Merriman, John vs Vanheirzeele, Daniel
London Chess Classic FIDE Open · Round 5 · 2010.12.12 · 1-0 · E40 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line
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[Event "London Chess Classic FIDE Open"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2010.12.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Merriman, John"] [Black "Vanheirzeele, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "65"] [WhiteElo "2242"] [WhiteFideId "402362"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2114"] [BlackFideId "200425"] [ECO "E40"] [Source "BenBase"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Ne4 5. Bd2 Bxc3 6. Bxc3 O-O 7. Bd3 f5 8. Bxe4 fxe4 9. d5 Qh4 10. Nh3 c5 11. dxe6 dxe6 12. Qd6 Nc6 13. O-O-O e5 14. Qxc5 Bxh3 15. gxh3 Rad8 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Qxf2 19. Qd5+ Kf8 20. Qxe4 Qg1+ 21. Be1 g6 22. Qf3+ Kg7 23. Ke2 Qxh2+ 24. Bf2 e4 25. Qxe4 Qxh3 26. a3 Qh5+ 27. Kf1 Qd1+ 28. Be1 Qc1 29. b4 Qxa3 30. b5 Nd8 31. Qd4+ Kf7 32. Qxd8 Qxe3 33. Qd5+ 1-0