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Merriman 0-1 Benkhoucha

2021-02-09 - Merriman, Rob 0-1 Benkhoucha, Samy

View game on lichess [Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/H6A1O1Dh"] [Date "2021.02.09"] [White "RM1001"] [Black "Samybenk"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2021.02.09"] [UTCTime "19:30:43"] [WhiteElo "1724"] [BlackElo "2038"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+15"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation } 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 c6 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. Bd3 d5 9. exd6 Nf6 10. Re1+ Be6 11. Bf5 O-O 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Be3 Bxd6 14. Nc3 Qc7 15. h3 Rad8 16. Qe2 Nd5 17. Bd2 Nxc3?! { (0.86 → 1.84) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } (17... Kh8 18. Ne4) 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxc3 Bh2+ 20. Kh1?! { (2.23 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } (20. Kf1 b5 21. Re2 a5 22. Rae1 b4 23. Be5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 a4 26. f3 h6) 20... Rxf2 21. Qe8+? { (1.59 → 0.20) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } (21. Rad1 Rdf8) 21... Rf8 22. Qe7?? { (0.17 → -1.57) Blunder. Qh5 was best. } (22. Qh5 Bd6 23. Rad1 Kg8 24. Rd3 Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Red1 Be7 27. Rd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Ke6) 22... Rf1+ 23. Rxf1 Qxe7 24. Kxh2 Rf8 25. Rfe1 Qf7 26. Re2?! { (-1.27 → -1.86) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } (26. Re4 h6 27. Rae1 Qc7+ 28. Be5 Qd7 29. Bg3 Rf7 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. b3 b5 32. R8e4 Qd2) 26... Re8?? { (-1.86 → -0.26) Blunder. h6 was best. } (26... h6 27. Rae1 Kg8 28. Re7 Qf4+ 29. Kh1 Rf7 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. R8e4 Qf2 32. Re7 Qf5 33. a4) 27. Rd2?? { (-0.26 → -1.98) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } (27. Rf1) 27... h6 28. Rad1 c5 29. Rd7 Re7 30. Rd8+?! { (-1.95 → -2.79) Inaccuracy. Rxe7 was best. } (30. Rxe7 Qxe7) 30... Kh7 31. a3 Qf4+ 32. Kh1 Qf5 33. R8d3 b5 34. Rd5?! { (-2.77 → -3.52) Inaccuracy. R3d2 was best. } (34. R3d2 Qc8) 34... Qxc2 35. Rd7 Rxd7?? { (-4.25 → -0.34) Blunder. b4 was best. } (35... b4 36. axb4) 36. Rxd7 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qg5 38. Rxg7+ Qxg7 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Kg3 Kf6 41. Kf4 a5 42. Ke4 Ke6 43. g4 b4?? { (0.00 → 4.99) Blunder. a4 was best. } (43... a4 44. h4 b4 45. Kd3 bxa3 46. bxa3 Ke5 47. Kc4 Kf4 48. Kb5 c4 49. Kxa4 Ke4 50. g5) 44. h4?? { (4.99 → 0.00) Blunder. a4 was best. } (44. a4) 44... c4?? { (0.00 → 6.22) Blunder. a4 was best. } (44... a4 45. Kd3 Kd5 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 c4+ 48. Kc2 bxa3 49. bxa3 Ke5 50. Kc3 Kf5 51. Kb4) 45. Kd4?? { (6.22 → -8.28) Blunder. a4 was best. } (45. a4 Kd6 46. Kd4 c3 47. bxc3 b3 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. c4+ Kc5 50. Kc3 b2 51. Kxb2 Kxc4) 45... c3 46. Kd3 cxb2 47. Kc2 bxa3 48. Kb1 Kd5 49. Ka2 Kc4 50. g5 hxg5 51. h5 Kc3 52. Kb1 Kb3 53. h6 a2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1

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