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4NCL Division 1 2025-2026 · Round 8

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

Positions where players took the most time — the arrow shows the move actually played.

1

Merry, Alan B

Black · Middlegame

30 min
Move 40: Rh2Lichess ↗
2

Bates, Richard A

White · Middlegame

30 min
Move 40: Ke3Lichess ↗
3

Bates, Richard A

White · Opening

27 min
Move 13: a3Lichess ↗

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

PhaseBates, Richard AMerry, 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)

#PhaseWhiteTimeBlackTime
1Open.d4Nf6
2Open.Nf356sd5
3Open.c4e6
4Open.g31sBb4+
5Open.Bd2Bd6
6Open.Bg225sO-O
7Open.O-Oc6
8Open.Bc36m 47sNe44m 57s
9Open.Nfd23m 47sNxc34m 45s
10Open.Nxc3f52m 13s
11Open.e33m 18sNd72m 1s
12Open.Rb11m 53sQe74m 40s
13Open.a327 mina5
14Open.c53m 4sBc752s
15Open.f4g515 min
16MGNf37m 15sgxf427s
17MGexf41m 28sNf6
18MGb43m 48sBd73m 48s
19MGNe55m 19saxb45m 52s
20MGaxb4Kh85m 18s
21MGRa16m 58sQg710 min
22MGQe24m 49sh53m 2s
23MGBf36m 47sh44m 37s
24MGQg218shxg36m 33s
25MGhxg341sKg83m 22s
26MGBe23m 51sRfd84m 12s
27MGBd31m 25sBe819s
28MGRfe11m 34sBh54m 8s
29MGQh3Bg44m 25s
30MGQh45sBxe558s
31MGdxe5Ne422s
32MGNxe421sfxe41m 23s
33MGBf1Kf7
34MGBh313sBxh3
35MGQxh3Rh8
36MGQg2Qg43s
37MGKf247sRxa17s
38MGRxa1Rh3<1s
39MGRg128sQh5
40MGKe330 minRh230 min
41End.Qf139sRa2
42End.Rg2Qh34m 2s