[Event "4NCL Division 1 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2025.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Merry, Alan B"]
[Black "Zakarian, Dimitrios Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2129"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteFideId "418811"]
[BlackFideId "453080"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 Bb7 9. axb5 a6 10. Nc3 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxb5 Bd5 13. Bf4 c5 14. dxc5 Qa5 15. Nc3 Qxc5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Nd4 Bc5 19. Rd1 Na6 20. Nf5 Nb4 21. Qd2 Bxe3 22. Nxe3 Rb8 23. Bxd5 Nbxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 g6 26. Qd4 Qb7 27. Rd2 Ra8 28. f3 Qb3 29. g4 Re8 30. Kf2 Qb8 31. Kg2 Qb3 32. h4 Qb5 33. Kh3 c3 34. Qxc3 Rxe2 35. Rd8+ Re8 36. Qd3 Qe5 37. b4 Rxd8 38. Qxd8+ Kg7 39. Qd3 h5 40. gxh5 Qxh5 41. Qd4+ Kg8 42. Kg3 Qb5 43. Kf2 Qf5 44. Qe4 Qb5 45. Ke3 Qa4 46. Qc4 Qd1 47. Ke4 Qe1+ 48. Kd5 Qd1+ 49. Kc5 Qxf3 50. b5 Qa3+ 51. Kb6 Qd6+ 52. Kb7 Qe7+ 53. Kb8 Qe5+ 54. Ka8 Qe8+ 55. Kb7 Qe7+ 56. Kb6 Qd6+ 57. Qc6 Qd4+ 58. Kc7 Qxh4 59. b6 Kg7 60. Qc3 Kh7 61. Qe5 Qc4+ 62. Kb8 Qc6 63. b7 Qb6 64. Qd5 Qb4 65. Qxf7+ Kh6 66. Qd5 Qf8+ 67. Kc7 Qe7+ 68. Kc6 Qe8+ 69. Kb6 Qe3+ 70. Kc6 Qc3+ 71. Kd7 Qg7+ 72. Ke6 Qg8+ 73. Ke5 Qe8+ 74. Kf4 Qb8+ 75. Kg4 Qe8 76. Qd2+ 1-0
