Players: Merriman, James vs Kumar, Sachin
Replay & analyse this game → Master database[White "Merriman, James"] [Black "Kumar, Sachin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"] [Date "2026-07-22"] 1. d4 1... Nf6 2. c4 2... e6 3. Nc3 3... d5 4. cxd5 4... exd5 5. Bg5 5... c6 6. e3 6... Bf5 7. Qf3 7... Bg6 8. Bxf6 8... Qxf6 9. Qxf6 9... gxf6 10. g3 10... Bd6 11. Bh3 11... Nd7 12. Nf3 12... Nb6 13. O-O 13... O-O 14. Nh4 14... Rfe8 15. Nf5 15... Bf8 16. Rac1 16... a5 17. Nb1 17... Nc4 18. b3 18... Nd6 19. Nxd6 19... Bxd6 20. Nc3 20... Ba3 21. Rcd1 21... Bc2 22. Rd2 22... Bg6 23. Na4 23... Bb4 24. Rdd1 24... Ra6 25. Nc5 25... Bxc5 26. dxc5 26... Kf8 27. Rd4 27... Re4 28. Rfd1 28... Ke7?! 29. R1d2?! 29... Kd8?! 30. f4?! 30... Rxd4 31. exd4 31... Be4 32. f5 32... a4 33. Bf1 33... Ra8 34. Bd3 34... axb3 35. axb3 35... Bxd3 36. Rxd3 36... Ra2 37. Rf3 37... Ke7 38. Rf2 38... Ra1+ 39. Rf1 39... Ra2 40. Rd1 40... Rb2 41. Rd3 41... Kf8 42. g4 42... Kg7 43. h4?? 43... h6?? 44. Kf1? 44... Kf8? 45. Kg1?! 45... Kg7?! 46. Kf1?? 46... Kf8??
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