Kd2 Ke6 31. Kc3 Kd5 32. e4+ Kc6 33. a4 b6 34. b4 g6 35. Bc4 Kd7 36. Bb5+ Ke7 37. Bc6 f5 38. Kd3 Kf6 39. a5 h5 40. g3 g5 41. exf5 Kxf5 42. Bd7+ Kf6 43. Ke3 bxa5 44. bxa5 Nc4+ 45. Ke4 Nxa5 46. Be8 h4 47. gxh4 gxh4 48. f4 Nc4 49. fxe5+ Nxe5 50. Kf4 a5 51. Bb5 Ke6 52. h3 Kf6 53. Ba4 Ng6+ 54. Kg4 Ke5 55. Kh5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.06.16
30th 4NCL Congress 2023
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| 922174 | Merriman, James (1996) | Obi, Okwose Marc (1733) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. c5 Bc7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bb2 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 f4 19. b5 fxg3 20. hxg3 Bf5 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb6 Qc7 23. Rd1 Kh8 24. Rd4 Rfb8 25. Rdb4 Rxb6 26. Rxb6 Rb8 27. Qb4 Ra8 28. Qb2 Qc8 29. Rb7 Qf8 30. Qe5 h6 31. Re7 Bg6 32. Re6 Re8 33. Bh3 Rxe6 34. Qxe6 Qe8 35. Bf5 Qxe6 36. Bxe6 Be8 37. Kg2 g6 38. Kf3 Kg7 39. Ke3 Kf6 40. Bc8 h5 41. f4 g5 42. fxg5+ Kxg5 43. Kd4 h4 44. gxh4+ Kxh4 45. e4 dxe4 46. Kxe4 Kg5 47. Ke5 Kg6 48. Kd6 Kf6 49. Bb7 Bg6 50. Bxc6 Bd3 51. Ba4 Be4 52. Bb3 Bb7 53. Bd5 Ba6 54. c6 Bc8 55. c7 Kf5 56. Bc6 Kf6 57. Bd7 Bb7 58. Kc5 Ke7 59. Kb6 Kxd7 60. Kxb7 1-0 | ||||
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2023.05.29
English Open 2023
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| 945362 | Merriman, James (2057) | Liu, Tianyi (Jack) (1915) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Rfd1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Rad8 17. Qe2 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Bg3 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Qd8 21. Qc2 e6 22. Ba4 Ne5 23. Bb5 a6 24. Bf1 h5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. b3 Bb8 27. Bd3 Kg7 28. Be4 b6 29. Qc3+ Kh7 30. Bf3 Qc7 31. Qxc7 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.05.28
English Open 2023
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| 945297 | Merriman, James (2057) | Murawski, Jan (1896) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. h3 b5 10. Nf3 b4 11. Na4 Ba6 12. O-O Qa5 13. b3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nbd7 15. Rfc1 Rac8 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. Nf5 Bf6 18. f3 Ng5 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Qb6 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. f4 Bf6 23. Rac1 Rc7 24. Qc2 Rfc8 25. Nd6 Rd8 26. Nf5 Rdc8 27. Qd3 h5 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 g6 30. g5 Bg7 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. f5 Rh8 33. f6+ Kg8 34. Qe2 Qb8 35. Qg4 Qe8 36. Re1 Qd8 37. Rc2 Qd6 38. e4 dxe4 39. Rxe4 Rh5 40. Rce2 Qd5 41. Rg2 c5 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Re7 Qd6 44. Rxc7 Qxc7 45. Re2 cxd4 46. Re7 Qc1+ 47. Kf2 Rh2+ 48. Kf3 Qh1+ 49. Kf4 Rh4 50. Rxf7+ Kg8 51. Rg7+ Kf8 52. Rxg6 Rxg4+ 53. Kxg4 Qe4+ 54. Kh5 Qxg6+ 55. Kxg6 d3 56. Kh7 d2 57. g6 d1=Q 58. g7+ Kf7 59. g8=Q+ Kxf6 60. Qf8+ Ke5 61. Qe7+ Kf5 62. Qf8+ Ke5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.05.28
English Open 2023
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| 945332 | Pal, Rohan (1955) | Merriman, James (2057) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. c4 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qd1 g6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. O-O Rc8 10. Na3 Nf6 11. f4 O-O 12. Bd2 Ne8 13. Rb1 Nd6 14. b3 Nf5 15. Nc2 e6 16. Ne3 Nfd4 17. Bc3 Qe7 18. Kh1 Rfd8 19. Qd2 b5 20. cxb5 Nxb5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rfe1 Qb4 23. Rbd1 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 d5 25. Rc1 Nb4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Bf1 Nc3 28. a3 Nb1 29. Rd1 Nxa3 30. Ra1 Nbc2 31. Nxc2 Nxc2 32. Rxa7 Rb8 33. Ra2 Nd4 34. Rd2 Nxb3 35. Rb2 Rb7 36. Kg2 Nc5 37. Rxb7 Nxb7 38. Kf3 Nd6 39. Ke3 Kf6 40. Bg2 h5 41. Bf3 Nf5+ 42. Kd3 Ke7 43. Bd1 Kd6 44. Ba4 Kc5 45. Be8 Nd6 46. Bd7 d4 47. Ba4 f6 48. Bb3 e5 49. fxe5 fxe5 50. f3 g5 51. h4 gxh4 52. gxh4 Nf5 53. Bf7 Nxh4 54. Bxh5 Ng2 55. Bf7 Kd6 56. Bc4 Ke7 57. Ke4 Kf6 58. Bf1 Nf4 59. Bc4 Ne6 60. Bb5 Ng5+ 61. Kd3 Nxf3 62. Ke4 Ng5+ 63. Kd3 Kf5 64. Bd7+ Kf4 65. Bc6 Ne6 66. Bd5 Nc5+ 67. Kc4 Nd7 68. Kd3 Nf6 69. Bc6 Kf5 70. Bg2 Ke6 71. Kc4 Kd6 72. Bh1 Nd7 73. Be4 Nb6+ 74. Kd3 Kc5 75. Bf3 Nd5 76. Ke4 Kd6 77. Kd3 Nc3 78. Kc4 Nb1 79. Bg2 Na3+ 80. Kb3 Nb5 81. Kc4 Nc3 82. Bf3 Ke6 83. Bg2 Kf5 84. Kd3 Kf4 85. Bh1 Nd1 86. Ke2 Ne3 87. Kd3 Ng4 88. Bg2 Nf2+ 89. Ke2 Kg3 90. Bc6 e4 91. Bxe4 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.05.27
English Open 2023
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| 945237 | Merriman, James (2057) | Fellowes, Billy (1824) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. h3 Bd6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qe7 15. Rab1 N8d7 16. Bh2 Ne4 17. b4 Qh4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Bg3 Qg5 20. b5 Nf6 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Ne2 Ba6 23. Rb2 Rec8 24. Rc1 Bd3 25. Qc5 Nd5 26. Nf4 Nxf4 27. Bxf4 Qd5 28. a4 g5 29. Be5 Qd7 30. Rb3 Qd8 31. Rbc3 a5 32. Qd6 Qxd6 33. Bxd6 Ra6 34. Rc5 Rd8 35. Be5 f6 36. Bc7 Rd5 37. Rxc6 Rxc6 38. Rxc6 Kf7 39. Bb6 h5 40. f3 Rf5 41. fxe4 Bxe4 42. Rc7+ Ke6 43. Bc5 g4 44. hxg4 Rg5 45. gxh5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2023.05.27
English Open 2023
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| 945268 | Gordon, Sean (1791) | Merriman, James (2057) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 c5 5. c4 Nc6 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qd7 11. Bg2 a6 12. Nc3 Rab8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Ne3 15. fxe3 Kxg7 16. d4 Rbd8 17. Qd2 e5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Kf2 Rd2 24. Ke1 Rb2 25. Rd1 Rxa2 26. Rd6 Rb2 27. Rxc6 Rxb3 28. Kf2 Rc3 29. Rxc5 e4 30. Ra5 Rxc4 31. Rxa6 h5 32. Rb6 Kh6 33. Rb5 f5 34. Rb6 Rc7 35. Ra6 Rg7 36. Rb6 Kg5 37. h4+ Kg4 38. Kg2 g5 39. hxg5 Rxg5 40. Rb8 h4 41. gxh4 Kxh4+ 42. Kf2 Kg4 43. Rh8 Rh5 44. Rg8+ Kh4 45. Rg7 Rg5 46. Rh7+ Kg4 47. Rf7 Kh5 48. Rh7+ Kg6 49. Rh8 Rh5 50. Rg8+ Kf6 51. Ra8 Rh2+ 52. Ke1 Kg5 53. Rg8+ Kh4 54. Rg7 Kh3 55. Rg5 Rh1+ 56. Kf2 Rh2+ 57. Ke1 Rh1+ 58. Kf2 Rh2+ 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2022.10.16
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1159047 | Merriman, James (1880) | Kovalskyi, Roman (2153) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Qxd5 Nf6 8. Qd1 Bc5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Qe7 12. a3 Rfd8 13. Qc2 g6 14. O-O a6 15. e4 Bg4 16. Bg5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Qc1 Qe5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd8 Bd6 21. Qh6 Nf4 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Rfd1 Nfe6 24. Bb6 Re8 25. Qg3 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Nf4 27. Kh1 f6 28. Be3 Ne6 29. Rxd6 Qxb2 30. Rad1 Qxa3 31. Rd7+ Kg8 32. Rxb7 Qa4 33. Rdd7 Qa1+ 34. Kg2 Nf8 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Qc7 f5 37. Rxh7+ Kg8 38. Qg7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2022.10.16
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1159055 | Sowray, P (2259) | Merriman, James (1880) | 1/2-1/2 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ne4 6. f3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Be7 8. e4 Nc6 9. Ng3 d6 10. Bd3 Qd7 11. O-O Ba6 12. f4 Na5 13. Qe2 Qa4 14. f5 Bxc4 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Nh5 O-O-O 17. Nxg7 e5 18. Ne6 Rde8 19. d5 Rhg8 20. Rf7 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rg4 22. Bh6 Nb3 23. Qc2 Reg8 24. g3 Qe8 25. Raf1 Nc5 26. Bf8 Nxe6 27. Rxe7 Qg6 28. Rf3 Nxf8 29. Qa4 Qxe4 30. Qe8+ Kb7 31. Rxc7+ Ka6 32. Rxa7+ Kxa7 33. Rf7+ Nd7 34. Qxd7+ Ka6 35. Qb7+ Ka5 36. Qa7+ Kb5 37. Qd7+ Kc4 38. Qa4+ Kxc3 39. Rf3+ Kd2 40. Rf2+ Ke3 41. Qb3+ Kd4 42. Rd2+ Kc5 43. Rc2+ Qxc2 44. Qxc2+ Kxd5 45. Qb3+ Kc5 46. Qc3+ Rc4 47. Qe3+ Kc6 48. Qd3 Rgg4 49. Qxh7 Rgd4 50. Kg2 e4 51. Qf5 e3 52. Kf3 Re4 53. Qc8+ Kb5 54. Qd7+ Ka5 55. Qa7+ Kb5 56. Qd7+ Kc5 57. Qc7+ Kd5 58. Qf7+ Kd4 59. Qf6+ Kd3 60. Qxd6+ Kc2 61. Ke2 b5 1/2-1/2 | ||||
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2022.10.15
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1159013 | Merriman, James (1880) | Birtwistle, N (2171) | 1-0 | |
| 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 b4 6. Qc2 d6 7. e4 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. f4 Qc7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bc1 Re8 13. Nbd2 e6 14. Rb1 Bb7 15. b3 Bh6 16. g3 Ng4 17. Re1 exd5 18. cxd5 Rac8 19. Bb2 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nc4 Nb6 22. Qb2+ Kg8 23. h3 Nh6 24. g4 Bxd5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. g5 Nf5 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Nh4 Qd7 29. Nxd6 Nc3 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Rf1 Ne2+ 33. Kh2 Qe3 34. Qg7+ 1-0 | ||||
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2022.10.15
Hull 4NCL Open 2022
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| 1159025 | Wells, P (2373) | Merriman, James (1880) | 1-0 | |
| 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 h6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. g4 Rcb8 18. Nc3 b5 19. Nd5 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Ne5 21. Nxe7+ Kf8 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Nc6 Rc8 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxh6+ Kf7 26. h4 Bb2 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Be3 Ba3 29. Kd3 e5 30. h5 gxh5 31. gxh5 Bb2 32. h6 Kg8 33. Rb1 Bd4 34. Rc1 Rxc1 35. Bxc1 Kh7 36. b4 Bb6 37. Bd2 Bd8 38. Kc4 Kg6 39. Kd5 Be7 40. a4 1-0 | ||||