Merkel, Luis

[Event "Stuttgart Int Open 2023"] [Site "Ditzingen GER"] [Date "18.05.2023"] [Round "1"] [White "Womacka,M"] [Black "Merkel,Luis"] [WhiteElo "2396"] [BlackElo "1781"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B92"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f4 Re8 11. Be3 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13. Qe1 Ng6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Bd3 b5 16. Rxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Bb6 Qd7 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qf2 d5 21. Bd4 Qd6 22. exd5 Bb7 23. c4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 Rac8 25. Bc5 Qf4 26. Na5 Qxf2 27. Bxf2 Rxc4 28. Nxc4 Bxd5 29. Ne3 Be6 30. b3 Ne5 31. h3 f5 32. Bg3 Ng6 33. Nc2 f4 34. Bf2 f3 35. gxf3 Bxh3 36. Re1 Rxe1+ 37. Bxe1 Ne5 38. Kh2 Bd7 39. Kg3 Nd3 40. Bd2 Kg7 41. Ne3 Kf6 42. Nd5+ Ke5 43. Nc7 Bc8 44. b4 Kd6 45. Ne8+ Kd5 46. a4 Nb2 47. b5 axb5 48. axb5 Nc4 49. Bb4 Nb6 50. Nc7+ Kc4 51. Ba5 Nd5 52. b6 Nxc7 53. bxc7 Kb5 54. Bc3 Kc6 1/2-1/2