Bates, Richard A (2285)vsMerry, Alan B (2404)0-1
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation · 84 half-moves · 3/22/2026
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Longest thinks
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Total time White
2h 4 min
Bates, Richard A
Total time Black
2h 8 min
Merry, Alan B
Gap
3m 31s
Merry, Alan B used more clock
Breakdown by phase
| Phase | ♔ Bates, Richard A | ♚ Merry, Alan B |
|---|---|---|
Opening 15 moves | 47 min ≈ 5m 18s / move | 34 min ≈ 4m 56s / move |
Middlegame 25 moves | 1h 16 min ≈ 4m 15s / move | 1h 29 min ≈ 4m 29s / move |
Endgame 2 moves | 39s ≈ 39s / move | 4m 2s ≈ 4m 2s / move |
Remaining clock
Time spent per move
Move-by-move details (84 half-moves)
| # | Phase | White | Time | Black | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open. | d4 | — | Nf6 | — |
| 2 | Open. | Nf3 | 56s | d5 | — |
| 3 | Open. | c4 | — | e6 | — |
| 4 | Open. | g3 | 1s | Bb4+ | — |
| 5 | Open. | Bd2 | — | Bd6 | — |
| 6 | Open. | Bg2 | 25s | O-O | — |
| 7 | Open. | O-O | — | c6 | — |
| 8 | Open. | Bc3 | 6m 47s | Ne4 | 4m 57s |
| 9 | Open. | Nfd2 | 3m 47s | Nxc3 | 4m 45s |
| 10 | Open. | Nxc3 | — | f5 | 2m 13s |
| 11 | Open. | e3 | 3m 18s | Nd7 | 2m 1s |
| 12 | Open. | Rb1 | 1m 53s | Qe7 | 4m 40s |
| 13 | Open. | a3 | 27 min | a5 | — |
| 14 | Open. | c5 | 3m 4s | Bc7 | 52s |
| 15 | Open. | f4 | — | g5 | 15 min |
| 16 | MG | Nf3 | 7m 15s | gxf4 | 27s |
| 17 | MG | exf4 | 1m 28s | Nf6 | — |
| 18 | MG | b4 | 3m 48s | Bd7 | 3m 48s |
| 19 | MG | Ne5 | 5m 19s | axb4 | 5m 52s |
| 20 | MG | axb4 | — | Kh8 | 5m 18s |
| 21 | MG | Ra1 | 6m 58s | Qg7 | 10 min |
| 22 | MG | Qe2 | 4m 49s | h5 | 3m 2s |
| 23 | MG | Bf3 | 6m 47s | h4 | 4m 37s |
| 24 | MG | Qg2 | 18s | hxg3 | 6m 33s |
| 25 | MG | hxg3 | 41s | Kg8 | 3m 22s |
| 26 | MG | Be2 | 3m 51s | Rfd8 | 4m 12s |
| 27 | MG | Bd3 | 1m 25s | Be8 | 19s |
| 28 | MG | Rfe1 | 1m 34s | Bh5 | 4m 8s |
| 29 | MG | Qh3 | — | Bg4 | 4m 25s |
| 30 | MG | Qh4 | 5s | Bxe5 | 58s |
| 31 | MG | dxe5 | — | Ne4 | 22s |
| 32 | MG | Nxe4 | 21s | fxe4 | 1m 23s |
| 33 | MG | Bf1 | — | Kf7 | — |
| 34 | MG | Bh3 | 13s | Bxh3 | — |
| 35 | MG | Qxh3 | — | Rh8 | — |
| 36 | MG | Qg2 | — | Qg4 | 3s |
| 37 | MG | Kf2 | 47s | Rxa1 | 7s |
| 38 | MG | Rxa1 | — | Rh3 | <1s |
| 39 | MG | Rg1 | 28s | Qh5 | — |
| 40 | MG | Ke3 | 30 min | Rh2 | 30 min |
| 41 | End. | Qf1 | 39s | Ra2 | — |
| 42 | End. | Rg2 | — | Qh3 | 4m 2s |